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  • Sep
    18

    CS Seminar: A Theory for Quantum Learning in the NISQ Era (Jerry Li)

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    Monday // CS Colloquium
    September 18th // 12:00 PM cst
    Mudd 3514

    Speaker
    Jerry Li
    MSR Redmond

    Title
    A Theory for Quantum Learning in the NISQ Era

    Abstract
    How can we learn inherently quantum phenomena? Not only is this question important for verification of quantum computation, but it is arguably one of the most basic learning theoretic questions about the physical world. While much there has been much theoretical attention on this question, almost all of the algorithms developed are impractical to run on existing (so called noisy intermediate scale quantum or NISQ) quantum computers. One key bottleneck to implementing these algorithms is that NISQ devices lack the large scale quantum memory required. However, in contrast to the unconstrained quantum setting, where in many cases optimal rates are known, the theory of learning on such NISQ devices was, prior to our work, much less well understood. In this talk, we will describe a line of work on understanding the complexity of learning with limited amounts of quantum memory, and more generally, learning on NISQ devices. For many natural problems, we will demonstrate sharp characterizations for the sample complexity of learning with and without quantum memory. No prior knowledge of quantum will be necessary for the talk, nor possessed by the speaker.

    Biograpahy
    Jerry is a principal research scientist at MSR Redmond, where he works on a number of topics, including quantum information theory, high dimensional statistics, robustness, and the science of deep learning. He obtained his PhD from MIT under Ankur Moitra, and was a VMWare Fellow at the Simons Institute.

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    TIME Monday, September 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  • May
    23

    Efficient Machine Learning and Optimization

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    8:30 AM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    TIME Friday, May 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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    CONTACT Indira Munoz    indira.munoz@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • May
    29

    Bagel Thursday

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    9:00 AM

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    TIME Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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    CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • May
    29

    Computer Science End of Year Awards

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    2:30 PM Cohen Commons, Technological Institute

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    TIME Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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    CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Jun
    4

    CS Seminar: Reusing Deep Learning Models: Challenges and Directions in Software Engineering: An Update (George K. Thiruvathukal)

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM

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    TIME Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  • Jun
    15

    2024-2025 Commencement Ceremony

    University Academic Calendar

    All Day

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    TIME Sunday, June 15, 2025

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  • Jun
    16

    Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM 2705 Ashland Ave

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    TIME Monday, June 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    LOCATION 2705 Ashland Ave   

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  • Jun
    16

    Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    2:00 PM 2705 Ashland Ave

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    TIME Monday, June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    LOCATION 2705 Ashland Ave   

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