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• Mar

  3

  ECE/CS Seminar - Yunong Shi

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

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

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  Recent demonstrations of exponential error suppression in quantum computers and sustained growth in global investment signal quantum computing's entry into the Age of Scale. We stand at a pivotal moment where quantum systems architecture becomes essential for transforming small-scale prototypes into practical, large-scale implementations. In this talk, I present system-driven approaches that guide the design of scalable quantum computing systems through integrated application- and hardware-aware optimizations. I demonstrate how compiler-level innovations for quantum Hamiltonian simulations dramatically reduce resources needed for quantum chemistry applications. I then showcase software-based strategies for mitigating dynamic hardware defects, providing elegant alternatives to costly hardware solutions. These examples illustrate how quantum systems research accelerates our path toward million-qubit systems by creating critical connections across the quantum computing stack. Looking forward, I outline future research directions for quantum systems architecture that will be crucial for realizing the transformative potential of practical quantum computing at scale.

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  TIME Monday, March 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  LOCATION 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CONTACT Catherine Healey    catherine.healey@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

• May

  28

  ECE Seminar - Husheng Li

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

  11:00 AM L440, Technological Institute

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  Communications and sensing (say, radar sensing) are developed, designed and operated independently. However, they share many similarities such as frequency bands, hardware and signal processing techniques. Therefore, pressed by the deficiency of available frequency spectrum, there is a demand for integrating both functionalities of communications and sensing in the same waveform and operated in the same hardware platform. This integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) has been made one of the six use scenarios of 6G cellular systems. The marriage of the two historically independent technologies brings many challenges, such as the fundamental trade-off between communications and sensing, waveform design, ADC sampling bottleneck for wideband processing, and security issues. In this talk, I will discuss these topics, together with the theoretical, algorithmic and experimental progress in my research lab.

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  TIME Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  LOCATION L440, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Catherine Healey    catherine.healey@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

• Jun

  15

  2024-2025 Commencement Ceremony

  University Academic Calendar

  All Day

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  2024-2025 Commencement Ceremony

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  TIME Sunday, June 15, 2025

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  CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR University Academic Calendar

• 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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  McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony. The most up to date information can be found on our graduation webpage.

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

  LOCATION 2705 Ashland Ave   

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  CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events    northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Jun

  16

  Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  2:00 PM 2705 Ashland Ave

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  McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation. The most up to date information can be found on our graduation webpage.

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

  LOCATION 2705 Ashland Ave   

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  CONTACT Northwestern Engineering Events    northwestern-engineering-events@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science