Past Events

Manipulating and entangling ultracold polar molecules in magic-wavelength optical tweezers

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Ultracold polar molecules are an exciting platform for quantum science and technology. The combination of rich internal structure of vibration and rotation, controllable long-range dipolar interactions and strong coupling to applied electric and microwave fields has inspired many applications. These include quantum simulation of strongly interacting many-body systems, the study of quantum magnetism, quantum metrology and molecular clocks, quantum computation, precision tests of fundamental physics and the exploration of ultracold chemistry.

Probing the Origins of the Universe Using Superconductivity

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Abstract: Cosmology – the study of the Universe in which we live – inevitably goes back further than recorded human history.  Questions of the origin and nature of our world and Universe seem fundamentally intertwined with our inquisitive nature.  While some questions may forever remain unanswerable or philosophical in nature, science is continually advancing our understanding of the ‘how’, ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘when’ of our Universe.  Not only are we learning the content, history, and physics of our Universe but, ultimately, its fate.  We routinely use the

Scaling towards AGI

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Abstract: In this talk, I will take you on a tour of large language models, tracing their evolution from Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) to the Transformer architecture. We will explore how Transformers elegantly sidestep the vanishing and exploding gradient issues that plagued RNNs. I will introduce neural scaling laws—empirical relationships reminiscent of scaling behaviors common in physics—that predict how model performance improves with increased computational investment.