AGENDA
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April 26, 2022
Welcome and Meeting Overview (8:15 AM - 9:00 AM PDT)
Speakers
- Dr. Damon Tull, Director, Industry Alliances, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
- Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Ann Gates, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Texas-El Paso, Lead CAHSI
- Dr. Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Division Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Lina Mendez, Director, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, University of California, Davis
Plenary Keynote (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT)
Plenary Speaker Introduction
- Dr. Mark Pederson, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Texas-El Paso
Plenary Speaker
- Dr. Alán Aspuru-Guzik, The Matter Lab, University of Toronto, Co-Founder, Zapata Computing
Panel A (10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PDT)
"QIS Pedagogy Plenary Panel" | Moderated by Dr. Marina Radulaski (University of California, Davis)
Speakers
- Dr. Abraham Asfaw, Technical Program Manager, Google Quantum AI Education
- Dr. Karen Jo Matsler, Associate Professor, Dean's Office, University of Texas at Arlington
- Dr. Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
- Dr. James D. Whitfield, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College and Amazon Visiting Academic
Panel B (11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT)
"QIS Faculty Development Panel" | Moderated by Dr. Timothy A. Akers (Morgan State University and National Quantum Literacy Network)
Speakers
- Dr. Sophia Economou, Professor, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Christopher Gutiérrez, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
- Dr. Greg Kuperberg, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis
Break and Special QIS Session (12:15 PM - 12:40 PM PDT)
"Discussion with Early Career Professionals" | Moderated by Ms. Victoria Norman (University of California, Davis)
Speakers
- Dr. Andrew Arrasmith, Senior Application Engineer: Quantum Error Mitigation, Rigetti Computing
- Mr. Jesse Patton, Research Assistant at University of California, Davis and Early Career Professional
- Ms. Beatriz Yankelevich, Quantum Engineering Intern, Rigetti Computing
Panel C (12:40 PM - 1:50 PM PDT)
"Establishing QIS Programs: Overcoming Administrative Barriers" | Moderated by Dr. Mark Pederson (University of Texas-El Paso)
Speakers
- Dr. Russell Ceballos, Quantum Education Program Administrator, The Chicago Quantum Exchange
- Dr. Ivan Deutsch, Regents' Professor and Director of the Center for Quantum Information and Control, University of New Mexico
- Dr. Eden Figueroa, Associate Professor and Quantum Information Technology Research Leader, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University
Panel D (1:50 PM to 3:00 PM PDT)
"Building the QIS Workforce" | Moderated by Dr. Isaac Kim (University of California, Davis)
Speakers
- Dr. Sergio Boixo, Chief Scientist - Quantum Computer Theory, Google's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
- Dr. Tomasz Durakiewicz, Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Naomi Nickerson, VP of Quantum Architecture, PsiQuantum
- Dr. Corey Stambaugh, Sr. Policy Advisor for the National Quantum Coordination Office, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Closing Remarks (3:00 PM - 3:10 PM PDT)
Speakers
- Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho, Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Diana Elder, Division Director, Division of Human Resource Development, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Damon Tull, Director, Industry Alliances, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
