Speaker: Benedikt Poggel, Researcher for Quantum Computing at Fraunhofer IKS (Munich)
To prove useful, quantum computing needs to outperform classical algorithms on practically relevant applications. With the simultaneous advances in hardware, theory, software and applications driven by a highly diverse and interdisciplinary research community, it is easy to lose track of this ultimate goal. In this seminar, we discuss how application-driven research can help bridge the gap between the technology and its end users. Topics include the interplay of the classical and quantum parts of a full solution pipeline, how to build towards abstraction layers, and an in-depth discussion of https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14696 highlighting a central obstacle in the application of variational algorithms in the context of near-term quantum computing.
