Last Friday, 22 March, Pontificia Universidad Católica hosted a significant event for the scientific community interested in quantum computing: the Inaugural Meeting of the QuDIT Group—Quantum Development of Information Theory. This meeting was attended by approximately 35 enthusiasts, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, UC researchers, and doctoral student Jakub Czartowski from Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
The meeting was a vibrant exchange of ideas and a deep commitment to advancing quantum science. During the event, the current state of the QuDIT Group was presented, and future perspectives and research lines to be developed were discussed. Highlighted topics included the development of quantum algorithms, improvements in the processes of reading information from quantum computers, and the application of these advancements to socially relevant problems.
This event was also enriched by the presence of two guest speakers, whose collaborations we are beginning to explore. Dr. Mauricio García Alcalde, a researcher in the field of pharmacometrics from the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, shared his insights on the integration of quantum computing into pharmaceutical research. Additionally, student Vicente Alvarado Henríquez from the Quantum Optics group of the Faculty of Physics discussed an innovative possibility of encoding information in molecules, a project developed in the university’s laboratories.
The opportunities presented by quantum computing are as vast as the universe itself, and the projects mentioned are just the beginning of what promises to be a path filled with important discoveries and contributions.
We sincerely thank all the attendees for their participation and support, which made this inaugural meeting a success. This is just the start of many initiatives aiming to shape the future of quantum computing in Chile and worldwide.
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