William Kirby

Talks and posters

• "Experimental estimation of ground state energies on quantum computers," Tufts University QIQC Seminar (10/17/24). Download slides
• "Error analysis in quantum Krylov algorithms," SIAM-LA24 (SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra 2024), Minisymposium on "Quantum Algorithms for Scientific Computing," invited talk (5/14/24). Download slides
• "Diagonalizing large many-body systems on a quantum processor using quantum Krylov," QUANTUMatter 2024 (International Quantum Matter Conference and Expo), BasQ-IBM Industrial Forum, invited talk (5/9/24).
• "Contextuality and quantum simulation of Pauli Hamiltonians," FQC23 (Foundations of Quantum Computing Workshop 2023), invited talk (9/6/23). Download slides
• "Exact and efficient Lanczos method on a quantum computer," ACS Fall Meeting 2023, invited talk ().
• "Quantum Krylov algorithms for ground state energy approximation," seminar @ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory HEP-QIS group (7/8/23). Download slides
• "Exact and efficient Lanczos method on a quantum computer," SIAM-CSE23 (SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering 2023), Minisymposium on "Quantum Algorithms for Scientific Computing," invited talk (3/2/23). Joint work with Mario Motta and Antonio Mezzacapo. Download slides
• "Contextual Subspace Variational Quantum Eigensolver," QSC/SQMS Quantum Algorithms Workshop (University of New Mexico), invited talk (5/19/22). Joint work with Andrew Tranter, Alexis Ralli, Tim Weaving, Peter Coveney, and Peter Love.
• "Contextuality and quantum weirdness," Williams College Physics Colloquium, invited talk (10/22/21). Download slides
• "Exploiting Contextuality in Variational Quantum Eigensolvers," QCQMB 2021 (4th Workshop on Quantum Contextuality in Quantum Mechanics and Beyond), invited talk (5/19/21). Joint work with Andrew Tranter and Peter J. Love. Download slides
• "Contextual Subspace Variational Quantum Eigensolver," APS March Meeting 2021, contributed talk (3/18/21). Joint work with Andrew Tranter and Peter J. Love. Download slides
• "Improving Variational Quantum Algorithms by Isolating Nonclassicality," QCGSS Seminar @ Iowa State, invited talk (2/19/21). Joint work with Andrew Tranter and Peter J. Love. Download slides Watch video
• "Exploiting Contextuality in Variational Quantum Eigensolvers," QIP 2021 (24th Annual Conference on Quantum Information Processing), contributed talk (2/1/21). Joint work with Andrew Tranter and Peter J. Love.
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• "Exploiting Contextuality in Variational Quantum Algorithms," Oxford "Sheaf Talks" Seminar, invited talk (12/1/20). Joint work with Andrew Tranter and Peter J. Love. Download slides
• "Classical Simulation of Noncontextual Pauli Hamiltonians," TQC 2020 (poster). Joint work with Andrew Tranter and Peter J. Love. Download pdf
• Cancelled due to COVID19: "Noncontextuality in Variational Quantum Algorithms," APS March Meeting 2020. Download slides
• "Noncontextuality as Classicality in Variational Quantum Eigensolvers," 2020 SQuInT Meeting (poster). Joint work with Peter J. Love. Download pdf
• "Calibration for Single-Qubit Gates using Robust Phase Estimation," APS March Meeting 2019, contributed talk (3/8/2019). Joint work with Shelby Kimmel. Download slides
• "Efficient Quantum Compiling," 2016 APS New England Fall Meeting (poster). Joint work with Frederick W. Strauch.
• "Quantum Entanglement: Enigma and Resource," Weekend for Williams Lecture, 10/3/2015. Joint work with William K. Wootters.
• "A Tight Bound on Entanglement for Two Qubits," 2015 Williams College Summer Science Poster Session (poster). Joint work with William K. Wootters.