SCS Faculty Candidate - Ewin Tang March 13, 2025 10:00am — 12:00pm Location: In Person and Virtual - ET - Newell-Simon 4305 and Zoom Speaker: EWIN TANG, Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller Institute, University of California, Berkeley https://ewintang.com/ Quantum computers—computers which exploit quantum mechanics—are poised to reshape the landscape of computation. But understanding when 'quantum' can help speed up algorithmic tasks is tricky, particularly for those tasks which have the greatest potential for real-world impact. In this talk, I will survey my work in quantum algorithms to understand where quantum computers will be useful. I will argue that this research can shed light, not only on quantum computation, but also on its proposed applications. — Ewin Tang is a second-year postdoctoral fellow at the Miller Institute at UC Berkeley, broadly interested in quantum algorithms and quantum systems. She received her PhD at the University of Washington, advised by James Lee, where she worked on investigating quantum speedups for machine learning. Her work has been awarded plenary talks and best student paper at QIP; been featured in Quanta magazine; and in 2019 she was named Forbes 30 Under 30 in science. Faculty Host: Aayush Jain In Person and Zoom Participation. See announcement. Add event to Google Add event to iCal