Historical moment! The first CCF Quantum Computing Conference was successfully held
On August 20-21, 2022, the first CCF Quantum Computing Conference, organized by the China Computer Federation (CCF), co-organized by the CCF Quantum Computing Group, Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University and Zhengzhou University, and co-organized by Zhengzhou High-tech Zone Management Committee, National Supercomputing Center Zhengzhou and Zhengzhou Xinda Institute of Advanced Technology, was held in the "Green City" of Zhengzhou. The first "CCF Quantum Computing Conference" was held in Zhengzhou, the "Green City".
The conference is chaired by Prof. Guo Guangcan, Director of CCF Quantum Computing Group and Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and co-chaired by Prof. Guo Yunfei, President of Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University, Prof. Liu Jiongtian, Secretary of Party Committee of Zhengzhou University, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Prof. Zheng Jianhua, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University.
The theme of the conference, "Quantum Empowerment, Win-Win Future", means: Quantum Empowerment is not a subversion and replacement, but a synergistic development and win-win future.
Conference theme
In the opening ceremony on the morning of the 20th, Tao Manxi, deputy director of Henan Provincial Science and Technology Department, pointed out that as one of the early provinces to pay attention to the frontier technology of quantum information, Henan Province has continued to pay attention to quantum science and technology innovation in recent years and launched a series of major science and technology innovation projects such as superconducting quantum chips, striving to achieve disruptive breakthroughs in some areas.
Tao Manxi, Deputy Director of Henan Provincial Science and Technology Department, delivered a speech
Mayor He Xiong, Deputy Secretary of Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee, pointed out that the current development of quantum science and technology is advancing rapidly and has become the frontier of the new round of technological revolution and industrial change, and quantum computing, as an important area of quantum science and technology development, has disruptive computing capabilities and has broad application prospects and profound potential in the fields of biomedicine, artificial intelligence, national defense security, financial engineering and information industry.
Speech by He Xiong, Mayor of Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government
President Guo Yunfei of the University of Information Engineering of the Strategic Support Force pointed out that the University of Information Engineering started scientific research and personnel training in the field of quantum in 2000, and after more than 20 years of deep cultivation, it has profound technical accumulation and formed unique scientific research advantages in the research of quantum computing architecture, quantum acceleration algorithm, quantum cryptography and quantum network. Relying on the Tianhe II and Shenwei supercomputers, we have achieved quantum superiority and efficient simulation, and won the Gordon Bell Award, the highest prize in international high performance computing application field.
Guo Yunfei, President of the University of Information Engineering of Strategic Support Forces, delivered a speech
Dr. Yulong Fu, Deputy Director of Quantum Science and Technology Yangtze River Delta Industrial Innovation Center, gave a speech entitled "Thinking about the construction of quantum information technology industry system". Then, Dr. Shan Zheng, Deputy Director of CCF Quantum Computing Group and Professor of Strategic Support Force Information Engineering University, gave a speech entitled "Quantum Superiority Paradox: Construction and Verification of the Problem". He pointed out that "quantum superiority" is not necessarily a single indicator, but can be measured from multiple perspectives, for example, comparing quantum computing with classical computing in terms of arithmetic power, energy consumption, artificial intelligence, graphs and other issues. He suggested that the CCF Quantum Computing Specialty Group should publish a list of quantum computing segments, and that industry participants should collaborate to propose benchmarks for measuring quantum computing performance.
Invited Lecture: Quantum Superiority Paradox: Construction and Verification of the Problem
On the morning of the 21st, the invited presentations continued in full swing. Prof. Jianhua Zheng, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor of Information Engineering University of Strategic Support Forces, delivered a speech to explain the importance and development trend of quantum computing.
Professor Duan Luming, Chair Professor of Basic Sciences and Yao Qizhi Chair Professor at Tsinghua University, reviewed the recent scientific progress in quantum computing and networking with captured ions. Ding Zintai, Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University's Yau Cheng-Tung Center for Mathematics, introduced the process of developing post-quantum cryptographic security standards in the United States and its impact. In addition, he analyzed the great challenges in post-quantum migration work in the coming decades. Yu Yang, Professor of School of Physics, Nanjing University, introduced the development of superconducting quantum, and the latest scientific progress. Yongjie Zhao, Vice President of Hongyuan Quantum, introduced the latest progress of quantum computing in superconducting circuits, semiconductor quantum dots and other technical routes and quantum software and quantum applications at home and abroad, as well as looking into the future efforts needed to promote the applications in the NISQ era.
Invited Presentation: Fast Adiabatic Modulation of Superconducting Quantum Bits
In addition to the invited lectures, two days before the opening of the conference, the organizers invited scholars from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National University of Defense Technology and China University of Science and Technology to give in-depth pre-conference seminars (Tutorial) on quantum AI, optical quantum integration, quantum line simulation, quantum programming and other aspects.
Starting from the afternoon of 20th, the 1st CCF Quantum Computing Conference held as many as 10 special forums, including the 1st CCF Quantum Computing Conference and the 1st Quantum Computing Industry Summit in Hefei.
This year's conference introduced and discussed the current status and development trend of quantum computing from hardware and supporting technologies, software, algorithms to applications.
In the afternoon of the 20th, the first session focused on the development of ion trap and neutral atom quantum computing. In the second session on the afternoon of the 21st, physical systems such as superconductors, semiconductors, and optical quanta were presented. The current research and development of quantum computing physics systems in China is blossoming.
Forum: Quantum computing hardware development - the intersection and collision of different physical systems
The development of quantum computing hardware also relies on many supporting technologies. In the "Forum I: Supporting Technologies for Quantum Computing", experts introduced the leading superconducting single photon detection technology SNSPD, on-chip single photon quantum technology, ultra-low temperature devices, integrated optical quantum chip technology, quantum application-oriented acousto-optical devices, quantum computing measurement and control systems, etc.
Special forum: quantum computing support technology
The 21st Hefei Quantum Computing Industry Summit also focused on quantum computing hardware and supporting technologies throughout the day, with reports covering not only superconductivity, ion traps, optical quanta, neutral atoms and other quantum computing physical systems, but also dilution chillers, quantum computing measurement and control systems, and other areas of well-known manufacturers were also present.
The First Quantum Computing Industry Summit
In terms of software, "Forum IV: Autonomous and Controllable Quantum Programming and Compilation Frameworks" introduced a number of domestic autonomous and controllable quantum computing frameworks - Huawei's MindSpore Quantum general-purpose quantum computing framework, National University of Defense Science and Technology's Quingo quantum programming language and compiler from National Defense University of Science and Technology, isQ quantum computing programming software from Institute of Software of Chinese Academy of Sciences, QPanda quantum programming framework from Native Quantum, and Baidu's QuantumEasy Cloud native quantum computing programming architecture.
Forum: Autonomous and Controllable Quantum Programming and Compilation Framework
In terms of algorithms, the afternoon session of the 21st "Forum IX: Quantum Computing Theory and Algorithms" introduced the performance of quantum algorithms on specific problems, from circuit optimization and quantum error correction to quantum algorithms, in particular, the latest research by Professor Li Lvzhou of Sun Yat-sen University demonstrated that playing Mastermind on a quantum computer In particular, a recent study by Professor Li Luzhou of Sun Yat-sen University showed that playing Mastermind on a quantum computer can achieve a higher win rate than a classical computer. Associate Professor Penghui Yao from Nanjing University presented his research "Common Randomness Generation Assisted by Quantum Resources" at the conference.
Quantum computing applications were the highlight of the conference. In the "Forum II: Quantum Computing Applications" moderated by Liang Yu, co-founder of Photon Box, Wu Lei, Director of Quantum Financial Application Lab and Vice President of Basic Technology Center of Jianxin Jinke, Zhang Shengyu, Distinguished Scientist of Tencent, founder and head of Tencent Quantum Lab, Wen Kai, Founder & CEO of Bosonic Quantum, and Special Deputy of Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, presented their research on "Common Randomness Generation Assisted by Quantum Resources. Science Center, and Zhaoyun Chen, Distinguished Associate Researcher of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, and Dingshun Lu, ByteBeat AI Lab Lab and researcher in quantum computing and quantum chemistry, presented the applications of quantum computing in finance, biopharmaceuticals, and chemical simulations and the challenges they face. In the final discussion and interactive session moderated by Liang Yu, several experts discussed and interacted with each other on the research progress, software ecology and industry scale in the field of quantum computing.
Special Forum: Quantum Computing Applications
The development of quantum computing requires not only technology development and industrialization, but also education, which is fundamental to the industry. "Forum 6: Quantum Computing Education" discussed how to develop quantum computing education in China from the aspects of teaching system, teaching material development, curriculum arrangement and platform construction. The conference also released related educational products and announced the establishment of the Quantum Computing Education Alliance.
Another highlight of this year's conference is that the development of quantum computing is viewed from different perspectives. In the "Forum III: The Other Side of the Stone: Quantum Computing from the Perspective of Classical Computing", experts discussed the development trend of quantum computing by reviewing the history of classical computers and combining it with the current situation of quantum computing, and proposed In this session, the experts discussed the development trend of quantum computing by reviewing the history of classical computing and the current situation of quantum computing.
Special Forum: Quantum Computing Applications
The development of quantum computing requires not only technology development and industrialization, but also education, which is fundamental to the industry. "Forum 6: Quantum Computing Education" discussed how to develop quantum computing education in China from the aspects of teaching system, teaching material development, curriculum arrangement and platform construction. The conference also released related educational products and announced the establishment of the Quantum Computing Education Alliance.
Another highlight of this year's conference is that the development of quantum computing is viewed from different perspectives. In the "Forum III: The Other Side of the Stone: Quantum Computing from the Perspective of Classical Computing", experts discussed the development trend of quantum computing by reviewing the history of classical computers and combining it with the current situation of quantum computing, and proposed In this session, the experts discussed the development trend of quantum computing by reviewing the history of classical computing and the current situation of quantum computing.
"Sinan Cup" Award
In just a few days of the conference, many top experts and front-line researchers brought their observations and thoughts on the latest development in the field of quantum computing at home and abroad, presenting themselves, discussing with each other and colliding ideas in various aspects of quantum computing principles, technologies, applications and education, and the participating experts and scholars expressed that they had gained a lot and returned with a full load.
Due to the epidemic, some experts, scholars, technicians and students in the field of quantum computing were unable to travel to attend the conference. The organizers arranged for most of the agenda to be broadcast live through Koushang Academic, Tencent Wiz, Quantum Bit, Photon Box and CSDN, and the whole conference received more than 50,000 views.
As decided by the CCF Quantum Computing Professional Group, the 2nd CCF Quantum Computing Conference will be held in Hefei, Anhui Province in 2023.
