[Theory] NOW 2/20 Talks at TTIC: Ainesh Bakshi, MIT

[Mary Marre via Theory]

*When:*        Thursday, February 20, 2025 at* 10:00** am** CT   *


*Where:       *Talk will be given *live, in-person* at

                   TTIC, 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue

                   5th Floor, Room 530


*Virtually:*    *livestream via panopto
<https://uchicago.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a89559d3-dbdc-49bf-a3e6-b28500093a9a>*

*                   Restricted access to TTIC/UChicago*





*Who: *         Ainesh Bakshi, MIT



*Title:* Understanding Quantum Systems via the Algorithmic Lens



*Abstract**:* Quantum mechanics is one of our most profound and successful
theoretical frameworks for understanding the physical world. It continues
to drive remarkable technological and theoretical breakthroughs, spanning
computing, coding theory, cryptography, material science, and chemistry. In
this talk, I will describe how the algorithmic lens has been pivotal in
rigorously analyzing such quantum systems and revealed deeper structural
properties that were previously inaccessible through traditional
approaches. I will also describe algorithmic progress on related
computational tasks and discuss the implications for Quantum Advantage.



*Bio: *Ainesh Bakshi is a Postdoctoral Fellow jointly appointed in the
Mathematics and Computer Science departments at MIT. Prior to that, he
obtained his PhD in Computer Science at CMU. He is broadly interested in
theoretical computer science and quantum information. His main research
thread revolves around using the algorithmic toolkit, consisting of
iterative methods and convex hierarchies, to understand large quantum
systems. These results have gained significant attention recently,
including two Quanta articles, two QIP Invited Plenaries, a QIP Best
Student Paper. He is also interested in extending this algorithmic toolkit
and applying it to problems arising in high-dimensional statistics,
privacy, metric embeddings, and numerical linear algebra.

*Host: **Madhur Tulsiani* <madhurt at ttic.edu>



Mary C. Marre
Faculty Administrative Support
*Toyota Technological Institute*
*6045 S. Kenwood Avenue, Rm 517*
*Chicago, IL  60637*
*773-834-1757*
*mmarre at ttic.edu <mmarre at ttic.edu>*


On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM Mary Marre <mmarre at ttic.edu> wrote:

> *When:*        Thursday, February 20, 2025 at* 10:00** am** CT   *
>
>
> *Where:       *Talk will be given *live, in-person* at
>
>                    TTIC, 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue
>
>                    5th Floor, Room 530
>
>
> *Virtually:*    *livestream via panopto
> <https://uchicago.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a89559d3-dbdc-49bf-a3e6-b28500093a9a>*
>
> *                   Restricted access to TTIC/UChicago*
>
>
>
>
>
> *Who: *         Ainesh Bakshi, MIT
>
>
>
> *Title:* Understanding Quantum Systems via the Algorithmic Lens
>
>
>
> *Abstract**:* Quantum mechanics is one of our most
> profound and successful theoretical frameworks for understanding the
> physical world. It continues to drive remarkable
> technological and theoretical breakthroughs, spanning computing, coding
> theory, cryptography, material science, and chemistry. In this talk, I
> will describe how the algorithmic lens has been pivotal in rigorously
> analyzing such quantum systems and revealed deeper structural properties
> that were previously inaccessible through traditional approaches. I will
> also describe algorithmic progress on related computational tasks and
> discuss the implications for Quantum Advantage.
>
>
>
> *Bio: *Ainesh Bakshi is a Postdoctoral Fellow jointly appointed in the
> Mathematics and Computer Science departments at MIT. Prior to that, he
> obtained his PhD in Computer Science at CMU. He is broadly interested in
> theoretical computer science and quantum information. His main research
> thread revolves around using the algorithmic toolkit, consisting of
> iterative methods and convex hierarchies, to understand large quantum
> systems. These results have gained significant attention recently,
> including two Quanta articles, two QIP Invited Plenaries, a QIP Best
> Student Paper. He is also interested in extending this algorithmic toolkit
>  and applying it to problems arising in high-dimensional statistics,
> privacy, metric embeddings, and numerical linear algebra.
>
> *Host: **Madhur Tulsiani* <madhurt at ttic.edu>
>
>
>
>
> Mary C. Marre
> Faculty Administrative Support
> *Toyota Technological Institute*
> *6045 S. Kenwood Avenue, Rm 517*
> *Chicago, IL  60637*
> *773-834-1757*
> *mmarre at ttic.edu <mmarre at ttic.edu>*
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM Mary Marre <mmarre at ttic.edu> wrote:
>
>> *When:*        Thursday, February 20, 2025 at* 10:00** am** CT   *
>>
>>
>> *Where:       *Talk will be given *live, in-person* at
>>
>>                    TTIC, 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue
>>
>>                    5th Floor, Room 530
>>
>>
>> *Virtually:*    *tba*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Who: *         Ainesh Bakshi, MIT
>>
>>
>>
>> *Title:* Understanding Quantum Systems via the Algorithmic Lens
>>
>>
>>
>> *Abstract**:* Quantum mechanics is one of our most profound and successful
>> theoretical frameworks for understanding the physical world. It
>> continues to drive remarkable technological and theoretical
>> breakthroughs, spanning computing, coding theory, cryptography, material
>> science, and chemistry. In this talk, I will describe how the
>> algorithmic lens has been pivotal in rigorously analyzing such quantum
>> systems and revealed deeper structural properties that were previously
>> inaccessible through traditional approaches. I will also describe
>> algorithmic progress on related computational tasks and discuss the
>> implications for Quantum Advantage.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Bio: *Ainesh Bakshi is a Postdoctoral Fellow jointly appointed in the
>> Mathematics and Computer Science departments at MIT. Prior to that, he
>> obtained his PhD in Computer Science at CMU. He is broadly interested in
>> theoretical computer science and quantum information. His main research
>> thread revolves around using the algorithmic toolkit, consisting of
>> iterative methods and convex hierarchies, to understand large quantum
>> systems. These results have gained significant attention recently,
>> including two Quanta articles, two QIP Invited Plenaries, a QIP Best
>> Student Paper. He is also interested in extending this algorithmic toolkit
>>  and applying it to problems arising in high-dimensional statistics,
>> privacy, metric embeddings, and numerical linear algebra.
>>
>> *Host: **Madhur Tulsiani* <madhurt at ttic.edu>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mary C. Marre
>> Faculty Administrative Support
>> *Toyota Technological Institute*
>> *6045 S. Kenwood Avenue, Rm 517*
>> *Chicago, IL  60637*
>> *773-834-1757*
>> *mmarre at ttic.edu <mmarre at ttic.edu>*
>>
>
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