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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#FFD966">SmallTalks</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#FFD966">
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#FFD966">[about Nanoscience]</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#FFD966"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers"">Please join us
<span style="color:black">at 15.00h</span> for our <b>SmallTalks <span style="color:black">
[about Nanoscience] <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#212121">You are welcome to join us in lecture hall</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#212121"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#212121">Kollektorn</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">,
MC2</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#212121"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#212121">with fika</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#212121"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:#212121">or
on zoom: <a href="https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/63018620593#success">https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/63018620593#success</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Our speaker is Hanna Linn, PhD student at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Applied Quantum Physics Laboratory and WACQT (Wallenberg
Centre for Quantum Technology)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">The</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">seminar
is divided into two parts, where the first part consists of a pure overview</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">of
the field and is held on a generally accessible level (1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers"">0<span style="color:black"> min). The second part will be more technical (15-20 minutes).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">We explore quantum-classical hybrid algorithms able to simulate protein folding and try to predict
the size of the quantum computer needed to challenge today's classical algorithms.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Protein folding is the process by which a protein molecule acquires its final three-dimensional
shape, and the correct shape is crucial for the protein to function properly. Many diseases, such as Alzheimer's and cystic fibrosis, are caused by misfolded proteins, so understanding the process of protein folding could lead to new treatments for these and
other diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">One of the main challenges in simulating protein folding is the vast number of possible folds
a protein can take. Finding the optimal fold is a large combinatorial problem involving many atoms' simultaneous movement and interactions. These types of problems are what quantum computers are theorised to be better at than classical computers. There are
quantum algorithms today able to fold small proof-of-concept proteins; in the future, these algorithms may speed up the process of simulating protein folding. Though, quantum computers are currently not large and precise enough to challenge classical computations.
We ask ourselves what kind of quantum computer we would need to revolutionize protein research.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Looking forward to seeing you live or on Zoom!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Best regards,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Alexandra, Philippe,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz-Bd for Chalmers";color:black">Christoph,
and Janine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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