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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:106%;color:black">SmallTalk</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;color:black">[about Nanoscience]</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">On Monday </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">March 20th
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">at 15.00h</span><span lang="EN-US">
<span style="color:black">we welcome you all to our SmallTalk seminar series. You are welcome to join us in lecture hall <b>Kollektorn, MC2 with fika</b> or on zoom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Our speaker is</span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Hanna Linn</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">, PhD student at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Applied Quantum Physics Laboratory and WACQT (Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology)<b>
”.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Abstract:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="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"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The seminar is divided into two parts, where the first part consists of a pure overview of the field and is held on a generally accessible level (10<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>min).
The second part will be more technical (15-20 minutes).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Looking forward to seeing you live or on Zoom:
<a href="https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/63018620593#success">https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/63018620593#success</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Alexandra, Philippe, Christoph, and Janine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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