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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:#FFD966">SmallTalks</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#FFD966">
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:#FFD966">[about Nanoscience]</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#FFD966"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers"">Please join us today,<b>
<span style="color:black">Monday</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Cambria",serif">20
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers"">March</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">at
15.00h</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers""> for our
<b>SmallTalks <span style="color:black">[about Nanoscience] </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:#212121">You are welcome to join us in lecture hall</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:#212121">Kollektorn</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">,
MC2</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:#212121">with fika</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#212121"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:#212121">or
on zoom.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Akzidenz 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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">The</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz 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:106%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz 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:106%;font-family:"Akzidenz 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 for Chalmers";color:black">Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="text-normal"><i><span lang="EN-US">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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="text-normal"><i><span lang="EN-US">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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="text-normal"><i><span lang="EN-US">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></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="text-normal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">Looking forward to seeing you live or on Zoom:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">Best regards,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">Alexandra, Philippe,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Akzidenz for Chalmers";color:black">Christoph,
and Janine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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