Quantum-Enabled Technologies

Exploratory Domains

The workshop is aimed at creating roadmaps for near and long-term engineering research opportunities with the highest potential for positive societal impact.

The event will focus primarily on four areas of intersection:

Quantum and biology;
Quantum and materials;
Quantum and AI; and
Quantum and computing.

This event is intended for transdisciplinary experts and includes quantum information science, quantum computing, and (technology-specific) engineering communities (e.g., bioengineering, space science, photonics, quantum computing, and analog very large-scale integration [VLSI]).

THEME OVERVIEW

While quantum computing has gained significant scientific and public attention at the theory and prototype levels, it lacks the engineering required to enable scalable, practical, field-deployable quantum systems to achieve an impact on society. Multidisciplinary engineering research is needed to develop deployable quantum sensors for bio-sensing and bio-engineering applications, AI-inspired techniques for near-term realizable scalable quantum processors for hardware platforms, semiconductor properties and materials for quantum processors, and computing to solve high-value, open problems in the field.

At this event, participants will envision changing and shaping the engineering field to achieve scalable, deployable, cost-effective quantum information systems, processors, sensors, and technologies. The goal is to identify specific engineering research directions with the potential for the greatest return on investment that are nascent or require additional exploration.