29 July – 2 August 2019 Senate House, London, UK

http://qec19.iopconfs.org/home

5th International Conference on Quantum Error Correction

(QEC19)

Delegate handbook

Contents

Contacts 1

General enquiries 1

Disclaimer 1

Organising committee 1

Social media 2

Sponsors 2

Venue 4

Accommodation 4

Travel 5

Registration 5

Payment 5

Notice board 5

Programme 5

Social programme 6

Presenter instructions 6

Conference APP 7

Exhibition 7

Catering 9

Dietary requirements 9

Wifi 9

Security 10

Smoking 10

First Aid 10

General information 10

Contacts

This handbook contains all the information you need to plan your time at the 5th International Conference on Quantum Error Correction (QEC19). Please read the document carefully, and if you do have any queries contact the Institute of Physics (IOP) Conferences team.

General enquires

Priscilla Lim Institute of Physics Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4910 Mobile: +44 (0)79 1738 4699 Email: priscilla.lim@iop.org

IOP Conferences Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800 Email: conferences@iop.org

The IOP Conferences team will be on-site for the duration of the event to assist participants with any enquiries and to support the overall running of the event. The conferences team will be located at the registration desk in the Crush Hall.

If you encounter any problems during the event, please report them to the registration desk as soon as possible. The conferences team will make every effort to rectify the issue as soon as possible.

Disclaimer

The Institute of Physics and Senate House accept no responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to participants or their property.

Organising committee

Conference Chair: Dan Browne, University College London, UK

Conference Co-Chair: Earl Campbell, University of Sheffield, UK

Conference Committee: Dan Browne Ben Criger Jake Taylor

Programme Committee: Earl Campbell Daniel Lidar Ben Criger Liang Jiang Elizabeth Crosson

QEC Steering Committee: Dan Browne Ken Brown Todd Brun Ben Criger Daniel Gottesman Liang Jiang Daniel Lidar Andrew Landahl John Preskill Krysta Svore Jake Taylor Barbara Terhal

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Social media

Follow and join the conversation at #IOPqec19 and #physicsconference

Sponsors

Platinum sponsors

EPSRC / QCDA

epsrc.ukri.org/ / www.qcda.eu/

QCDA stands for Quantum Code Design and Architectures. It is a European collaboration on quantum error correction and includes nodes in Sheffield, London, Paris, Delft and Munich. Visit www.qcda.eu for more info.

Huawei

www.huawei.com

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 180,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

Top tier sponsor

Google

www.google.com

IBM

www.research.ibm.com/ibm-q/

IBM Q is an industry first initiative to build universal quantum computers for business and science. Our cross-disciplinary team is developing scalable quantum systems, and potential applications for the technology we make available today.

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Medium tier sponsor

Alibaba Group

www.alibabagroup.com/cn/global/home

ALIBABA GROUP’S MISSION IS TO MAKE IT EASY TO DO BUSINESS ANYWHERE.

We enable businesses to transform the way they market, sell and operate. We provide the fundamental technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands and other businesses to leverage the power of the Internet to engage with their users and customers. Our businesses are comprised of core commerce, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, innovation initiatives and others. Through investee affiliates, Cainiao Network and Koubei, respectively, we participate in the logistics and local services sectors.

IOP Publishing

iopscience.iop.org/page/quantum-science

With a portfolio including journals, books, conference proceedings and science news resources, we focus on physics, materials science, biosciences, astronomy and astrophysics, environmental sciences, mathematics and education. IOP Publishing also publishes on behalf of other scientific organisations and represents their needs and those of their members.

Microsoft

stationq.microsoft.com/quarc-group/

Quantum/Azure HSG

Quantum Motion

www.quantummotion.tech

Quantum Motion Technology is developing a revolutionary technology platform for quantum computing; not just a qubit, but a scalable array of qubits fabricated on silicon with a CMOS compatible process.

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Lowest tier sponsor

Horizon Quantum Computing

www.horizonquantum.com

Horizon Quantum Computing is building software development tools to drive the next computing revolution. These tools will simplify and expedite the process of developing quantum software applications, dramatically increasing the productivity of experienced quantum computing researchers, and opening the development of quantum-enhanced applications to the larger community of software engineers.

NQIT

www.nqit.ox.ac.uk

NQIT, the UK quantum computing technology hub, is the largest of the four Hubs in the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme. NQIT is a consortium of nine universities and organisations, led by University of Oxford, working towards building a quantum computer demonstrator and creating a quantum computing sector in the UK.

Q-CTRL

q-ctrl.com

Extract maximum performance from your quantum hardware. We help teams solve the hardest problem in quantum technology - hardware error and instability - using the power of quantum control

Venue

The conference will be held at Senate House, in Central London.

Senate House University of London Malet Street London, WC1E 7HU

All talks will be held in the Beveridge Hall for the duration of the conference. An exhibition and poster session will be held in the Macmillan Hall on Monday and Tuesday only. All refreshments will be located in the Macmillan Hall.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. For accommodation information, please refer to the conference website: http://qec19.iopconfs.org/accommodation.

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Travel

For travel information, please refer to the conference website: http://qec19.iopconfs.org/travel.

Registration

Registration will be open during the following times and locations as detailed below:

Date Times Location

Sunday 28 July 17:30-19:30 UCL, South Cloisters

Monday 29 July 09:00-19:00 Senate House, Crush Hall

Tuesday 30 July 08:30-19:00 Senate House, Crush Hall

Wednesday 31 July 08:30-17:30 Senate House, Crush Hall

Thursday 1 August 08:30-16:20 Senate House, Crush Hall

Friday 2 August 08:30-13:00 Senate House, Crush Hall

Outside of these times and only in the case of emergency, please telephone +44 (0)7917 384 699.

On arrival, each attendee will receive a delegate pack which will include a printed programme, printed delegate list, a pen and pad and conference badge.

Please wear your badge at all times because this will help with security, catering and enable you to identify your fellow delegates. Replacement badges can be issued at the registration desk at a cost of £2.50 each.

Payment

The organiser reserves the right to refuse admission to any participants who has failed to pay their registration fee in full prior to the start of the event.

Notice board

A notice board will be placed near the registration desk. Participants should check the board for the latest programme updates and conference information.

Programme

For the latest programme information, please refer to the conference website http://qec19.iopconfs.org.

A printed copy of the programme will be included in your delegate pack.

The abstracts are available in digital format only and can be downloaded from the website or the IOP conferences mobile app. If you want a copy to refer to while on-site, please save or print a personal copy.

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Social Programme

Sunday 28 July: Welcome reception

A welcome reception will be hosted on UCL's campus, a short walk from the conference venue, from 17:30-19:30 on Sunday 28th July. A map to UCL can be found at the back of this handbook.

Sponsored by

Monday 29 July: Poster session 1

Poster session 1 will be held in the Macmillan Hall, alongside the exhibition.

Sponsored by

Tuesday 30 July: Poster session 2

Poster session 2 will be held in the Macmillan Hall.

Presenter instructions

Oral presentations

The meeting room will be equipped with audio-visual aids listed below:

• Data projector• Laptop• Wireless mics• Laser pointer and clicker

Length of presentations: Presenters are asked to prepare their talks to match the allocated times which will be enforced by the conference chairs.

• Invited talks should be 45 minutes in total, including 5 minutes for questions from the audience• Contributed talks should be 35 minutes in total, including 5 minutes for questions from the audience

Instructions for Speakers • We recommend presenters bring their presentation on a USB stick to load their talk onto the PC on-site.• Your presentation should be loaded on to the PC located in the meeting room in the break preceding the

start of your session. Please save your presentation file in the appropriate named folder saved on thedesktop. Direct connection of personal laptops is acceptable, but not preferred.

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Format and Technical Requirements • The meeting room is reasonably large, so speakers should use a minimum 16-point font size in PowerPoint

slides to ensure legibility.• To avoid potential problems with display fonts, please only use fonts common to both platforms (Arial,

Courier, Courier New, Geneva, Georgia, Helvetica, Times, Times New Roman).• For images in your presentations, it is preferable that the images are in jpg format.• If you have embedded video files to your presentation, they must be any of the following formats mpg,

mpeg, wmv avi or QuickTime (mov)• Do not forget to upload any video files separately in addition to your PowerPoint presentation.

Poster presentations

Poster boards are 2m by 1m (h x w) and orientated vertically. Posters should be A0 in size (118.9 x 84.1cm / 46.8 x 33.1 inches), in a portrait format. Fixing material adequate for paper posters will be supplied. Please note any posters printed in fabric might be harder to mount and will possibly fall from the boards.

Posters must be prepared in advance of the conference as it will not be possible to print them on-site.

Each poster is allocated a numbered poster board. Please check your poster’s number in the conference programme. It is possible for all posters to be hung from Monday morning until the end of the Tuesday poster session. However, please only present your poster during your allocated session - this is to ensure there is plenty of space for everyone during each session. Please remove your poster by the end of the Tuesday poster session.

There will be a prize for best and runner up student poster during each session. We will ask that every student presenting a poster places a coloured sticker on their poster to identify themselves to the judges.

Conference APP

The conference has its own dedicated conference mobile app with information related to the programme, exhibitors and sponsors. There will also be daily notifications to keep you up do date with the conference schedule.

1. Login to your registration2. Select “I wish to opt in to use the conference app” (displayed after accompanying person)3. Download “eventsforce” app from your playstore or app store4. Once the app is downloaded, please create an account (using the same email address as your registration)5. Click on the code link next to the search box and type “QEC19”6. Download the event so you can access it more easily every time you open the app7. Open and enjoy!

Exhibition

The exhibition will be held in the Macmillan Hall alongside the poster session and refreshments. Please take the time to visit the exhibitors to find out about their products and services. Please click here to view the floor plan.

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IBM (stand 5)

www.research.ibm.com/ibm-q/

IBM Q is an industry first initiative to build universal quantum computers for business and science. Our cross-disciplinary team is developing scalable quantum systems, and potential applications for the technology we make available today.

Microsoft (stand 1)

https://stationq.microsoft.com/quarc-group/

Quantum/Azure HSG

Riverlane (stand 9)

https://riverlane.io

We're a research led startup developing software and algorithms for quantum computers. We're backed by some of the tech industry’s biggest investors – who share our belief that quantum computers will transform how we develop new materials, catalysts and ultimately pharmaceuticals.

Zurich Instruments AG (stand 6)

http://www.zhinst.com

Zurich Instruments is a manufacturer of test & measurement equipment for advanced research & development applications. The instruments use LabOne® control software that sets a benchmark for efficient instrumentation control and a good user experience. This progressive approach reduces the complexity of laboratory setups, removes sources of problems and supports new measurement strategies that accelerate the progress of research. Zurich Instruments' portfolio comprises lock-in amplifiers, arbitrary waveform generators, impedance analyzers, quantum computing control systems, phase-locked loops and boxcar averagers.

1Qbit (stand 2)

https://1qbit.com/

1QBit (1QB Information Technologies) is dedicated to building quantum-inspired software to solve the world’s most demanding computational challenges. The company’s hardware-agnostic platforms and services enable the development of applications which scale alongside advances in both classical and quantum computing. 1QBit partners with Fortune 500 clients and leading hardware providers to solve intractable industry problems in the areas of optimization, simulation, and machine learning. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, 1QBit’s interdisciplinary team of 50 comprises mathematicians, physicists, chemists, software developers, and quantum computing experts who develop novel solutions to industry problems, from research through to commercial applications.

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Catering

The registration fee is inclusive of refreshments, Sunday welcome reception, poster sessions and all event material. Please note that lunch is not included in the registration fee.

Date Time Location

Sunday 28 July 17:30-19:30 (Welcome reception) UCL, South Cloisters

Monday 29 July 09:00-10:00 15:05-15:35 17:00-19:00 (Poster session 1)

Macmillan Hall

Tuesday 30 July 10:20-10:50 15:05-15:35 17:00-19:00 (Poster session 2)

Macmillan Hall

Wednesday 31 July 10:20-10:50 15:35-16:05

Thursday 1 August 10:20-10:50 14:40-15:10

Friday 2 August 11:05-11:35

There are many different options for lunch within a short walk from Senate House. We’ve listed some of them on the Google Map at the following link:

http://bit.ly/QEC_lunch

The largest concentrations of food outlets nearby are on three adjacent roads. Store Street, Tottenham Court Road and Charlotte Street. A second area is South of the British Museum (around Museum Street).

On Thursday (only) there will be a large farmer’s market (20+ street food stalls) taking place in Torrington Square immediately north of Senate House

Some restaurants which are often able to absorb medium-large groups without pre-booking are:

• D/C Mexico (tacos and burritos)• Tottenham Court Road (5 minutes East of Senate House)• Chutney’s Vegetarian Indian Buffet (Drummond Street - 15 minutes North of Senate House)• Pizza Express, Southampton Row (5 minutes West of Senate House)

Dietary requirements

Participants with special dietary requirements are asked to notify the conference office by email prior to their arrival if they have not already done so when registering. Those with special dietary requirements other than vegetarian are asked to make themselves known to the catering team. It will not be possible to provide an alternative menu unless prior notification has been received.

Wifi

Exhibitors can connect to UoL conference network upon arrival.

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Macmillan Hall

Macmillan Hall

Macmillan Hall

Security

Do not leave your belongings or valuables unattended at any time, abandoned bags maybe removed by personnel.

Smoking

In accordance with government legislation, smoking is not permitted in any building, temporary enclosed structure or substantially enclosed space outside of the building. E-cigarettes are also not permitted in the venue. Smoking areas are located outside the university boundaries/railings.

First aid

Any incidents requiring First Aid assistance should be reported in the first instance to a member of the venue management team, reception or an usher. All members of the IOP conferences are first aid trained.

General information

• Britain's currency is the pound sterling (£). Credit cards - especially Visa and Mastercard - are widelyaccepted in restaurants, bars, cafés and shops. American Express and Diners Club cards are lesscommonly accepted. There are plenty of cash machines (also known as cashpoints or ATMs) available onthe campus.

• Value-added tax (VAT) is a 20% sales tax levied on most goods and services except basic food items,books and children's clothing. Restaurants must, by law, include VAT in their menu prices. If you aretravelling for leisure or business purposes, you may be eligible for a VAT refund. The VAT refund scheme iscalled the Retail Export Scheme or Tax-Free Shopping.

• Electricity – British electrical standards are 50Hz 230 volts, so some North American and Europeanelectrical devices may require converters; all require plug adapters.

• Telephone - If you're visiting the UK from abroad, the UK dialling code is +44 (which replaces the 0).• Emergencies - Visitors should be aware of their personal safety. Call 999 for the emergency services

(police, fire and ambulance) which is a free call from any phone. You can also call 112 for non-lifethreatening assistance and to report crimes. To report non-urgent crime, call the police on 101 from withinthe UK.

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