Quantum Information Seminar

Computation and Physics

Speaker：

Biao Wu 吴飙

Peking University

Time：16:00 - 17:30, April 17, 2026

Venue：Shuangqing-B626

Zoom：230 432 7880 (PW: BIMSA)

Organizers: Song Cheng, Jinpeng Liu, Zhengwei Liu, Ziwen Liu

Abstract

Quantum computing indicates that physics can not only influence the speed of logical gates but also provide faster algorithms. In this talk, I will show how we explore the intimate relation by designing quantum algorithm with physics and proposing computing models that are beyond the standard quantum computer. My focus will be on our quantum algorithm for maximum independent set and the model of Lorentz quantum computer.

References:

[1] BW, Yu & Wilczek, Phys. Rev. A 101, 012318 (2020);

[2] Yu,Wilczek & BW,Chin. Phys. Lett. 38, 030304 (2021);

[3] Zhao et al., Nat. Sci. Rev. 12: nwaf304, (2025);

[4] He, Wang & BW, Chin. Phys. B 32 (2023) 040304;

[5] Zhang & BW, Entropy 26, 266(2026) ; Phys. Rev. A 113, 042410 (2026).

Speaker Intro

Biao Wu (吴飙) is a Boya Professor of Physics at the International Center for Quantum Materials at Peking University. He received his B.S. in 1992 from Beijing Normal University, M.S. in 1995 from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, and Ph.D. in Physics in 2001 from the University of Texas at Austin in USA. He was a postdoc associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA before joining the Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He moved to the current position in 2010. His current research focuses on quantum Hamiltonian algorithm and quantum dynamics.