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Spookytechnology and Society * 4:15PM, Wed May 21, 2008 in Gates B03
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 12:10:44 -0700
________________________________________ From: allison () stanford edu [allison () stanford edu] Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:31 PM To: David Farber Subject: [EE CS Colloq] Spookytechnology and Society * 4:15PM, Wed May 21, 2008 in Gates B03 Stanford EE Computer Systems Colloquium 4:15PM, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 HP Auditorium, Gates Computer Science Building B01 http://ee380.stanford.edu Topic: Spookytechnology and Society The progress and implications of quantum information science and technology Speaker: Charles Tahan Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. About the talk: As a physicist, I will give a somewhat un-physics perspective on quantum information science and technology, both via some of my own scientific work, but mostly from the vantage of science and technology studies. My own pet name for the field, spookytechnology, provides a good starting point for the discussion. We will touch on why the new quantum revolution is for real (including some cool examples), what "new quantum revolution" actually means, why it's more interesting than nanotechnology, and how we should prepare for it, both personally and societally. Slides: There is no downloadable version of the slides for this talk available at this time. About the speaker: Dr Charles Tahan is currently the lead technical consultant to DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office on quantum-related programs. With a background in condensed matter physics and quantum information, previously he was a National Science Foundation Distinguished International Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge (with research also conducted at the University of Melbourne in Australia and the University of Tokyo, Japan). While in England he was an invited member of the United Kingdom's Nanotechnology Taskforce and still remains an advisory board member of the Nanoethics Group (Santa Barbara, CA) as well as a founding member of the Nanoethics Network of Aarhus University, Denmark. Contact information: Charles Tahan, PhD Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. ABOUT THE COLLOQUIUM: See the Colloquium website, http://ee380.stanford.edu, for scheduled speakers, FAQ, and additional information. Stanford and SCPD students can enroll in EE380 for one unit of credit. Anyone is welcome to attend; talks are webcast live and archived for on-demand viewing over the web. MAILING LIST INFORMATION: This announcement is sent to multiple mailing lists. If you are signed up on our private EE380 list you can remove yourself using the widget at the upper left hand corner of the Colloquium web page. Other lists have other management protocols. ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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