Join us for an engaging hands-on Workshop in Garching (Munich) on Friday, 5th July, hosted by PushQuantum. This workshop aims to raise awareness of the Quantum Energy Initiative and helps foster a collaborative approach, tailored to Germany’s Quantum Ecosystem. We will primarily be discussing the design and adoption of a ‘performance per Watt’ benchmark for quantum computers and research necessary in this field.

Speakers include Tomek Schulz from QEI (kiutra), Philippe Faist (Freie Universität Berlin), Laura Schulz (LRZ), and Zeki Seskir (KIT). The talks will be streamed live on Zoom and in person in Room 5505.03.502, MW Institut für Maschinentechnik, 03, Boltzmannstr. 15, Garching Forschungszentrum.
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PushQuantum Climate is concerned with securing the longevity of quantum technologies in the time of the climate crisis. We firmly hold the belief that diverting investments from existing climate crisis solutions to put all hope in deep tech like quantum is an unethical choice. Consequently, we emphasize that quantum should not be perceived as a panacea for the collective crisis we face. Our goal is to make certain that quantum, in and of itself, has a net positive impact on our planet. That it is at least not part of the problem.

Timeline
09:00                                                   Coffee & Arrival
09:15                                                   Welcome from PushQuantum
09:30                                                   Introduction to the Quantum Energy Initiative
                                                              Robert Whitney, QEI Co-founder
Coffee Break
10:30                                                   Standardising Energy Efficiency
                                                              Marco Fellous-Asiani, QEI Co-founder  
   
11:15                                                   Roundtables            

11:45                                                   Parallels with Supercomputing
                                                              Laura Schulz, LRZ
Lunch Break
13:30                                                   Path Dependencies
                                                              Zeki Seskir, KIT

14:30                                                   Quantum Sustainability Practices                            
                                                              Tomek Schulz, kiutra

15:30                                                   Quantum Sustainability Practices
                                                              PushQuantum
Coffee Break
16:30                                                   Fundamental Quantum Operations
                                                              Philippe Faist, Freie Universität Berlin

17:30                                                   Future Outlook & Actions

18:00                                                   Networking

Our efforts here, besides being ethically grounded, are also useful - irrespective of whether quantum technologies ultimately achieve their imagined potential. We view this as an opportunity to learn from history, strive to develop and adopt new technology in a significantly improved manner, and serve as a blueprint for the future.

People

Emily Haworth
Quanten(t)räume
emily@pushquantum.tech
Harris Mubeen
MSc Sustainable Resource Management - TUM
sustainability@pushquantum.tech
Yelyzaveta Vodovozova
MSc Mathematics in Science & Engineering - TUM
sustainability@pushquantum.tech
To get involved, please reach out to sustainability@pushquantum.tech.
We welcome collaborations from all diverse stakeholders essential to making this vision a reality.