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Catalyzing Computing Episode 4 – What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 2

March 4th, 2019 / in big science, Blue Sky, podcast, research horizons / by Khari Douglas

Last week I shared my interview with Thermodynamic Computing workshop organizers, Tom Conte (Georgia Tech) and Todd Hylton (UC San Diego) and workshop participant Christof Teuscher in What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 1. Part 2 of What is Thermodynamic Computing? is now available for streaming or download on Soundcloud (embed below), or you find it on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play.

Gavin Crooks

Gavin Crooks

Natesh Ganesh

In this episode I interview workshop organizer, Natesh Ganesh, a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who is interested in the physical limits to computing, brain inspired hardware, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, and emergence of intelligence in self-organized systems. He was awarded the best paper award at IEEE ICRC’17 for the paper  A Thermodynamic Treatment of Intelligent Systems. I also speak with workshop participant Gavin Crooks, formerly a Senior Scientist at Rigetti Quantum Computing who developed algorithms for near term quantum computers. Gavin is a world expert on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the physics of information.

Stream the episode below or listen through iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Youtube and subscribe to receive notifications every time a new episode is released. Learn more about the Thermodynamic Computing workshop on the workshop webpage and stay tuned for the workshop report.

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Related posts:

  1. Catalyzing Computing Episode 3 – What is Thermodynamic Computing?
  2. CCC Podcast, “Catalyzing Computing,” Episode 2
  3. Recap of the CCC’s Thermodynamic Computing Workshop
  4. CCC Launches the “Catalyzing Computing” Podcast
  5. Apply for the CCC’s Thermodynamic Computing Workshop
Catalyzing Computing Episode 4 – What is Thermodynamic Computing? Part 2

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