Viv Kendon
@quantumviv.bsky.social
I design quantum computers @physicsstrath.bsky.social and @ccp-qc.bsky.social
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Viv Kendon
@quantumviv.bsky.social
· Oct 29
Quantum algorithms for scientific computing - IOPscienceSearch
Quantum algorithms for scientific computing, R Au-Yeung, B Camino, O Rathore, V Kendon
doi.org
Review on quantum algorithms for scientific computing just published in Reports on Progress in Physics (open access):
doi.org/10.1088/1361...
with many thanks to co-authors Rhonda Au Yeung, Bruno Camino, Omer Rathore
doi.org/10.1088/1361...
with many thanks to co-authors Rhonda Au Yeung, Bruno Camino, Omer Rathore
New paper dance! Lara Janiurek's first PhD paper!
Updated to v2 and submitted to journal. Lays out the method for obtaining the continuum differential equation corresponding to the discrete quantum walk with decoherence, for applications to quantum algorithms.
Updated to v2 and submitted to journal. Lays out the method for obtaining the continuum differential equation corresponding to the discrete quantum walk with decoherence, for applications to quantum algorithms.
Lara Janiurek, Viv Kendon
Continuum Limits of Lazy Open Quantum Walks
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17755
Continuum Limits of Lazy Open Quantum Walks
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17755
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
New paper dance! Lara Janiurek's first PhD paper!
Updated to v2 and submitted to journal. Lays out the method for obtaining the continuum differential equation corresponding to the discrete quantum walk with decoherence, for applications to quantum algorithms.
Updated to v2 and submitted to journal. Lays out the method for obtaining the continuum differential equation corresponding to the discrete quantum walk with decoherence, for applications to quantum algorithms.
Harry Buhrman (Quantinuum & U Amsterdam) telling us about quantum heuristics and the process of scientific discovery at the Quantum Informatics cdt launch event in Edinburgh.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Harry Buhrman (Quantinuum & U Amsterdam) telling us about quantum heuristics and the process of scientific discovery at the Quantum Informatics cdt launch event in Edinburgh.
Reposted by Viv Kendon
New preprint from my group, another collaboration with the groups of David Elkouss and Akihito Soeda. Those guys are *good*, and so are my team, so this is a productive collaboration.
arxiv.org/abs/2512.06650
#quantumInternet #quantumcomputing
arxiv.org/abs/2512.06650
#quantumInternet #quantumcomputing
Efficient graph-diagonal characterization of noisy states distributed over quantum networks via Bell sampling
Graph states are an important class of entangled states that serve as a key resource for distributed information processing and communication in quantum networks. In this work, we propose a protocol t...
arxiv.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
New preprint from my group, another collaboration with the groups of David Elkouss and Akihito Soeda. Those guys are *good*, and so are my team, so this is a productive collaboration.
arxiv.org/abs/2512.06650
#quantumInternet #quantumcomputing
arxiv.org/abs/2512.06650
#quantumInternet #quantumcomputing
Reposted by Viv Kendon
Sistemas feministas de responsabilidad frente a la violencia de género facilitada por la tecnología
Este miércoles, 10 de diciembre 👇
www.apc.org/es/event/sis...
#ViolenciadeGenero #Tecnología #TFGBV
Este miércoles, 10 de diciembre 👇
www.apc.org/es/event/sis...
#ViolenciadeGenero #Tecnología #TFGBV
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sistemas feministas de responsabilidad frente a la violencia de género facilitada por la tecnología
Este miércoles, 10 de diciembre 👇
www.apc.org/es/event/sis...
#ViolenciadeGenero #Tecnología #TFGBV
Este miércoles, 10 de diciembre 👇
www.apc.org/es/event/sis...
#ViolenciadeGenero #Tecnología #TFGBV
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The ExCALIBUR/DRI session at #CIUK2025 is continuing with talks from current DRI projects. We have SCALE-UP, SHAREing, NFCS and CaSDaR on stage.
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The ExCALIBUR/DRI session at #CIUK2025 is continuing with talks from current DRI projects. We have SCALE-UP, SHAREing, NFCS and CaSDaR on stage.
Reposted by Viv Kendon
Our colleagues are part of two sessions this afternoon at #CIUK25:
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our colleagues are part of two sessions this afternoon at #CIUK25:
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
#CIUK next talk from Hubert Naguszewski (Warwick) on numerical simulation of alloys. A hard problem to do well with Monte Carlo. Compare method with quantum annealing methods in www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Exploring the thermodynamics of disordered materials with quantum computing
A quantum annealer is employed to search for low energy states on complex energy landscapes of disordered materials.
www.science.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#CIUK next talk from Hubert Naguszewski (Warwick) on numerical simulation of alloys. A hard problem to do well with Monte Carlo. Compare method with quantum annealing methods in www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Viv Kendon
This article suggests the possibility of training AI on pre-existing proposals and their review reports, scores and related decisions. I.e. training them on a system which is known to preferentially award larger amounts of money to white men. What could possibly go wrong?
UKRI exploring use of AI in grant review - this will prompt debate but interested to know if people think it’d encourage novelty or the opposite? www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-op...
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK's main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
www.chemistryworld.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This article suggests the possibility of training AI on pre-existing proposals and their review reports, scores and related decisions. I.e. training them on a system which is known to preferentially award larger amounts of money to white men. What could possibly go wrong?
Reposted by Viv Kendon
imagine, right, you're applying for a UK visa. our wages suck, bills are high, layoffs are ten a penny, & you find out you're down up to £20k minimum right from the off, alongside thousands and thousands in visa fees. who would find that remotely appealing? this is how you collapse entire industries
a family of four on a five year visa route needs to pay close to twenty grand in surcharges, in addition to visa fees, upfront at time of application. the new Labour ILR rules means that family will pay close to *forty grand* in health surcharges, on top of visa fees. just incredibly stupid stuff
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
imagine, right, you're applying for a UK visa. our wages suck, bills are high, layoffs are ten a penny, & you find out you're down up to £20k minimum right from the off, alongside thousands and thousands in visa fees. who would find that remotely appealing? this is how you collapse entire industries
#CIUK day two kicked off with the @whpcanz.bsky.social breakfast, now Jason Nucciarone and Dominic Sloan-Murphy telling us about Ubuntu HPC
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#CIUK day two kicked off with the @whpcanz.bsky.social breakfast, now Jason Nucciarone and Dominic Sloan-Murphy telling us about Ubuntu HPC
Reposted by Viv Kendon
Weronika from @epcc.bsky.social kicks off the Understanding dRTP landscape breakout at #CIUK25, the first of several #DRI project breakouts and sessions this week. Led by CHARTERED, DisCouRSE and SCALE-UP the session is exploring dRTP roles and progression
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Weronika from @epcc.bsky.social kicks off the Understanding dRTP landscape breakout at #CIUK25, the first of several #DRI project breakouts and sessions this week. Led by CHARTERED, DisCouRSE and SCALE-UP the session is exploring dRTP roles and progression
#CIUK kicked off in the main hall first with Paul Walker explaining how to use immersion cooling in data centres and now Crispen Keable (Eviden) telling us how Jupiter HPC was built
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#CIUK kicked off in the main hall first with Paul Walker explaining how to use immersion cooling in data centres and now Crispen Keable (Eviden) telling us how Jupiter HPC was built
Reposted by Viv Kendon
Had a great time at the #RISCVSummit 2025, thanks very much to @riscv.org.web.brid.gy for the invitation to give a keynote about #RISCV in #HPC, was an honour and I also very much enjoyed being a panelist at the #Google breakfast and presenting #HPC #RISCV updates during the member's day
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Had a great time at the #RISCVSummit 2025, thanks very much to @riscv.org.web.brid.gy for the invitation to give a keynote about #RISCV in #HPC, was an honour and I also very much enjoyed being a panelist at the #Google breakfast and presenting #HPC #RISCV updates during the member's day
New paper dance! With @jbennett107.bsky.social @quantumchancellor.bsky.social and Wolfgang Lechner
journals.aps.org/pra/abstract...
journals.aps.org/pra/abstract...
Improving success probability in Lechner-Hauke-Zoller parity embedding by computing with quantum walks
Lechner-Hauke-Zoller (LHZ) parity embedding is one of the front-running methods for implementing difficult-to-engineer long-range interactions in quantum optimization problems. Continuous-time quantum...
journals.aps.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New paper dance! With @jbennett107.bsky.social @quantumchancellor.bsky.social and Wolfgang Lechner
journals.aps.org/pra/abstract...
journals.aps.org/pra/abstract...
Reposted by Viv Kendon
📢 The news is spreading! 📢
Save the date for #DurhamHPCDays26 — next year’s conference will take place from 15–19 June 2026 at @durham.ac.uk
More details coming soon — stay tuned!
Save the date for #DurhamHPCDays26 — next year’s conference will take place from 15–19 June 2026 at @durham.ac.uk
More details coming soon — stay tuned!
October 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
📢 The news is spreading! 📢
Save the date for #DurhamHPCDays26 — next year’s conference will take place from 15–19 June 2026 at @durham.ac.uk
More details coming soon — stay tuned!
Save the date for #DurhamHPCDays26 — next year’s conference will take place from 15–19 June 2026 at @durham.ac.uk
More details coming soon — stay tuned!
Reposted by Viv Kendon
What was the impact of the APC network over the past year?
Voices from the Global South contributed to reimaining internet governance ahead of the 20-year review of WSIS Process #WSIS20.
More in our Annual Report 👇
2024report.apc.org
#apc2024 #BuildingIntersectionalCommonAgendas
Voices from the Global South contributed to reimaining internet governance ahead of the 20-year review of WSIS Process #WSIS20.
More in our Annual Report 👇
2024report.apc.org
#apc2024 #BuildingIntersectionalCommonAgendas
October 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What was the impact of the APC network over the past year?
Voices from the Global South contributed to reimaining internet governance ahead of the 20-year review of WSIS Process #WSIS20.
More in our Annual Report 👇
2024report.apc.org
#apc2024 #BuildingIntersectionalCommonAgendas
Voices from the Global South contributed to reimaining internet governance ahead of the 20-year review of WSIS Process #WSIS20.
More in our Annual Report 👇
2024report.apc.org
#apc2024 #BuildingIntersectionalCommonAgendas
Reposted by Viv Kendon
Coming out of social media hibernation to ask:
Are you interested in hosting a future QEC conf?
We are looking for detailed bids for QEC27 over the next month (provisional deadline 21st November). For more info: DM or email me.
QEC26 will be in Santa Barbara
Are you interested in hosting a future QEC conf?
We are looking for detailed bids for QEC27 over the next month (provisional deadline 21st November). For more info: DM or email me.
QEC26 will be in Santa Barbara
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Coming out of social media hibernation to ask:
Are you interested in hosting a future QEC conf?
We are looking for detailed bids for QEC27 over the next month (provisional deadline 21st November). For more info: DM or email me.
QEC26 will be in Santa Barbara
Are you interested in hosting a future QEC conf?
We are looking for detailed bids for QEC27 over the next month (provisional deadline 21st November). For more info: DM or email me.
QEC26 will be in Santa Barbara
Reposted by Viv Kendon
Congratulations to Professor Julia Yeomans @oxfordphysics.bsky.social for winning the Paul Dirac Medal & Prize for her contributions to understanding the collective behaviour of active particles, and her work highlighting the relevance of active physics to living matter 👏 #IOPAwards25
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Congratulations to Professor Julia Yeomans @oxfordphysics.bsky.social for winning the Paul Dirac Medal & Prize for her contributions to understanding the collective behaviour of active particles, and her work highlighting the relevance of active physics to living matter 👏 #IOPAwards25
Christina Kerr from DSIT last speaker at the HPC-AI conference in Leicester, telling us about the UK government's 10 year compute plans.
October 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Christina Kerr from DSIT last speaker at the HPC-AI conference in Leicester, telling us about the UK government's 10 year compute plans.
Reposted by Viv Kendon
@tobiasweinzierl.bsky.social from @durham.ac.uk kicks off the #HPC #AI UK conference in Leicester this week talking about the #DRI #SHAREing project which is enhancing the accelerated compute ecosystem
October 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@tobiasweinzierl.bsky.social from @durham.ac.uk kicks off the #HPC #AI UK conference in Leicester this week talking about the #DRI #SHAREing project which is enhancing the accelerated compute ecosystem
Check your Google Scholar profiles. I found an article added to mine that had completely fabricated the authors and abstract, including an author who was born after the publication date ... I think AI filled in the blanks because the first page of the scan is missing online.
August 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Check your Google Scholar profiles. I found an article added to mine that had completely fabricated the authors and abstract, including an author who was born after the publication date ... I think AI filled in the blanks because the first page of the scan is missing online.
Reposted by Viv Kendon
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June 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🔷 This Webinar explores the fundamental principles of usability and accessibility, emphasizing their vital role in designing effective and user-friendly tools
🔷 This webinar addresses the diverse needs of different user groups & how accommodating these needs enhances software usability for everyone
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