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The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, is hosting a workshop in support of the Interagency Working Group on Quantum Information Science (QIS) of the Subcommittee on Physical Science, Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council on the scientific basis, infrastructure, future technical workforce, and intellectual property that will be required to address agency missions and secure future U.S. competitiveness in quantum information science. The workshop goal is to help inform industry on how we see the field of QIS developing and to collect information from industry to help guide the U.S. government investments that encompass fundamental and applied research, technology development, and education and training in QIS. The U.S. government hopes to gain sufficient insight into the broader needs of the industrial community to better inform our investment strategy with the goal of insuring U.S. competitiveness in this emerging R&D area. There will also be an opportunity for interested parties to participate in the workshop with NIST and its interagency counterparts, including DoD, DoE, DHS, NSF, NSA and ODNI. The meeting will be announced in the Federal Register.
Sponsors
NIST, NSF, DoE and DoD
Organizers:
Carl Williams, NIST; J. Steve Binkley, DoE; C. Denise Caldwell, NSF; and Claire Cramer, NIST
The Workshop is intended to cover the following topics:
- Goals of Workshop
- Overviews of QIS areas
- Discussion
- Opportunities
- Market Areas and Applications
- Barriers
- Workforce Needs
For more details, please see Federal Register Notice
Presentations:
If you wish to give a brief (5 - 10 minutes maximum) presentation, please email the title of your talk to qisiwg [at] nist.gov (qisiwg[at]nist[dot]gov). We will send a confirmation of acceptance no later than April 7.
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