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 ### *Thursday, September 12, 2024*
 
 **Speakers:** Ben Castanon and Nathan Shammah, Unitary Fund  
-**Title:** An overview of Unitary Fund and recent focus areas. 
-[**Slides**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_sD0BNb9DFu4k7jGkLVNzno5bpViAoCaX_HPj9Qurs4/edit?usp=sharing).
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+**Title:** [An overview of Unitary Fund and recent focus areas](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_sD0BNb9DFu4k7jGkLVNzno5bpViAoCaX_HPj9Qurs4/edit?usp=sharing)
 **Abstract:** Unitary Fund is a non-profit focused on cultivating a quantum ecosystem that can help the most people. We do this through grantmaking, community building support, and original research and development of public goods within quantum technology. We cover the latest advancements in our microgrants, programs and community resources, as well as the organization's research priorities and updates including benchmarking, resource estimation, compilation, error mitigation, and open hardware.
 
 **Speaker:** Dan Strano, Unitary Fund  
@@ -114,12 +112,11 @@ The Metriq platform (https://metriq.info) aims to be a community hub and reposit
 **Abstract:** There is a natural symbiosis between doing advanced quantum research and quantum software development in the same org. I am going to show you how leveraging this interplay has led to new scientific results while providing advanced new software features in PennyLane.
 
 **Speaker:** Alessandro Cosentino, Unitary Fund  
-**Title:** Lessons from building a cross-platform error mitigating toolkit  
-**Slides:** [Google Slides link](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B139j2ZK1OI3uXUcOhD8MzUPnEhtpnnHWy7eZkC3C5s/edit?usp=sharing)   
+**Title:** [Lessons from building a cross-platform error mitigating toolkit](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B139j2ZK1OI3uXUcOhD8MzUPnEhtpnnHWy7eZkC3C5s/edit?usp=sharing)  
 **Abstract:** Since its inception in 2020, Mitiq has been a cross-platform error mitigating toolkit, designed to serve both quantum software developers and Quantum Error Mitigation (QEM) researchers. In this talk, we will explore the key design principles that have enabled Mitiq to maintain a stable and user-friendly API amidst the fast-paced developments in quantum computing. We will also delve into the challenges encountered while integrating new features and share valuable insights gained from over 50 interviews with professionals across the quantum computing landscape. This session aims to provide practical takeaways for developers looking to build resilient and adaptable quantum software.
 
 **Speaker:** Rochisha Agarwal, QuTiP  
-**Title:** Accelerating Quantum Simulations with QuTiP and QuTiP-JAX  
+**Title:** [Accelerating Quantum Simulations with QuTiP and QuTiP-JAX](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ScotR4pJKIgLau9kU1-kfwItWiU1e4DvNfXo89ZBOG8/edit?usp=sharing)  
 **Abstract:** QuTiP is an open-source framework for simulating quantum systems, widely used in quantum research. This talk will briefly introduce QuTiP's core functionalities, along with QuTiP-QIP for quantum information processing, QuTiP-QOC for quantum optimal control, and QuTiP-JAX. The focus will be on QuTiP-JAX, which integrates JAX for automatic differentiation, just-in-time compilation, and GPU acceleration. We’ll explore how QuTiP-JAX enhances quantum simulations and optimization tasks, providing a powerful tool for advancing quantum computing research.
 
 *Lightning Talks:*	
@@ -134,16 +131,16 @@ algorithm's effectiveness and flexibility in a wide range of problems, including
 limited to thermal state preparation (TSP), time-dependent quantum dynamic simulation
 (TD-QDS), and variational quantum eigensolver (VQE).
 
-- **Speaker:** Alejandro Montañez-Barrera, OpenQAOA
+- **Speaker:** Alejandro Montañez-Barrera, OpenQAOA  
+**Title:** Combinatorial optimization problems in the OpenQAOA library  
 **Abstract:** Solving combinatorial optimization problems (COP) using quantum computation usually requires encoding them into the quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) formulation. In this talk, I will present results on the set of COPs included in the OpenQAOA library as part of the microgrant project "Optimization problems in OpenQAOA".
 
 **Speaker:** Tyson Jones  
 **Title:** The QuEST to desperately maintain the relevance of statevector simulations  
 **Abstract:** There are many algorithms and paradigms to classically simulate quantum computers. The full-state method numerically instantiates the quantum state as dense vectors and matrices. This teeny-brain method prescribes upfront exponentially growing memory and runtime costs. But computational complexity isn't everything - in the right settings, full-state simulation may actually be galactic-brain. This talk will desperately attempt to motivate the continued relevance of full-state simulators in order to showcase QuEST, a highly-parallel simulator of statevectors and density matrices.
 
 **Speaker:** Spencer Churchill  
-**Title:** Adversarial Circuit Benchmarking  
-**Slides:** [Link](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Gi2u0g4RmIfoYZl0skSmy-fTd42VCROos3uVphpu4Cg/view)
+**Title:** [Adversarial Circuit Benchmarking](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Gi2u0g4RmIfoYZl0skSmy-fTd42VCROos3uVphpu4Cg/view)  
 
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 **Abstract:** Qadence IR is an intermediate representation data model to compile expressions for neutral-atom devices. It is part of Qadence 2, a Python library to write expressions, compile and run simulations on digital-analog paradigm. It provides capabilities not found in existing gate-based IRs, such as QIR, for the analog simulators and QPUs. Qadence IR enables expressions to be used in different simulators and hardware devices to be used with their specific features and parameters seamlessly.
 
 **Speaker:** Jake Malliaros, Open Quantum Design  
-**Title:**  
+**Title:**  Building a Full-Stack Open Quantum Computer with Trapped Ions  
 **Abstract:** Open Quantum Design (OQD) is developing an open-source, full-stack trapped-ion quantum computer. We present two devices: Bloodstone (30-50 171Yb+ ions) and Beryl (16 133Ba+ ions), both featuring individual qubit addressing. Our control system, based on ARTIQ and DAX, offers digital, analog, and atomic abstraction layers. We've extended these frameworks with a modular architecture to facilitate component transfer between setups. The compiler infrastructure translates high-level quantum algorithms to hardware instructions through multiple passes: canonicalization, analysis, verification, optimization, and lowering. All software and hardware designs will be released under the Apache 2.0 license. This open approach aims to accelerate quantum computing research by enabling wider participation and collaboration in the field. We will discuss the technical challenges, current capabilities, and future directions of this project.
 
 **Speaker:** Aaron Trowbridge, CMU  
 **Title:** Piccolo.jl: towards an open-source ecosystem for quantum optimal control  
 **Abstract:** Open-source quantum optimal control methods are gaining importance as the greater open quantum hardware ecosystem grows. Emerging hardware platforms including neutral atoms, cat qubits, fluxonium qubits, and sensors require specially designed pulses. Also, new applications of pulse level control, including analog quantum machine learning methods, are emerging.  In this talk, we will highlight the current state of the Piccolo.jl project, our ongoing collaborative research efforts, and future directions for the project ecosystem.
 
 **Speaker:** Jordan Sullivan, Unitary Fund  
-**Title:** Preview of Unitary Compiler Collection (UCC)  
+**Title:** [Preview of Unitary Compiler Collection (UCC)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sg2m3qyPT5nJcDr7zauKf8dqsKF59uEyLEjDZIbOEkw/edit?usp=sharing)  
 **Abstract:** In this presentation, you'll get a sneak peak and demo of Unitary Compiler Collection -- or UCC (kinda like GCC!): UnitaryFund's soon-to-be-released open-source compiler designed to be frontend-agnostic, faster, and more performant than existing quantum circuit compliers for a variety of application oriented benchmarks.
 
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