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Heterotic computing: exploiting hybrid computational devices

07 - 08 November 2013 09:00 - 17:00

Theo Murphy international scientific meeting organised by Dr Viv Kendon, Professor Susan Stepney and Dr Angelika Sebald.

Event details

Current computational theory deals almost exclusively with single models: classical, neural, analogue, quantum, etc.  In practice, researchers use ad hoc combinations, realising only recently that these can be fundamentally more powerful than the individual parts.  This meeting brings together theorists and practitioners of various types of computing, to engage in combining the individual strengths to produce powerful new heterotic devices.

Biographies of the key contributors are available below and you can also download a programme (PDF)  . Recorded audio of the presentations will be available on this page shortly after the event.

Poster session

A poster session will be held throughout the meeting alongside the schedule of presentations. If you are interested in submitting a poster, please email kavli.events@royalsociety.org with an abstract of the poster . The organisers will consider all abstracts offered and confirm acceptance by email. Please click here for guidance on presenting a poster.

Attending this event

This is a residential conference, which allows for increased discussion and networking. It is free to attend, however participants need to cover their accommodation and catering costs if required.

Places are limited, therefore pre-registration is essential. Please either:

Register with accommodation and full catering (limited availability) OR
Register without accommodation (lunch and dinner are option)

Enquiries: Contact the events team

Organisers

  • Dr Viv Kendon, University of Durham, UK

    Dr Viv Kendon joined the Durham Quantum Light and Matter research section (formerly Atmol), and the Joint Quantum Centre (JQC) Durham-Newcastle, in August 2014, as an EPSRC established career fellow on Hybrid Quantum and Classical Computation. Prior to Durham, she was part of the Quantum Information Group at the University of Leeds, where she held a Royal Society University Research Fellowship from 2004 to 2012. Dr Kendon was educated at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, and initially researched in the area of Soft Condensed Matter, before switching to quantum information theory via postdoctoral positions held at the University of Strathclyde and Imperial College. Previous to her research career, Dr Kendon was active for over 10 years in global electronic networking and computer support in the voluntary sector. Her current main research interest is quantum computing, including interfacing quantum and classical computational architectures.

  • Professor Susan Stepney, University of York, UK

    "Susan Stepney received an MA in Natural Sciences (Theoretical Physics) in 1979 and a PhD in Astrophysics in 1983, both from the University of Cambridge, UK.

    From 1983 to 1984 she was a SERC post doctoral research fellow at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK, involved in analytical and computational modelling of relativistically hot plasmas

    From 1984 2002 she worked in commercial R&D. From 1984 to 1989 she was a Research Scientist at GEC-Marconi, and from1989 to 2002 she was a Consultant at Logica UK. Her industrial work was mostly in the area of formal methods. She was involved in the Z specification and proof of security- and financially-critical smart card products, Mondex and Multos, and was a member of the BSI/ISO Z Standardisation team.

    Since 2002 she has been Professor of Computer Science at the University of York, UK, where she leads the Non-Standard Computation research group. Since 2012 she has been Director of the York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis.

    Her current research interests include unconventional models of computation, hybrid computational systems, complex systems, emergence, bio-inspired computing, and computational simulation of biological systems."

  • Dr Angelika Sebald, University of York, UK