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Raising the Bar in Error Characterization for Qutrit-Based Quantum Computing
A team of experimental physicists at the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) demonstrated an error characterization method—randomized benchmarking (RB)—on a superconducting qutrit quantum processor. Read More »
In Memoriam: David Skinner
David Skinner, a gifted and highly regarded member of NERSC and the high performance computing community for more than 20 years, passed away unexpectedly in late August. Read More »
Berkeley Lab Team Wins DOE Sustainability Award
Berkeley Lab’s ISO 50001 implementation team has received a 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Sustainability Award in the "Innovative Approach to Sustainability" category. Read More »
Didem Unat Named SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing
Didem Unat, Berkeley Lab’s 2012 Luis Alvarez Fellow in Computing Sciences, is the 2021 ACM SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing award winner. Read More »
Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, Caltech to Build Quantum Network Testbed
Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley will be home to a cutting-edge quantum network testbed, thanks to a new five-year, $12.5 million funding award from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More »
U.S. Department of Energy to Provide $6 Million for Research on Advanced Networking
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a plan to fund five projects in basic research to advance 5G wireless networking for science applications. One of those projects is the “Large-scale, Self-driving 5G Network for Science” led by ESnet Research Scientist Mariam Kiran. Read More »
CAMERA Mathematicians Build an Algorithm to ‘Do the Twist’
CAMERA mathematicians have developed an algorithm to decipher the rotational dynamics of twisting particles in large complex systems from the X-ray scattering patterns observed in X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy experiments. Read More »
CRD’s Talita Perciano Recognized as Outstanding Mentor
Talita Perciano, a research scientist in CRD’s Machine Learning and Analytics Group, is being recognized for providing exceptional mentorship to students participating in various internships provided by Berkeley Lab. Read More »
Berkeley Lab CS Reorganization Brings Data Science to the Forefront
To position Berkeley Lab among the premier institutions for data science research, the Computational Research Division (CRD) will be reorganized to form two new divisions, effective October 1, 2021. Read More »
Berkeley Lab’s CAMERA Leads International Effort on Autonomous Scientific Discoveries
To make full use of modern instruments and facilities, researchers need new ways to decrease the amount of data required for scientific discovery and address data acquisition rates humans can no longer keep pace with. Read More »