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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 5h

The discussion was led by @balintpato.bsky.social and I chimed in to provide background context when needed

Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 5h

After #SQuInT2025 concluded, @balintpato.bsky.social , Cole Maurer, & I opted for a post-conference discussion on quantum computing, its capabilities, public perception of it, and various geopolitical issues that have arisen recently. Recording available here:

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Quantum Computer (SQuInT 2025) | Mark Wilde

Quantum Computer (SQuInT 2025) by Mark Wilde, Rock music from Ithaca, NY on ReverbNation

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Juan José García-Ripoll @jjgarciaripoll.bsky.social · 13h

Remember to clean up your latex files and image metadata before submitting to arxiv.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4556...

LaTeXpOsEd: A Systematic Analysis of Information Leakage in Preprint Archives | Hacker News

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 3d

slides available at zenodo.org/records/1731...

Constrained free energy minimization for the design of thermal states

A quantum thermodynamic system is described by a Hamiltonian and a list of conserved, non-commuting charges, and a fundamental goal is to determine the minimum energy of the system subject to constrai...

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 5d

thanks!

Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 5d

We updated our paper "Constrained free energy minimization for the design of thermal states and stabilizer thermodynamic systems" in preparation for #SQuInT2025 tomorrow:

arxiv.org/abs/2508.091...

Joint work w/ M. Minervini, M. Chin, J. Kupperman, N. Liu, I. Luo, M. Ly, S. Rethinasamy, K. Wang

Constrained free energy minimization for the design of thermal states and stabilizer thermodynamic systems

A quantum thermodynamic system is described by a Hamiltonian and a list of conserved, non-commuting charges, and a fundamental goal is to determine the minimum energy of the system subject to constrai...

arxiv.org

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 6d

apnews.com/video/three-...

Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology

Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling.

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 6d

great news about the Nobel Prize in Physics:

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

John Clarke
Michel H. Devoret
John M. Martinis

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electri...

www.nobelprize.org

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 6d

please repost! the deadline is coming up soon

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Bartosz Regula @bartoszregula.bsky.social · 20d

The workshop Quantum Resources is back! The next edition will take place in Tokyo in March.

2026.quantumresources.science

Submission deadline: 31 October 2025
Workshop: 16–20 March 2026

Quantum Resources workshop 2026

The workshop "Quantum Resources 2026" will take place in Tokyo, Japan in March. Submissions welcome!

2026.quantumresources.science

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Alexander Schuckert @schuckert.org · 19d

When you realize the whole yearly budget for Quantum journal is equal to 8 Nature APCs - and they don't even wreck your paper in proof stage because...there is none

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Zhenyu Cai @zhenyucai.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our research group is seeking a talented and motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join us in advancing the practical realisation of quantum technologies (including quantum error correction and mitigation). The deadline is 06 October 2025: tinyurl.com/bdhf3hzt

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 20d

yes, something like this. it was already considered by arxiv admins

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 20d

187 total entries for quant-ph on a single day suggests it might be time to split up quant-ph into at least two separate categories:

arxiv.org/list/quant-p...

Quantum Physics

arxiv.org

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 22d

I really wish people would stop using AI to write their papers for them, but I think this is a hopeless wish that will not come true.

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 24d

The accepted papers for QTML 2025 are listed here:

qtml2025.cqt.sg/accepted-pap...

#QTML2025

Accepted Papers - Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning (QTML)

Contratulations to authors with talks accepted for the Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning 2025 conference in Singapore

qtml2025.cqt.sg

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks for this notification. I have also deleted my academia.edu account now.

Academia.edu - Find Research Papers, Topics, Researchers

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 26d

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · 29d

Graeme Smith posted at least 809 submissions. too crowded now...

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · Sep 12

Joint work with Kaiyuan Ji and Seth Lloyd now available at

arxiv.org/abs/2509.08965

This paper identifies the communication capacity for sending information from the future to the past through a noisy closed timelike curve. The formula is reminiscent of mutual info but in general can be larger.

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Zoe Holmes @qzoeholmes.bsky.social · Sep 11

Fancy being (academic) neighbours?

The University of Basel are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in theoretical quantum computing:

jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

Universität Basel: Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Theoretical Quantum Computing

The University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a professorship in theoretical quantum computing. The University of Basel is the home institution of the Swiss National Center of Compete...

jobs.unibas.ch

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Zoe Holmes @qzoeholmes.bsky.social · Sep 11

Also, sharing for friends:

Anyone fancy a (minimal teaching load) tenure track position on quantum computing on a sunny island 🌤️ 🏝️? The Cyprus Institute are also hiring a tenure track assistant proff on quantum algorithms.

onlinerecruitment.exelsyslive.com?c=6E7274A2-8...

(Deadline next week)

Exelsys - Online Job Application

onlinerecruitment.exelsyslive.com

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tomorrow will be Cornell Information Theory Day, with program available here:

find.engineering.cornell.edu/cornell-info...

Book of abstracts here:

find.engineering.cornell.edu/files/2025/0...

Cornell Information Theory Day – Fall 2025 | FIND

find.engineering.cornell.edu

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · Sep 4

thanks a lot! I submitted the form. Let's see what happens.

(In other news, I randomly ran into Michael Lawler on my way to lunch yesterday and we had a pleasant lunch together.)

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Mark M. Wilde @markwilde.bsky.social · Sep 4

Things would be a bit easier if the Oxford English dictionary could add the following words:

infimization
infimize
supremization
supremize

I think mathematicians use these words regularly even though they are not official English words.

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