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Rami Barends is a researcher affiliated with Google in the United States, with a research focus primarily in computer science and physics and astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including artificial intelligence, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, condensed matter physics, and computational theory and mathematics.

The scientist's research topics include quantum computing algorithms and architecture, quantum information and cryptography, quantum and electron transport phenomena, quantum many-body systems, advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, neural networks and reservoir computing, as well as the physics of superconductivity and magnetism.

Several recent publications highlight their contributions to these topics. Notable papers include:

  • Data for "Realizing topologically ordered states on a quantum processor" (2021, Zenodo - CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Exponential suppression of bit or phase errors with cyclic error correction (2021, Nature)
  • Demonstrating a Continuous Set of Two-qubit Gates for Near-term Quantum Algorithms (2020, Physical Review Letters)
  • Information scrambling in quantum circuits (2021, Science)
  • Resolving catastrophic error bursts from cosmic rays in large arrays of superconducting qubits (2021, Nature Physics)

Rami Barends has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Kevin J. Satzinger, A. Dunsworth, D. Sank, Chris Quintana, and Matt McEwen. Each of these collaborators has appeared in at least eight joint publications with Barends.

The venues in which Rami Barends has published include arXiv (Cornell University), Nature, Physical Review Letters, Science, and Nature Physics, reflecting a range of high-profile scientific outlets.

Best Publications

  • Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya;Ryan Babbush;Dave Bacon

  • Supplementary information for "Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor"

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya;Ryan Babbush;Dave Bacon

  • Superconducting quantum circuits at the surface code threshold for fault tolerance

    R. Barends;J. Kelly;A. Megrant;A. Veitia

  • Scalable Quantum Simulation of Molecular Energies

    Peter O'Malley;Ryan Babbush;Ian Kivlichan;Jonathan Romero

  • State preservation by repetitive error detection in a superconducting quantum circuit

    J. Kelly;R. Barends;A. G. Fowler;A. Megrant

  • Coherent Josephson qubit suitable for scalable quantum integrated circuits.

    R. Barends;J. Kelly;A. Megrant;D. Sank

  • Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya

  • Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya;Ryan Babbush;Dave Bacon

  • Qubit Architecture with High Coherence and Fast Tunable Coupling

    Yu Chen;C. Neill;P. Roushan;N. Leung

  • Scalable Quantum Simulation of Molecular Energies

    P. J. J. O'Malley;R. Babbush;I. D. Kivlichan;J. Romero

  • Digitized adiabatic quantum computing with a superconducting circuit

    R. Barends;A. Shabani;L. Lamata;J. Kelly

  • A blueprint for demonstrating quantum supremacy with superconducting qubits.

    C. Neill;P. Roushan;K. Kechedzhi;K. Kechedzhi;S. Boixo

  • Spectroscopic signatures of localization with interacting photons in superconducting qubits

    P. Roushan;C. Neill;J. Tangpanitanon;V. M. Bastidas

  • Quantum approximate optimization of non-planar graph problems on a planar superconducting processor

    Matthew P. Harrigan;Kevin J. Sung;Kevin J. Sung;Matthew Neeley;Kevin J. Satzinger

  • Fast accurate state measurement with superconducting qubits.

    Evan Jeffrey;Daniel Sank;J. Y. Mutus;T. C. White

  • Chiral ground-state currents of interacting photons in a synthetic magnetic field

    Pedram Roushan;Charles Neill;Anthony Megrant;Yu Chen

  • Quantum Approximate Optimization of Non-Planar Graph Problems on a Planar Superconducting Processor

    Frank Arute;Kunal Arya;Ryan Babbush;Dave Bacon

  • Realizing topologically ordered states on a quantum processor.

    K. J. Satzinger;Y. Liu;A. Smith;C. Knapp

  • Computing prime factors with a Josephson phase qubit quantum processor

    Erik Lucero;R. Barends;Y. Chen;J. Kelly

  • A blueprint for demonstrating quantum supremacy with superconducting qubits

    C. Neill;P. Roushan;K. Kechedzhi;S. Boixo

  • Digital quantum simulation of fermionic models with a superconducting circuit.

    R. Barends;L. Lamata;J. Kelly;J. Kelly;L. García-Álvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Martinis
John M. Martinis University of California, Santa Barbara
Daniel Sank
Daniel Sank Google (United States)
Amit Vainsencher
Amit Vainsencher Google (United States)
Andrew Cleland
Andrew Cleland University of Chicago
Austin G. Fowler
Austin G. Fowler Google (United States)
Alexander N. Korotkov
Alexander N. Korotkov Google (United States)
Hartmut Neven
Hartmut Neven Google (United States)
Chris Palmstrom
Chris Palmstrom University of California, Santa Barbara
Seon Jeong Kim
Seon Jeong Kim Hanyang University

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