Dr Maria Violaris - Breaking the quantum status quo: from error correction to the multiverse

Wednesday 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 → 15:00 Europe/London

610 (G.O. Jones Bulding)

https://cern.zoom.us/j/68995045975?pwd=fdpw3jZ4ZPU61gbaTtDASbS03qKbf4.1

 

About the speaker: 

Dr Maria Violaris is a quantum physicist and prize-winning science communicator, with a PhD in the foundations of quantum information from the University of Oxford. She works on quantum theory research and technical content creation at quantum computing start-up Oxford Quantum Circuits. Alongside this, she runs a YouTube channel and the Quantum Foundations Podcast; writes for publications such as Physics World; and researches fundamental aspects of quantum physics. She pioneered the approach of using quantum thought experiments for quantum computing education, through publications, workshops and creating the Quantum Paradoxes video series while at IBM Quantum. 

13:30 → 14:00 Biscuits/Coffee/Socialization

14:00 → 15:00 Breaking the quantum status quo: from error correction to the multiverse

Every so often, our beliefs about what’s possible using quantum theory get overturned. I will overview two shifts in quantum error correction related to my work on building quantum computers at OQC: the ability to design hardware with built-in quantum error detection, and the surprising possibility of local error-correcting codes with high encoding rates. I will also summarise two thought experiments from my research in quantum foundations, which change our understanding of locality and information: mediating quantum teleportation via gravity, and communication between observers in the quantum multiverse.

Convener: Dr Maria Violaris (Oxford Quantum Circuits)