Workshop on
Contextuality as a resource in quantum computation
Oxford
4th – 6th July 2019
Aim

This workshop will focus on contextuality and nonlocality and their relationship to quantum advantage in computational or information-processing tasks, including connections to areas of logic in computer science such as constraint satisfaction problems.

This topic is understood broadly, and we hope to bring together and foster interactions among a diverse group of participants, including specialists in quantum information and computation, quantum foundations, and theoretical computer science. The programme will feature some introductory tutorials that aim at easing interactions between participants from different fields.

This is a follow-up to the workshop we organised at UCL in 2016 (link), and will also draw on some of the topics from a workshop at the Lorentz Centre last year (link).

Participants
University of Cambridge
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
University of Cambridge
University of British Columbia
University of Bristol
University of Oxford
Chapman University
National University of Ireland, Galway
Imperial College London
University of Edinburgh
University of Cambridge
University College London
University of Oxford
University of California, Santa Cruz
Sorbonne Université
University of British Columbia
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Sorbonne Université
University of Oxford

* Organisers

Schedule

Click here or on a speaker's name for titles and abstracts.

Thursday 4th
Tony Hoare Room
Robert Hooke Building
9:15
Welcome
09:30
Mark Howard
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Robert Raussendorf
11:45
Markus Frembs
12:30
Lunch Break
14:30
Rui Soares Barbosa
15:15
Martti Karvonen
16:00
Coffee Break
16:30
Lorenzo Catani
17:15
Niel de Beaudrap
18:00
Pub
Friday 5th
Lecture Theatre B
Wolfson Building
09:30
Anuj Dawar
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Adam Ó Conghaile
11:45
Cihan Okay
12:30
Lunch Break
14:30
Richard Jozsa
16:00
Coffee Break
16:30
Sergii Strelchuk
17:15
Sivert Aasnæss
19:45
Workshop dinner
Saturday 6th
Lecture Theatre B
Wolfson Building
09:30
Albert Atserias
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Nadish de Silva
11:45
Dominic Verdon
12:30
Lunch Break
14:30
Shane Mansfield
15:15
Pierre-Emmanuel Emeriau
16:00
End
Practical Info
Venue

The workshop will be hosted by the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford.
See map for venue locations.

1. On Thursday: Tony Hoare Room, Robert Hooke Building

2. On Friday & Saturday: Lecture Theatre B, Wolfson Building (use the OeRC entrance on 7, Keble Road)

Accommodation

Oxford in busy in the summer – book as early as possible!

Some colleges (e.g. Magdalen, St Catz) have affordable student accommodation to rent, which can be booked through the University Rooms website. Note that many of these options have shared bathrooms.

Otherwise, check booking.com and AirBnB.

Lunch Suggestions

Little Clarendon Street (3 min) has several restaurants, and George Street (10 min) has a larger selection of food.

Some suggestions on the map (black circles):

1. The Alternative Tuck Shop
Best sandwiches nearby; usually long queue but very fast moving.
2. Taylors Deli
Also sandwiches and other things.
3. Will's Deli
'Natural' food, 4 dishes each day, does take-away.
4. Opera Cafe
Cafe serving a soup & Moroccan wrap deal or selection of North African food and sweets, and natural fruit juices.
5. Café π @ the Mathematical Institute
Canteen in the Mezzanine floor of the Andrew Wiles building.
6. Edamamé
Great small Japanese canteen for a sit-down meal; space is very limited and you must be in very small groups and share tables with strangers.
7. Franco Manca
Sourdough pizza, for longer sit-down meal.
8. Common Ground
Closest good coffee; on Fridays they have a stand serving Ethiopian food.
9. Society Café
Another place for good coffee, a bit further away.
Pub Outing

On Thursday, after the first day of workshop, we will go for drinks at the Royal Oak pub at 18.15 (see map).

Workshop Dinner

The workshop dinner will take place on Friday at 19.45 in the Cherwell Boathouse (see map).

We will meet at 19.15 in the workshop venue to walk to the dinner or you can make your own way there.

Contact
rui(dot)soares(dot)barbosa(at)cs.ox.ac.uk
+44 7513 625917