In a comfortable and productive atmosphere of the Harnack House, scientists met for a diverse program of talks, discussion sessions and a poster exhibition. "Variational hybrid quantum-classical algorithms", "Realistic quantum mitigation", "Quantum systems identification" are the titles of only some of the exhibited posters.

The program was crowned by exciting conversations during a dinner on the terrace or during a walk through the garden of the Harnack House. After the approval of the Einstein Research Unit in the pandemic year 2021, this kick-off event in May 2022 was an excellent opportunity for all participants to get closer personally and exchange ideas in person.

Einstein Research Unit "Perspectives of a quantum digital transformation"

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