Keynotes
Keynote 1: High Performance Quantum Computing: a disruptive technology
Andrés Gómez Tato, PhD
Applications & Projects Deparment Manager at Galicia Supercomputing Center (CESGA), Spain
Abstract
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Quantum Computing was proposed in last century by several researchers as the unique solution for some physical problems. Later, Peter Shor presented an algorithm that could break the security of our systems, from websites to the electronic signatures, using Quantum Computers. Until the beginning of this century, these initial proposals were only theoretical exercises, but without a clue of being implemented. However, the panorama changed when the first demonstration in 2002 of the real possibility of using quantum computing for factoring an awesome big number: 15. Currently, we have the first prototypes of quantum computers. From the point of view of the general computing, they can be seen as accelerators integrated in a larger computing infraestructure, for solving specific and complex cases. On the future, it is expected that they will be part of other classical-quantum systems, but the firts step is to do with the current High Performance Computers, composing a new infrastructure coined as High Performance Quantum Computers. In this talk, the concept of the quantum computing will be introduced briefly to later explain how this new paradigm is integrated and which are the benefits of using it in the future.
Short CV
Andrés Gómez Tato is the Applications & Projects Deparment Manager at Galicia Supercomputing Center (CESGA).
He is PhD in Physics and has a long experience in computing, mainly in distributed computers. Before started to work for CESGA in 2001, he was working on several companies at CESATEL as manager of the Development Department, TROMOSA as Manager or R&D, or Unisys Spain as senior consultant. He has been working on Quantum Computing since 2007 and leads the Quantum team at CESGA.
He participates in several Spanish and European projects related to Quantum Computing as QuantumSpain -where he coordinates the supporting activities of the Spanish supercomputing centers - , Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas (Complementary Plan of Quantum Communications), and NEASQC. He has more than 90 publications in several topics related to HPC, Cloud and Quantum Computing in journals and conferences. It has participated in other projects for the promotion of the usage of HPC among the small companies, as FORTISSIMO, FF4EuroHPC and since May 2024, FFPlus.
Keynote 2: Speeding up manufacturing using new breed of data wrangling and machine learning methods
Sharifu Ura, Professor
Kitami Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan
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Industrial revolutions have always been transformative, with each one introducing unique advancements. The first revolution brought mechanization through steam engines and electrical power, while the second revolution introduced mass production through assembly lines. The third revolution ushered in an era of automation with computer numerical control and different types of computer-aided systems, replacing human workers with machines and systems. Today, we stand on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution (and even the fifth one): Technologies such as human–cyber–physical systems, IIoT, digital twins, big data, additive manufacturing, digital manufacturing commons, and generative AI have started to make their mark. However, to speed up manufacturing activities, these technologies need the support of appropriate data wrangling and machine learning methods. For example, data wrangling can be used to clean and prepare large datasets for analysis and digital manufacturing commons. At the same time, machine learning can be applied to predict equipment failures and optimize production processes as fast as possible. In this talk, the author delves into developing the required data wrangling and machine learning methods, focusing on the biologicalization-driven formulations. The author provides real-life examples to make the talk engaging and fruitful.
Short CV
Sharifu Ura is a distinguished Professor at Kitami Institute of Technology (KIT) in Japan, where he directs the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory. He earned a Ph.D. in manufacturing engineering from Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, in March 1999. Before joining KIT, he served the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand) and the UAE University as a full-time faculty member. He has a long track record of teaching and offering training programs in CAD/CAM, engineering management, smart manufacturing, and 3D printing, as well as mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from different countries who now serve as leaders in the manufacturing industry and academia. Besides serving as editor of journals on manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and education, he has been an international program committee member of the CIRP ICME conference since 2008. His research field is advanced engineering informatics for design and manufacturing. He is an active JSME, JSPE, JSAT, and Design Society member. He has an impressive track record of publishing many technical articles in top-tier peer-reviewed journals, edited books, and international conference proceedings. Five doctoral and ten master’s students are currently working with him in smart manufacturing, 3D printing, sustainable product development, reverse engineering, and remanufacturing.
Keynote 3: Scarcity of Resources vs Speeding-up of Production – a contradiction ?
Kirsten Tracht, Professor
University of Bremen, Germany
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Fulfilling customer demands, production is aiming on high quality, limited cost and speedy production. In a longterm perspective, production will also have to stay strictly within the planet’s boundary and minimize the use of scarce resources, be it material or energy. One of the key questions hence will be, can we reach customer satisfaction, run companies successful and produce sustainable all at the same time. In the presentation, the fundamental beliefs of today’s production and logistic paradigms will be challenged under consideration of extreme scarcity of resources. An approach for a scarcity-driven engineering paradigm will be presented, in which every resource shall be scarce, hereby following the process chain from the material to the product and to the use-phase. Based upon the change from “everything is available unlimited”, where the limiter is mostly time and cost related, the fundament is “everything is scarce and limited in the availability”, the speeding up of (a completely different?) production will be discussed.
Short CV
Kirsten Tracht is a Professor at the University of Bremen since 2008, teaching and researching in the fields of production design, assembly and logistics. She has numerous projects in fundamental research, applied research and transfer and published more than 150 articles in the topics. Furthermore she serves as reviewer for many research journals, conferences and research proposal review boards, national and international. Professor Tracht is the President of the German Academic Society of Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics, and member of various scientific and transfer-oriented associations.