Comments - Pakistani-American Scientist Irfan Siddiqi is Top Expert in Quantum Computing - PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network 2024-03-28T17:36:27Zhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1119293%3ABlogPost%3A122702&xn_auth=noIrfan Siddiqi Announced as Ne…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-09-30:1119293:Comment:4272672023-09-30T00:19:14.258ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>Irfan Siddiqi Announced as Next Chair of Berkeley Physics | Physics</span><br></br><br></br><br></br><span><a href="https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/irfan-siddiqi-announced-next-chair-berkeley-physics" target="_blank">https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/irfan-siddiqi-announced-next-chair-berkeley-physics</a></span><br></br><br></br><span>Berkeley Physics is pleased to announce Irfan Siddiqi as the next Chair of the Department, effective July 1, 2023.</span><br></br><br></br><span>Irfan joined the Berkeley Physics…</span></p>
<p><span>Irfan Siddiqi Announced as Next Chair of Berkeley Physics | Physics</span><br/><br/><br/><span><a href="https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/irfan-siddiqi-announced-next-chair-berkeley-physics" target="_blank">https://physics.berkeley.edu/news/irfan-siddiqi-announced-next-chair-berkeley-physics</a></span><br/><br/><span>Berkeley Physics is pleased to announce Irfan Siddiqi as the next Chair of the Department, effective July 1, 2023.</span><br/><br/><span>Irfan joined the Berkeley Physics faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2006 and is currently a Professor of Physics, Professor of EECS, and a faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He has been an active member of the faculty, serving as department summer chair from 2014-2018 and Vice Chair from Spring 2017-Summer 2018. In 2016 he received the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award, a prestigious honor for teaching and continued commitment to pedagogy. A trailblazer on the forefront of quantum physics, Irfan is Director of the Advanced Quantum Testbed, and was the founding director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA) at LBNL, which brings together dozens of scientists who are pioneers of many of today’s quantum capabilities.</span><br/><br/><span>Irfan is already hard at work assembling a strong faculty and staff leadership team to structure his vision for the department. We're certain that under Irfan’s leadership the Department will continue to thrive, and the Berkeley Physics community looks forward to working with him as he settles into his role as chair.</span><br/><br/><span>We cannot move forward without acknowledging the many successes of the outgoing Chair, James Analytis. During his 3 year term as Department Chair James served as an exceptional leader, navigating the challenges brought on by the pandemic and helping us stay connected at a time we were apart. Under James' leadership several wonderful new faculty members have joined the department, and the Pi2 Summer Scholar Program he leads has continued to grow, bringing valuable hands-on lab experience to our undergraduate students. James was responsible for creating a more equitable and inclusive community by collaborating with faculty, students, and staff to establish community principles in our department, and has spurred activity that will help generations of Berkeley physicists.</span><br/><br/><span>We thank James for his service to this department and welcome Irfan into his new role.</span></p> Eric Schmdt: Computer science…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2020-02-29:1119293:Comment:1799852020-02-29T03:56:27.144ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>Eric Schmdt: Computer science in 1970s & ’80s funded by US Government. #Trump now proposing to double funding for #AI and quantum computing for #NationalSecurity. Need to up #biotechnology funding. #Americans Beware of #China Getting Ahead in #technology <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/eric-schmidt-ai-china.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/eric-schmidt-ai-china.html</a></span><br></br><br></br><span>Many of Silicon Valley’s leaders got…</span></p>
<p><span>Eric Schmdt: Computer science in 1970s & ’80s funded by US Government. #Trump now proposing to double funding for #AI and quantum computing for #NationalSecurity. Need to up #biotechnology funding. #Americans Beware of #China Getting Ahead in #technology <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/eric-schmidt-ai-china.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/eric-schmidt-ai-china.html</a></span><br/><br/><span>Many of Silicon Valley’s leaders got their start with grants from the federal government — including me. My graduate work in computer science in the 1970s and ’80s was funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.</span><br/><br/><span>But in recent years, Americans — Silicon Valley leaders included — have put too much faith in the private sector to ensure U.S. global leadership in new technology. Now we are in a technology competition with China that has profound ramifications for our economy and defense — a reality I have come to appreciate as chairman of two government panels on innovation and national security. The government needs to get back in the game in a serious way.</span><br/><br/><span>Important trends are not in our favor. America’s lead in artificial intelligence, for example, is precarious. A.I. will open new frontiers in everything from biotechnology to banking, and it is also a Defense Department priority. Leading the world in A.I. is essential to growing our economy and protecting our security. A recent study considering more than 100 metrics finds that the United States is well ahead of China today but will fall behind in five to 10 years. China also has almost twice as many supercomputers and about 15 times as many deployed 5G base stations as the United States. If current trends continue, China’s overall investments in research and development are expected to surpass those of the United States within 10 years, around the same time its economy is projected to become larger than ours.</span></p>