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(Chris Zaharia) What happens when you combine quantum computing, neuroscience, and reinforcement learning—all in Python? This talk explores how parameterized quantum circuits can be used as “brains” for agents inspired by the nematode C. elegans, and how these agents learn to navigate their world using reinforcement learning. We’ll see how quantum and classical approaches compare, and what this means for the future of AI and quantum machine learning.
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PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Sun Sep 14 14:40:00 2025 at Ballroom 1
(Chris Zaharia) What happens when you combine quantum computing, neuroscience, and reinforcement learning—all in Python? This talk explores how parameterized quantum circuits can be used as “brains” for agents inspired by the nematode C. elegans, and how these agents learn to navigate their world using reinforcement learning. We’ll see how quantum and classical approaches compare, and what this means for the future of AI and quantum machine learning.
pretalx.com/pycon-au-2025/talk/DT7ETX
python, pycon, australia, programming, conference, technical, developers, panel, sessions, libraries, frameworks, community, sysadmins, students, education, data, science
Videos licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Sun Sep 14 14:40:00 2025 at Ballroom 1
