Quantum Matter and the Multiverse of Engineered Topology

The field of condensed matter physics is currently being transformed by a series of exciting theoretical discoveries of intriguing properties of quantum materials and remarkable experimental progress that allows us to test the novel theories contemporaneously. In this talk, I will illustrate this condensed matter renaissance with two examples that also connect condensed matter to the two emerging fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. First, I will discuss a top-down example that considers solving existing models with the aid of artificial intelligence tools. In a second, bottom-up approach, I will discuss on-chip engineering of topological features using scalable quantum computing building blocks.