The Quantum Ecosystem

Day 1 – Monday, September 9th

Objectives 

• Meet each other, and learn about our work in predicting floods 
• Identify ways we might work with and support each other 
• Develop a foundation for a transdisciplinary partnership for flood prediction 

11:00 am - 12:30 pm – Set Context 

Welcame the group and explained the workshop's purpose. We learned about the purpose and intention of this transdisciplinary partnership and what had already happened. We learned about the project goals and took time to get to know each other.  

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm – Lunch Break 

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm – Who are we? What do we do? What are we working on? 

We learned more about who’s in the room, their skills and their work on flood prediction. Each 

participants were asked to share their expertise in 10 minutes or less. 

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm – Break  

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm – What would you like to be able to do with flood prediction? 

We identified our aspirations for flood prediction by answering the question, “What do we 

wish we could do to improve flood prediction?” 

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm – wrap up 

We took some time to reflect on the day and confirm the agenda for Day 2. 

Day 2 – Tuesday, September 10th

Objectives 

• Explore problems and challenges that a transdisciplinary partnership might address 
• Develop and refine research questions that we might pursue together 
• Identify the next steps that a transdisciplinary partnership might take  

9:00 am - 9:30 am – set context 

After a quick check-in, we reviewed the agenda for the day and confirm our approach. 

9:30 am - 12:30 pm – What problems in predicting floods could a partnership explore? 

The group brainstormed problems and challenges related to flood prediction. We looked for patterns, and created themes that we used to generate potential questions for research.  

(includes 15 min break) 

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm – Lunch Break 

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm – What potential research questions could we explore in a partnership? 

In small groups, we took the results from the previous discussion and explore potential research questions together. As we develop our questions, we discussed which ones are most amenable to quantum-enhanced computing and how we might improve them. 

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm – Break  

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm – Where to from here? 

In a large group, we discussed what we want to do next and who should be involved. We finished by creating a list of next steps. We concluded with a reflection on the process, our experience and our results.