Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only! Grab it Watch a 54-minute QuICS lecture exploring innovative approaches to quantum computing simulation and noise reduction. Learn about efforts to optimize resource efficiency in variational algorithms by replacing quantum gates and circuits with direct control pulse optimization. Discover a novel method for designing control pulses that can suppress noise during qubit rotations through geometric space curve shaping. Delve into the potential applications of these techniques for simulating strongly correlated systems on near-term quantum devices, with a focus on reducing variational circuit depths and measurement requirements for classically intractable problems.