Invited Talk: Giulia GalliElectronic structure and coherent states of spin defects in solids and molecules

In this talk, I will describe theoretical and computational strategies based on quantum mechanical calculations, aimed at predicting the electronic structure and coherent states of spin defects in two- and three-dimensional semiconductors and insulators and in molecular complexes. I will present results obtained on both classical and near-term quantum computers and discuss the use of spin defects as qubits and their application for quantum sensing and communication technologies.