[QI]2

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Quintessential In​troduction to Quantum Information

 

The Quantum Systems Unit is proud to announce the first Quintessential Introduction to Quantum Information, a two day intensive course with a great acronym introducing PhD students to fundamental and important ideas of  quantum information theory. 

 

The two day course will consist of a variety of elements, including lectures about the foundations, a currently already commercial application in cryptography, tutorials for basic stuff and specific examples, an introduction to the use of Mathematica (for beginners), guided tutorials, do-it-yourself tutorials and coffee breaks.  It is designed for people who like to focus completely on one subject for a short time, learn stuff and have a lot of Aha!-moments.  And all of this purely for the love of knowledge and the desire to expand ones horizon. You will not even be burdened with credit from the graduate school.

 

Target demographics

The lectures and tutorials have been be designed for any graduate student with some affinity for physics and mathematics, but any researcher in OIST wishing to expand their knowledge is very welcome to register. If too many people are interested in the event, priority will be given to the students and you can rest assured that we will be repeating the event at a later date.

Everyone attending will be expected to bring a laptop running Mathematica. The software (version 8 or 9) can be downloaded from the IT website (we can help). 

Dates, Location & Costs

【QI】2 will take place over two full days on April 29 and 30, 2013 on the OIST main campus (C600, Lab 2). And it is completely free! Even though the whole event is run by some of the most highly qualified experts you can find in Tancha!

But you are required to invest your time, your energy, your enthusiasm, your creativity and any spare brain capacity you have available. These two days are not going to be a walk in the park (or on the beach). 

Program (subject to slight modifications)

  Monday, April 29 Tuesday, April 30
9:20 ~ 9.30 Introduction and Welcome  
9:30 ~ 10:30 Lecture 1: Fundamental Concepts for Quantum Information Lecture 3: Quantum Cryptography
10:30 ~ 10:45 Coffee Coffee
10:45 ~ 11:45 Tutorial 1: Fundamental Concepts for Quantum Information Tutorial 3: Grover’s Search Algorithm
11:45 ~ 13:00 Lunch break Lunch break
13:00 ~ 14:00 Lecture 2: Correlated Quantum Systems Tutorial 4: Introduction to Mathematica
14:00 ~ 17:00
Tutorial 2: Correlated Quantum Systems Exercises
and Discussions
Tutorial 5: Quantum Protocols with Mathematica
17:00 ~ 18:00 Video Lecture : What is reality?
Lecture 4: Implementations and the Future
18:00 ~ 20:00 Dinner  
20:00 ~  Quantum of Solace (Auditorium)  

Lecturers

The lectures and tutorials will be given by the QSU's PI and his merry post-docs:
  • Thomas Busch
  • Chandrashekar Madaiah
  • Steve Campbell
  • Jeremie Gillet

Material

You will find here the files from all the lectures and problem sets.

Registration

If you would like to take part in 【QI】2, whether you can attend or not, please let us know by filling the online form here before Friday, April 5th 2013. This information will be very useful for us to evaluate the general interest in the event. If enough people are interested but cannot come, another 【QI】2 session may be organized at a later date.

Contact

If you have any question about 【QI】2, please contact Jeremie Gillet at [jeremie.gillet@oist.jp].