Dionisios Margetis (dio@math.umd.edu)
Scope &
Focus:
This informal seminar series consists of a sequence of pedagogical
lectures
on the fundamentals of quantum information and computation.
The basic physical and mathematical concepts
will be introduced
and discussed in the light of recent advances
in quantum computing.
Topics to be discussed include: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics;
introductory elements of quantum computation and information;
the physics of quantum computing and experimental advances and challenges;
aspects of quantum cryptography; celebrated quantum algorithms;
issues of measurement, entanglement, and entanglement measures;
error correction and fault tolerance in quantum computing;
the stabilizer algorithm; PDE aspects of quantum computations.
CREDIT:
Students can take 1-3 units of credit by attending
this RIT, and
studying and presenting a paper on an acceptable topic agreed on with one
of the organizers,
or discussing original research.
For details, contact one of the Organizers (above).
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Howard Barnum (LANL & Perimeter Inst.); Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy & IPST, UMD);
Steve Flammia (Perimeter Inst.);
Manoussos Grillakis (Math, UMD);
Bryan Jacobs (Appl. Physics, Johns Hopkins); Samuel Lomonaco (Comp. Sci. & El. Eng.,UMBC);
Dio Margetis (Math,IPST, CSCAMM @ UMD); Chris Monroe (Physics & JQI, UMD);
Arthur Pittenger (Math. and Statistics, UMBC); Jacob Taylor (NIST).
Schedule for Spring 2010:
(talks will be posted on a week-by-week basis)
February 9: Meeting and talk CANCELLED
Introduction to Quantum Information
by Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy & IPST, UMCP)
SLIDES: here
February 16, 1:30-3:00pm
Introductory Lecture: A Rosetta Stone for Quantum Computation
by Samuel Lomonaco (Computer Sci. & Electrical Eng., UMBC)
RIT LECTURE (PDF): click here
February 23, 1:30-3:30pm
Quantum Information from a Physical Perspective
by Chris Monroe (Physics and JQI, UMCP)
March 2, 1:30-3:30pm
Classical versus Quantum Information
by Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy and IPST, UMCP)
RIT LECTURE (PDF): here
March 9, 1:30-3:30pm
Grover's Algorithm
by Bryan Jacobs (Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins Univ.)
March 23, 1:30-3:00pm
Concentration, Distillation, and Entanglement
by Steve Flammia (Perimeter Institute
for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada)
RIT LECTURE (PDF): here
March 30, 1:30-3:00pm
Separable and Entangled States: Theory and Examples
by Arthur Pittenger (Mathematics & Statistics, UMBC)
April 6, 1:30-3:00pm
Stabilizer Formalism
by Jacob Taylor (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
April 13, 1:30-3:00pm
Error Correction and Fault Tolerance
by Howard Barnum (LANL and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)
April 20, 1:30-3:00pm
Spatial variables, scattering and PDEs in quantum information.I.
by Dionisios Margetis (Math, IPST & CSCAMM, UMCP)
April 27,
1:30-3:00pm
Spatial variables, scattering and PDEs in quantum information.II.
by Manoussos Grillakis (Math, UMCP)
May 4, 1:30-3:00pm
Student presentations:
1. Teleportation and dense coding schemes correspond to
the same mathematical objects
by Himanshu Tyagi (PhD candidate, Electrical Eng., UMCP)
May 11, 1:30-3:00pm
Student presentations:
2. Quantum memory in the laboratory setting:
Scattering and spatial variables
by Paul Koprowski (PhD candidate, Mathematics, UMCP)
studying and presenting a paper on an acceptable topic agreed on with one of the organizers,
or discussing original research.
For details, contact one of the Organizers (above).
Howard Barnum (LANL & Perimeter Inst.); Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy & IPST, UMD);
Steve Flammia (Perimeter Inst.); Manoussos Grillakis (Math, UMD);
Bryan Jacobs (Appl. Physics, Johns Hopkins); Samuel Lomonaco (Comp. Sci. & El. Eng.,UMBC);
Dio Margetis (Math,IPST, CSCAMM @ UMD); Chris Monroe (Physics & JQI, UMD);
Arthur Pittenger (Math. and Statistics, UMBC); Jacob Taylor (NIST).
(talks will be posted on a week-by-week basis)
Introduction to Quantum Information
by Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy & IPST, UMCP)
SLIDES: here
Introductory Lecture: A Rosetta Stone for Quantum Computation
by Samuel Lomonaco (Computer Sci. & Electrical Eng., UMBC)
RIT LECTURE (PDF): click here
Quantum Information from a Physical Perspective
by Chris Monroe (Physics and JQI, UMCP)
Classical versus Quantum Information
by Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy and IPST, UMCP)
RIT LECTURE (PDF): here
Grover's Algorithm
by Bryan Jacobs (Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins Univ.)
Concentration, Distillation, and Entanglement
by Steve Flammia (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada)
RIT LECTURE (PDF): here
Separable and Entangled States: Theory and Examples
by Arthur Pittenger (Mathematics & Statistics, UMBC)
Stabilizer Formalism
by Jacob Taylor (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Error Correction and Fault Tolerance
by Howard Barnum (LANL and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)
Spatial variables, scattering and PDEs in quantum information.I.
by Dionisios Margetis (Math, IPST & CSCAMM, UMCP)
Spatial variables, scattering and PDEs in quantum information.II.
by Manoussos Grillakis (Math, UMCP)
Student presentations:
1. Teleportation and dense coding schemes correspond to the same mathematical objects
by Himanshu Tyagi (PhD candidate, Electrical Eng., UMCP)
Student presentations:
2. Quantum memory in the laboratory setting:
Scattering and spatial variables
by Paul Koprowski (PhD candidate, Mathematics, UMCP)
