- title:
- Quantum Information and Cryptography
Information quantique et cryptographie - manager:
- André Chailloux
- ects:
- 3
- period:
- 2
- hours:
- 24
- weeks:
- 8
- hours-per-week:
- 3
- language:
- English on request
- lang:
- track:
- C
- themes:
- Quantum, Cryptography
- order:
- 2.34.2
- successor:
- qcc
- link:
- view
- [2.34.2]
- Quantum Information and Cryptography
Information quantique et cryptographie
- Language:
- Period:
- 2.
- Duration:
- 24h (3h/week).
- ECTS:
- 3.
- Themes: Quantum, Cryptography
- Manager:
- André Chailloux.
Lecturers
Organization
Tuesday 12h45-15h45 starting Dec. 10, Room 1004
Evaluation: Final exam.
Prerequisites
2.34.1 Quantum computing or another course on quantum computing.
Presentation and objectives
The course will cover quantum information, quantum cryptography and advanced quantum algorithms.
Detailed schedule
- Dec 10 (SA) Quantum walks
- Dec 17 (SA) Quantum walk search
- Jan 07 (SA) Quantum linear algebra
- Jan 14 (SA) Quantum adiabatic algorithm
- Jan 28 (AC) Mixed states, POVMs, distance measures, Helstrom measurement, Unambiguous State Discrimination
- Feb 04 (AC) Quantum key distribution
- Feb 11 (AC) Quantum cryptography beyond QKD
- Feb 18 (AC) Quantum information theory, Shannon entropy, Holevo's bound
FINAL EXAM TBD
Lecture Notes
Internships
Please contact the lecturers for information about internships: André Chailloux or Simon Apers (see here for suggested topics).