Instructors
C = Isaac Chuan
S = Peter Shor
H = Sean Hallgren, Guest Lecturer
| SES # | INSTRUCTORS | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Quantum Operations; Operator Sum Representation; System-Environment Model | Problem set 1 out |
| 2 | C | Quantum Error Correction - Criteria and Examples | |
| 3 | S | Calderbank Shor Steane Codes | |
| 4 | S | Stabilizers; Stabilizer Quantum Codes |
Problem set 2 out
Problem set 1 due |
| 5 | S | Topological Quantum Codes; Kitaev’s Anyon Model | |
| 6 | C | Stabilizers II; Computing on Quantum Codes | |
| 7 | C | Concatenated Codes; The Threshold Theorem |
Problem set 3 out
Problem set 2 due |
| 8 | C | Cluster State Quantum Computation | |
| 9 | C | Measurement and Teleportation Based Quantum Computation | |
| 10 | C | Adiabatic Quantum Computation | |
| 11 | S | Quantum Algorithms on Graphs; Quantum Random Walks |
Problem set 4 out
Problem set 3 due |
| 12 | H | Quantum Algorithms: The Abelian Hidden Subgroup Problem; QFT Over Sn | |
| 13 | H | The Nonabelian HSP; Hidden Dihedral Group; Positive and Negative Results | |
| 14 | S | Channels I: Quantum Data Compression; Entanglement Concentration; Typical Subspaces | |
| 15 | S | Channels II: Holevo’s Theorem; HSW Theorem; Entanglement Assisted Channel Capacity |
Project forms out
Problem set 4 due |
| 16 | S | Channels III: Quantum-Quantum Channels, Mother/Father Protocol; Distillable Entanglement | |
| 17 | C | Entanglement as a Physical Resource | |
| 18 | C | Quantum Protocols - Quantum Communication Complexity; Distributed Algorithms | Project forms due |
| 19 | C | Quantum Games | |
| 20 | C | Quantum Cryptography | |
| 21-22 | Project Meetings | ||
| 23-26 | Project Presentations |
