Active Networks and Active Network Management: A Proactive Management Framework (Network and Systems Management) (Hardcover) by Stephen F. Bush (Author), Amit B. Kulkarni (Author) Active Networks and Active Network Management: A Proactive Management Framework (Network and Systems Management) (Hardcover) by Stephen F. Bush (Author), Amit B. Kulkarni (Author)

Quantum Computation and Communication
CSCI 4967 and 6965
Dr. Stephen Bush bushsf@research.ge.com

Office Days/Hours: Thu after class

Syllabus

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Final project

Course Emphasis and Goals

The primary goal of this course is to provide a fundamental understanding of quantum computing as well as promising applications related to communication, for example super dense coding and quantum cryptography. The course introduction will cover a brief comparison and contrast with classical computer science and followed by a review of linear algebra and matrix operations as they pertain to quantum operators. This is followed by an overview of the postulates of quantum mechanics in which the relationship between underlying physics and computation is emphasized. The concept of quantum circuits is introduced after which select quantum algorithms are examined. Students may expect to have tangible interaction with software implementations of quantum simulators such as those in Mathematica and Matlab. The final part of the course will introduce the foundations of quantum information theory, quantum error-correction, and quantum cryptography. The course is comprised of formal lectures, a midterm and final exam, and an independent project.

Lectures

  1. QM Basics I
  2. QM Basics II
  3. Quantum Mechanics I
  4. Quantum Mechanics II
    (Teleportation step-by-step)
  5. Quantum Computation and Computer Science I
  6. Quantum Computation and Computer Science II
  7. Quantum Circuits I
  8. Quantum Circuits II
  9. Quantum Noise I
  10. Quantum Noise II
  11. Quantum Information Theory I
  12. Quantum Information Theory II

Student Projects

  1. "Game Theory: From Classic to Quantum", Cerna, David M.
  2. "Quantum Cryptography with Finite Resources", Marchand, Daniel G.
  3. "High Speed QKD and Dead-Time Effects", Schnur, Max M.
  4. "Quantum Channel Capacity: Noise and Error Correction", Stevens, Robert D.
  5. "Quantum Graph Evolution", Sznol, Jason N.
  6. "Measurement-Based Quantum Turing Machines", Vassilyeva, Nadezhda
  7. "Quantum Secret Sharing", Lawrence, Jason
  8. "Bird Walks with Qubits", Barlett, Kevin W.
  9. "Existance of Quantum Secure One-way Functions", Belew, Brandon L.

Final Project Report Submission

The final project report should be submitted in latex using the following templates:

  1. Unix Latex Style
  2. Windows Latex Style
  3. Windows Bibtex
  4. Unix Bibtex

Scribe Notes from students

See latex template and instructions. You will find the braket package handy as well.

MikTex and TeXnicCenter are both freely available. TeXnicCenter is a frontend for MikTex to make things easier. Also, see information about latex symbols for more hints. There are also many quick introductions to latex and bibtex on the web.

  1. QM Basics I Week 1 Notes (pdf) Week 1 Notes (latex)
  2. QM Basics II Week 2 Notes (pdf) Week 2 Note (latex)
  3. Quantum Mechanics I Week 3 Notes (pdf) Week 3 Notes (latex)
  4. Quantum Mechnics II Week 4 Notes (pdf) Week 4 Notes (latex)
  5. Computer Science I Week 5 Notes (pdf) Week 5 Notes (latex)
  6. Computer Science II Week 6 Notes (pdf) Week 6 Notes (latex)
  7. Circuits I Week 7 Notes (pdf) Week 7 Notes (latex)
  8. Circuits II Week 8 Notes (pdf) Week 8 Notes (latex)
  9. Noise I Week 9 Notes (pdf) Week 9 Notes (latex)
  10. Noise II Week 10 Notes (pdf) Week 10 Notes (latex)
  11. Information Theory I Week 11 Notes (pdf) Week 11 Notes (latex)
  12. Graph Theory Week 12 Notes (pdf) Week 12 Notes (latex)