[Physstaff] Colloquium 13/5/2015 3.30pm: "Validation of Quantum Devices" Matthias Troyer (ETH)

[Daniel Oi]

We have an additional colloquium next week by Prof Matthias Troyer (ETH, Zurich). As usual, tea/coffee will be provided after the talk. Please note the slightly different time of the colloquium.

Title: Validation of Quantum Devices
Time/Date: 3.30pm Wednesday 13th May 2015
Venue: JA3.14

Abstract

About a century after the development of quantum mechanics we have now reached an exciting time where non-trivial devices that make use of quantum effects can be built. While a universal quantum computer of non-trivial size is still out of reach there are a number commercial and experimental devices: quantum random number generators, quantum encryption systems, and analog quantum simulators. In this colloquium I will present some of these devices and validation tests we performed on them. Quantum random number generators use the inherent randomness in quantum measurements to produce true random numbers, unlike classical pseudorandom number generators which are inherently deterministic. Optical lattice emulators use ultracold atomic gases in optical lattices to mimic typical models of condensed matter physics. Finally, I will discuss the devices built by Canadian company D-Wave systems, which are special purpose quantum simulators for solving hard classical optimization problems.

http://www.strath.ac.uk/physics/research/colloquia/


Dr Daniel K. L. Oi
Lecturer, Quantum Information
Computational Nonlinear & Quantum Optics
SUPA Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow G4 0NG
United Kingdom

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