FI:IA066 Quantum Computing - an intro - Course Information

IA066 Introduction to Quantum Computing

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Jozef Gruska, DrSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Mojmír Křetínský, CSc.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jozef Gruska, DrSc.

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:50 B410

Prerequisites

MB003 Linear Algebra and Geometry I && ( IB005 Formal languages and Automata || IB102 Automata and Grammars )
linear algebra, automata and languages, no quantum physics is necessary

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Informatics (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (eng.) (programme FI, N-AP)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-TV)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

Quantum computing in particular and quantum information processing in general are one of the hotest subjects in science in general and in informatics in particular. The goal of this introductory course is to present basic aims, concepts, methods and result in this fascinating area. After completing the course student will be able: to understand principles of the design of quantum algorithms; to understand basic ideas of Shor's and Grover's algorithms; to design simple quantum circuits; to understand recognition power of several quantum automata; to understand basic principles of quantum cryptography; to design quantum error-correcting codes.

Syllabus

• Motivation, history, basic quantum experiments, limitations and paaradoxes
• Hilbert space basics
• Quantum bits,registers
• quantum gates and circuits; quantum computational primitives
• quantum entanglement and non-locality
• simple quantum algorithms, Shor's algorithms, Grover algorithm and its applications
• quantum automata, quantum error-correction methods.

Literature

• GRUSKA, Jozef. Quantum computing. London: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1999, xv, 439. ISBN 0077095030. info

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

oral exam

Language of instruction

Slovak

Follow-Up Courses

• IA077 Advanced Quantum Information Processing

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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