FI:IA077 Quantum computing - Course Information

IA077 Quantum computers and computations

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

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

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Mojmír Křetínský, CSc.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:50 B410

Prerequisites

! I077 Quantum computing
Prerequisities: course Quantum algorithms and automata or agreement with the lecturer

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS)

Course objectives

Quantum cryptography and cryptographic protocols. Unconditional security of quantum protocols.
Quantum error-correcting codes. Quantum fault-tolerant computations.
Quantum theory of information. Quantum channels. Quantum data compression
Design of quantum processors.

Syllabus

• Quantum generation of secret keys.
• Quantum versions of classical cryptosystems
• Quantum cryptographic protocols.
• Quantum public key cryptography.
• Security of quantum cryptography systems.
• Quantum error-correcting codes.
• Quantum fault-tolerant computations.
• Quantum theory of information.
• Quantum channels.
• Quantum data compression
• Quantum entanglement theory.

Literature

• Gruska Jozef, Quantum computing, WEB updatings and additions, http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/gruska
• D. W. Cohen. An introduction to Hilbert spaces and quantum logic, Springer-Verlag, 1989
• GRUSKA, Jozef. Quantum computing. London: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1999, xv, 439. ISBN 0077095030. info

Language of instruction

Slovak

Follow-Up Courses

• I066 Quantum algorithms and automata

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
  
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