Doctoral Programme in the Physics and Mathematics of Information
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Quantum Information Technologies

Objective: This course aims at offering graduate students a comprehensive introduction to the current research in experimental quantum information and the related technologies. It relies on a series of invited lectures by top-level experts and pioneers in their respective areas of activity.

Target: Students of the doctoral programmes in Physics and Technological Physics Engineering. Also relevant for graduate students in physics (MEFT), computer science, information sciences, electrical engineering and mathematics.                                                      

Format: Series of lectures (7,5 credits ECTS).

Course coordinator: Yasser Omar

Syllabus: The course Quantum Information Technologies is constituted by a series of weekly invited lectures, delivered by experts in the field. Opportunities for scientific visits to their laboratories will be available to DP-PMI students.

Lectures (Fall 2014):

19-09-2014
Lecture 0: Introduction to Quantum Information Technologies
Yasser Omar (Physics of Information Group, IT & University of Lisbon)

26-09-2014
Lecture 1: Quantum Matter – Ultra-Cold Atoms as a Model System
Jörg Schmiedmayer (Vienna University of Technology)     

03-10-2014
Lecture 2: Quantum Information Processing with Trapped Ions
Rainer Blatt (Universtity of Innsbruck)

10-10-2014
Lecture 3: Optical Implementations of Quantum Communication and QKD
Thomas Jennewein (Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo)    

17-10-2014
Lecture 4: Quantum Devices
Igor Tralle (Rzeszow University)

24-10-2014
Lecture 5: Introduction to Adiabatic Quantum Computation and Quantum Annealing
Mohammad Amin (D-Wave)
     
07-11-2014
Lecture 6: NanoPhotonics for Quantum Emitters
Niek van Hulst (ICFO - Institute of Photonic Sciences)

14-11-2014
Lecture 7: Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
Jean-Michel Raimond (Ecole Normale Supérieure)    

21-11-2014
Lecture 8: Quantum Information Processing with Integrated Photonics
Fabio Sciarrino (Università di Roma "La Sapienza") 

28-11-2014
Lecture 9: Quantum Optomechanics: State of the Play, Challenges & Perspectives
Markus Aspelmeyer (University of Vienna)

05-12-2014
Lecture 10: Solid State Qubits
Fedor Jelezko 
(University of Ulm)