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.

Previous editions: 2014

Lectures (Fall 2015):

25-09-2015
Lecture 1: Superconducting Quantum Computing
John Martinis (University of California and Google Inc., Santa Barbara​)       

02-10-2015
Lecture 2: Quantum-Enhanced Sensing and Metrology in the Real Word 
Ian Walmsley (University of Oxford)

09-10-2015 
Lecture 3: Quantum Machine Learning​
Masoud Mohseni (Google)

16-10-2015
Lecture 4: Quantum Cryptographic Technologies
Grégoire Ribordy (ID Quantique)

23-10-2015 
Lecture 5: Diamond Quantum Devices Applied to Biology and Medicine​
Martin Plenio (Ulm University)

30-10-2015
Lecture 6: Control and Coherence of Semiconductor Spin Qubits​
Hendrik Bluhm (Aachen University)     

06-11-2015
Lecture 7: Light-Matter Quantum Interfaces
Eugene Polzik (University of Copenhagen)

30-11-2015
Lecture 8: Quantum-enhanced Sensing with Diamond
Dirk Englund (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

04-12-2015
Lecture 9: Ultra-cold Quantum Gases
Jean Dalibard (ENS Paris)