Introduction to quantum science and technology
QUANT-400
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QUANT-400 Introduction to quantum science and technology - Fall 2022
IMG_4340
15.09.2023, 20:24
Week 14 Dec 19 Part II Hardware Technologies and Applications
19.12.2022, 16:06
Week 13 Dec 12 Part I Hardware Technologies and Applications
14.12.2022, 00:00
Week 10 - Trapped Ions QIP by Prof. Cornelius Hempel
22.11.2022, 14:07
Week 10 - cQED PART4
21.11.2022, 16:48
Week10 -Spin Qubits in Semiconductor QDs
21.11.2022, 16:38
Week 09 - cQED PART 3
14.11.2022, 15:45
Week 09 - cQED PART 2
14.11.2022, 15:30
Week 09 - cQED PART 1
14.11.2022, 15:20
Week 08 - Variational Algorithms
07.11.2022, 11:48
Week 07 - Classical and quantum solutions to Schroedinger's equation
31.10.2022, 11:27
CHSH inequality
24.10.2022, 11:55
QKD end. Dense Coding. Teleportation
24.10.2022, 11:54
QKD and BB84
24.10.2022, 11:37
Distributed Quantum Computation
17.10.2022, 12:50
Distributed quantum computing
17.10.2022, 12:41
Quantum Simulation
10.10.2022, 13:27
Deutsch/Grover's
10.10.2022, 11:51
Deutsch Algorithm, Grover's Algorithm
Intro to Quantum Information
03.10.2022, 12:01
Bloch sphere, basic gates and measurements.
The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
19.09.2022, 09:34
Introduction to Quantum Science and Technology
19.09.2022, 09:31
Media
QUANT-400 Introduction to quantum science and technology - Fall 2022
IMG_4340
15.09.2023, 20:24
Week 14 Dec 19 Part II Hardware Technologies and Applications
19.12.2022, 16:06
Week 13 Dec 12 Part I Hardware Technologies and Applications
14.12.2022, 00:00
Week 10 - Trapped Ions QIP by Prof. Cornelius Hempel
22.11.2022, 14:07
Week 10 - cQED PART4
21.11.2022, 16:48
Week10 -Spin Qubits in Semiconductor QDs
21.11.2022, 16:38
Week 09 - cQED PART 3
14.11.2022, 15:45
Week 09 - cQED PART 2
14.11.2022, 15:30
Week 09 - cQED PART 1
14.11.2022, 15:20
Week 08 - Variational Algorithms
07.11.2022, 11:48
Week 07 - Classical and quantum solutions to Schroedinger's equation
31.10.2022, 11:27
CHSH inequality
24.10.2022, 11:55
QKD end. Dense Coding. Teleportation
24.10.2022, 11:54
QKD and BB84
24.10.2022, 11:37
Distributed Quantum Computation
17.10.2022, 12:50
Distributed quantum computing
17.10.2022, 12:41
Quantum Simulation
10.10.2022, 13:27
Deutsch/Grover's
10.10.2022, 11:51
Deutsch Algorithm, Grover's Algorithm
Intro to Quantum Information
03.10.2022, 12:01
Bloch sphere, basic gates and measurements.
The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
19.09.2022, 09:34
Introduction to Quantum Science and Technology
19.09.2022, 09:31
Regular course schedule:
- Lectures on Monday // 8:15-11:00 AM // room MA A1 12
- Exercise sessions on Monday // 11:00-12:00 AM // room MA A1 12
SWITCHtube channel link here (This is the 2022 edition and is given here as an aid. They are not meant to replace this year's in-presence lectures. Materials, instructors, and ordering of lectures might differ but the content is to a large extent similar.)
Course instructors and topics:
Weekly topics are indicative and will be adapted by each professor as the semester goes on.
- Nicolas Macris (IC SMILS) Information and communication - TA: Perrine Vantalon & Anastasia Remizova
- Giuseppe Carléo (SB IPHYS) Computation and simulation - TA: Friederike Metz
- Pasquale Scarlino (SB HQC) Quantum phys & tech: qubit platforms selected topics - TA: Camille Roy
- Adrian Ionescu (STI NANOLAB) Hardware technologies and applications - TA: ...
- Edoardo Charbon (STI AQUA) Hardware technologies and applications
A few resources in epfl library:
- The physics of information technology / Gershenfeld
- Quantum computation and quantum information / Nielsen and Chuang
- Quantum computer science: an introduction /Mermin
- Bharti, K., et al., 2022. Noisy intermediate-scale quantum algorithms. Rev. Mod. Phys. 94, 015004
9 SEPT - Introduction basics
- Introduction and overview of class
- Axioms of Quantum Theory
- Bracket notation, qubits, Bloch Sphere
- Two level systems, spin
- Hamiltonian in a magnetic field and unitary dynamics.
- Introduction basics & Axioms of QM & Application to two level system (or QUBIT) (File)
- video 1 math basics (URL)
- video 2 math cont and Axioms of QM (URL)
- video 3 application to two level systems (to be completed next time) (URL)
16 SEPT - holiday (jeune fédéral)
23 SEPT - Information and communication
Prof. Nicolas Macris - TA: Anastasia Remizova
- Density matrix, von Neuman entropy
- partial density matrices and entanglement entropy
- Illustrations with two qubits systems and spin-spin interactions
- Gates and circuit representations
- Density matrix, partial density matrices (File)
- Von Neumann entropy, entanglement entropy (File)
- Schmidt Theorem Proof (File)
- Exercise set 1 (File)
- Solution exercise set 1 (File)
- video hour 1 - unitary dynamics of two level systems (URL)
- video hour 3 - partial density matrix (URL)
30 SEPT - Information and communication
Prof. Nicolas Macris - TA: Perrine Vantalon & Anastasia Remizova
- Quantum Key Distribution (BB84, B92)
- Dense coding and Teleportation
- Circuit representations of the protocols
- Tripartite QKD, Secret sharing (discussion)
- Exercise set 2 (File)
- Solution exercise set 2 (File)
- QKD BB84 B92.pdf (File)
- Dense coding and teleportation.pdf (File)
- video hour 1 von Neumann entropy (URL)
- video hour 2 entanglement entropy - QKD BB84 protocol (URL)
- video hour 3 Dense coding (URL)
7 OCT - Information and communication
- end of previous lecture (teleportation first hour)
- Bell inequalities and QKD (Ekert 91 protocol)
- Tsirelson bound(s) and Tsirelson's problem (review)
- Possibly one selected topic from:
- tripartite schemes and secret sharing,
- or quantum games (magic squares)
- or multiparty Bell inequalities and how to construct them
- CHSHinequality, Ekert91Protocol: overview (File)
- Complement on the proof of CHSH inequality and discussion of locality assumption (File)
- Chosen topics: Tsirelson bound, Tsirelson problem, Multiparty bell inequalities (File)
- Exercise set 3 (File)
- Solution 3 (File)
- video hour 1 Teleportation protocol (URL)
- video hour 3 Bell inequality and Tsirelson's problem overview (URL)
14 OCT - Computation and Simulation
Prof. Giuseppe Carleo - TA: Friederike Metz
- Lecture Notes - Exact Diagonalization (File)
- Python tutorial notebook (File)
- Exercise 1 (File)
- Exercise 1 solution (File)
21 OCT - holiday (fall break)
28 OCT - Computation and Simulation
4 NOV - Computation and simulation
Prof. Giuseppe Carleo - TA: Dr. Friederike Metz
11 NOV - quantum phys & tech: qubit platforms selected topics
Prof. Pasquale Scarlino - TA: Camille René Charles Roy
- Introduction to qubit platforms (superconducting qubits pt1).
- Qubit Platforms: Solution sheet 1 (File)
- Superconductivity handwritten notes (File)
- Qubit platforms: Exercise sheet 1 (File)
- Transmon qubit supplementary material (File)
- Dynamics of Quantum System (File)
- Electronic Harmonic Oscillator (File)
- Introduction to Experimental Quantum Measurements with superconducting qubit (File)
- Lecture 1 slides (File)
18 NOV - quantum phys & tech: qubit platforms selected topics
Prof. Pasquale Scarlino - TA: Camille René Charles Roy
- Introduction to qubit platforms (superconducting qubits pt2).
- Introduction to qubit platforms (spin qubits if time permits).
- Quantum Computing summary for engineers (File)
- Exercise sheet 2 (File)
- Solution sheet 2 (File)
- Nice summary chapter about superconducting cQED technology (For internal use only!!) (File)
25 NOV - hardware technologies and applications
Prof. Adrian Ionescu - TA: ...
The additional readings are provided to facilitate the comprehension of some slides (following demands of some students), they are not mandatory and can be accessed at the open book examination.
- Lectures Ionescu #1 and #2 (File)
- Addtional reading on Single Electron Transistor (File)
- Additional reading on Tunnel FETs (File)
- Exercices 2023 (File)
2 DEC - hardware technologies and applications
Prof. Adrian Ionescu - TA: ...
- Single Electronics
9 DEC - hardware technologies and applications
Prof. Edoardo Charbon -
- The quantum stack, Quantum-classical interfaces
- From fidelity to electronic circuit specifications
- Cryogenic electronics to control quantum systems
- Quantum sensing & metrology
16 DEC - hardware technologies and applications
Prof. Edoardo Charbon -
- The quantum stack, Quantum-classical interfaces
- From fidelity to electronic circuit specifications
- Cryogenic electronics to control quantum systems
- Quantum sensing & metrology