Parisian Master of Research in Computer Science
Master Parisien de Recherche en Informatique (MPRI)

Quantum Information and Cryptography (24h, 3ECTS)

Lecturers

Organization

Tuesday 12h45-15h45 starting Dec. 10, Room 1004

Evaluation: Final exam.

Prerequisites

2.34.1 Quantum computing or another course on quantum computing.

Presentation and objectives

The course will cover quantum information, quantum cryptography and advanced quantum algorithms.

Detailed schedule

  • Dec 10 (SA) Quantum walks
  • Dec 17 (SA) Quantum walk search
  • Jan 07 (SA) Quantum adiabatic algorithm
  • Jan 14 (SA) Hamiltonian simulation
  • Jan 28 (AC) Mixed states, POVMs, distance measures, Helstrom measurement, Unambiguous State Discrimination
  • Feb 04 (AC) Quantum key distribution
  • Feb 11 (AC) Quantum cryptography beyond QKD
  • Feb 18 (AC) Quantum information theory, Shannon entropy, Holevo's bound

FINAL EXAM TBD

Lecture Notes

(To appear)

Lectures 1-4: link

Lectures 5-8: link

Internships

Please contact the lecturers for information about internships: André Chailloux or Simon Apers (see here for suggested topics).

 
Universités partenaires Université Paris-Diderot
Université Paris-Saclay
ENS Cachan École polytechnique Télécom ParisTech
ENS
Établissements associés Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie CNRS INRIA CEA