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Summer School in Quantum Information Processing

May 14 - 18, 2001

Schedule:

Monday, May 14

Audio of the Lectures

8:45 - 9:45 a.m.

Registration

 

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Introduction  
10:00 - 11:00 a.m

M. Nielsen

Introduction to quantum mechanics and quantum information science

  Coffee Break  
11:30 -12:30

M. Nielsen

Introduction to quantum mechanics and quantum information science

  Lunch  
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

M. Nielsen

Introduction to quantum mechanics and quantum information science

  Tea Break  
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

P. Høyer

Introduction to Quantum Algorithms


 

 

Tuesday, May 15

 

Registration

 

 

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

M. Mosca

Quantum Algorithms

  Coffee Break  

11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

A. Tapp

Quantum Searching and Generalizations

  Lunch  

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

M. Knill

Fault-tolerant Quantum Error Correction

3:10 - 4:00 p.m.

D. Lidar

Ion Trap and Quantum Dot Implementations

  Tea Break  

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

G. Brassard

Quantum Cryptography


   

Wednesday, May 16

 

Registration

 

 

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

G. Brassard

Quantum Cryptography

  Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 a.m.

R. Cleve Bell's theorem and Communication Complexity
 

Lunch

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

M. Knill

Fault-tolerant Quantum Error Correction

  Tea Break

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

R. Laflamme

NMR Quantum Information Processing


 

Thursday, May 17

 

Registration

 

 

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

J. Watrous

Quantum Interactive Proof Systems

  Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 a.m.

R. de Wolf

Quantum Lower Bounds

  Lunch

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

B. Terhal

Simulating Physical Systems of a Quantum Computer

3:10 - 4:10 p.m.

A. Steinberg

Experiments with Entangled Photons

  Tea Break  

4:45 - 5:45 p.m.

P. Shor

Quantum Computing
Lecture will be held held at the Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Rm 2158 - This talk is open to the General public

5:45 - 6:45 p.m.

Reception

Medical Sciences Building

7:00 pm

BANQUET**

**The Faculty Club, University of Toronto
(pre-purchased tickets required)


 

 

Friday, May 18

Friday talks will be held at the Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, J.J.R. MacCloud, Room 2158, they are open to the general public.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

C. Bennett

Degrees of Knowledge of a Quantum State

  Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 a.m. R. Laflamme Physical Implementations of Quantum Information Processors
  Lunch

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

U. Vazirani

How Powerful is Adiabatic Quantum Computation?

  Tea Break  

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

P. Shor

Capacities of Quantum Channels