Computer Science 648 - Quantum Information Systems

Fundamentals of quantum information systems, including quantum computation, quantum cryptography, and quantum information theory. Topics include: quantum circuit model, qubits, unitary operators, measurement, entanglement, quantum algorithms for factoring and search, quantum key distribution, error-correction and fault-tolerance, information capacity of quantum channels, complexity of quantum computation.

Open to Masters and PhD Computer Science students only. MEETS WITH COMPSCI 590Q. PREVIOUSLY COMPSCI 690Q. FAMILIARITY WITH LINEAR ALGEBRA (MATH 235) AND CALCULUS (MATH 131/132). KNOWLEDGE OF SOME PROBABILITY AND DISCRETE MATH. KNOWLEDGE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS IS NOT A PREREQUISITE; QUANTUM CONCEPTS INTRODUCED AS NEEDED. KNOWLEDGE OF ALGORITHMS AND COMPLEXITY ARE NOT PREREQUISITES; ALSO INTRODUCED AS NEEDED. SEATS HELD FOR INCOMING GRAD STUDENT REGISTRATION. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/academics/course-overrides.