Stefan Wolf: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2015

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Dr. Stefan Wolf
Address
Universita della Svizzera italiana
Via Buffi 13
LAB - Glass Building, Office 202
6900 Lugano
SWITZERLAND
Telephone077 411 8606
E-mailwolf@inf.ethz.ch
DepartmentComputer Science
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
252-1403-00LIntroduction to Quantum Information Processing Information 3 credits2GS. Wolf
AbstractFollowed by an introduction to the basic principles of quantum physics, such as superposition, interference, or entanglement, a variety of subjects are treated: Quantum algorithms, teleportation, quantum communication complexity and "pseudo-telepathy", quantum cryptography, as well as the main concepts of quantum information theory.
ObjectiveIt is the goal of this course to get familiar with the most important notions that are of importance for the connection between Information and Physics. The formalism of Quantum Physics will be motivated and derived, and the use of these laws for information processing will be understood. In particular, the important algorithms of Grover as well as Shor will be studied and analyzed.
ContentAccording to Landauer, "information is physical". In quantum information, one is interested in the consequences and the possibilites offered by the laws of quantum physics for information processing. Followed by an introduction to the basic principles of quantum physics, such as superposition, interference, or entanglement, a variety of subjects are treated: Quantum algorithms, teleportation, quantum communication complexity and "pseude-telepathy", quantum cryptography, as well as the main concepts of quantum information theory.
252-4800-00LQuantum Information and Cryptography Information 2 credits2SS. Wolf
AbstractIn this advanced seminar, various topics are treated in the intersection of quantum physics, information theory, and cryptography.
Objectivesee above