Course

CS-308: Introduction to quantum computation

Summary

The course introduces the paradigm of quantum computating in an axiomatic way. We introduce the notions of quantum bits, gates, and circuits. We introduce themost important quantum algorithms. We also touch upon error-correcting codes. This course is independent of COM-309.

Lectures

Instructor

Nicolas Macris

Nicolas Macris received the PhD degree in theoretical physics from EPFL and then pursued his scientific activity at the mathematics department of Rutgers University (NJ, USA). He then joined the Faculty of Basic Science of EPFL, working in the field of quantum statistical mechanics and mathematical aspects of the quantum Hall effect. Since 2005 he is with the Communication Theories Laboratory and Information Processing group of the School of Communication and Computer Science and currently works at the interface of statistical mechanics, information theory and error correcting codes, inference and learning theory. He held long-term visiting appointments and collaborations with the University College and the Institute of Advanced studies in Dublin, the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, the Centre de Physique Theorique Luminy Marseille, Paris XI Orsay, the ETH Zürich and more recently Los Alamos National Lab. CV and publication list.

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/introduction-to-quantum-computation-CS-308

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CS-308

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Nicolas Macris

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/introduction-to-quantum-computation-CS-308

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CS-308

Lectures in this course (61)

Introduction: Course syllabus

Introduces the course syllabus, grading scheme, and classical and quantum computation models.

Irreversible and Reversible Circuit Theorems

Covers the proofs of Irreversible and Reversible circuit theorems, focusing on gates and the issue of irreversibility and reversibility.

Linear Algebra in Dirac Notation

Covers linear algebra in Dirac notation, focusing on vector spaces and quantum bits.

Principles of Quantum Physics

Covers the principles of quantum physics, focusing on tensor product spaces and entangled vectors.

Principles of Quantum Physics

Explores the fundamental principles of quantum physics, including quantum states, unitary transformations, Hilbert spaces, and measurement processes.

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