Quantum Information and Computing

The course introduces the basics of the quantum paradigm and their application to the fields of communication, cryptography, and computation. The student will discover some of the potentialities of the quantum technologies through examples. Then she/he will consolidate her/his knowledge within a mathematical framework allowing quantum system modeling in above listed domains.

The student will be able to understand the premises of the quantum paradigm and the motivations for its application within different fields of computer science. She/He will acquire the ability to solve elementary problems in quantum mechanics that are of interest for the physical implementation of quantum devices for communication and computation. She/He will also learn the working principles of some paradigmatic algorithms of quantum key distribution and of some of the most important algorithms in quantum computing.