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Mini-course on quantum computer programming by Jens Palsberg (UCLA)

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Tidspunkt

Torsdag 15. august 2019,  kl. 09:30 - 15:30

Sted

Store Aud., building 5510, Åbogade 15, 8200 Aarhus N

Quantum Programming - This mini course is about how to program quantum computers.

Why is quantum computing more powerful than classical computing? The reason is that a quantum computer enables a massive state space  by using a few qubits instead of many bits (0s and 1s). Qubits are better than bits because they can do exponentially more work.  Indeed, a few hundred qubits may be sufficient for quantum computers to outperform all current classical computers. Quantum computers with 72 cubits exist today and people expect that larger quantum computers will achieve a quantum advantage soon.

Do we have algorithms for quantum computers?  Yes, we do! From the 1990s we have algorithms such as Shor's algorithm, Grover's algorithm, and Simon's algorithm.  Today we have algorithms for chemistry, machine learning, and optimization, and future quantum algorithms may break cryptography.

How do we run quantum algorithms on quantum computers?  Sign up for this course and learn how.  We will study the foundations, algorithms,and languages of quantum computing, and we will run quantum programs on real and simulated quantum computers.

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