Physical resources for quantum information processing

Speaker: Ty Volkoff, Konkuk University
Title: Physical resources for quantum information processing

Abstract: What characteristics of a physical system make it useful for encoding or processing quantum information? What are the theoretical limits on quantum information processing and how can engineers get close to them? Some answers to these questions will be discussed, taking examples from superconductivity, photonics, and ultracold atoms, while focusing on the structures of the elusive quantum states that make large scale quantum information processing possible in principle. We will take a look at the state-of-the-art, digest some of the hype, and consider possible career paths into a burgeoning field extending over engineering, mathematical science, and physics.