Mathematics of Quantum Computation and Quantum Technology
November 13 - 16, 2005
Texas A&M University

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Sunday, November 13 - Wednesday, November 16


All talks will take place in Blocker 628.

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Sunday, November 13
Tutorial Day

9:00 - 11:00: G. Chen (TAMU)
"Introduction to quantum computing devices"

11:00 - 12:00: S. Lomonaco (UMBC)
"Introduction to quantum computing and algorithms I"

12:00 - 1:30: LUNCH BREAK

1:30 - 3:00: S. Lomonaco (UMBC)
"Introduction to quantum computing and algorithms II"

3:00 - 5:30: L. Kauffman (UIC)
"Topology and quantum computing"


Monday, November 14 - Main Program

(Chair: G.Chen)

8:00 - 8:30: Professor Al Boggess, Chairman Math Dept.
Registration and opening remarks

8:30 - 9:30: L. Cohen
"Time-varying spectra and Quasi-distributions for systems governed by differential equations"

9:30 - 10:10: B.G. Englert
"The Singapore Protocol for Quantum Cryptography"

10:10 - 10:40: BREAK

10:40 - 11:20: M.S. Zubairy
"Quantum Entanglment: Measurement Criteria and Applications"

11:20 - 12:00: H. Brandt
"Exploiting Entanglement in Quantum Cryptographic Probes"

12:00 - 1:30: LUNCH BREAK

(Chair: B.G. Englert)

1:30 - 2:10: H. Lee
"Linear-optics Quantum Computation: A group-theoretical analysis"

2:20 - 3:10: M. Kleber
"New Mathematical Tools for Quantum Technology"

3:10 - 3:40 BREAK

Contributed Talks 3:40-5:20

3:40 - 4:00 D. Uskov
"Geometric phase for SU(N) through fiber bundles and unitary integration"

4:00 - 4:20 M. Rojas
"From algebraic to Quantum Complexity"

4:20 - 4:40 H. Dye
"Unitary Solutions to the Yang-Baxter Equations in Dimension 4"

4:40 - 5:00 Z. Diao
"From Quantum Multi-Object Search to Symmetric Group Generation"

5:00 - 5:20 Z. Feng
"Asymptotic Behavior of the Schrodinger Equation"

6:30 - 8:30: BANQUET


Tuesday, November 15 - Main Program

(Chair: G. Kuperberg)

8:30 - 9:10: S. Abramsky
"Categorical Quantum Mechanics: some mathematical aspects"

9:20 - 10:00: R. Coecke
"Picturing Quantum Informatics"

10:00 - 10:30: BREAK

10:30 - 11:10: A. Klappenecker
"Nonbinary Stabilizer Codes over Finite Fields"

11:20 - 12:00: L. Kauffman
"Anyonic Topological Computing and the Fibonacci Model"

12:00 - 1:30: LUNCH BREAK

1:30 - 3:10: Forward-Looking panel discussions (Brandt/Kauffman)

(Chair: S. Lomonaco)

3:10 - 3:50 B. Sanders
"Efficient Quantum Algorithms for Simulating Sparse Hamiltonians"

4:00 - 6:00 Contributed Talks

4:00 - 4:20: Guy Battle
"The Aharonov-Bergmann-Lebowitz Formula"

4:20 - 4:40: Salah Aly
"Nonbinary Quantum BCH Codes"

4:40 - 5:00: Jennifer Franko
"Representations of the Braid Group via a Bell State Matrix"

5:00 - 5:20: Christopher Moseley
"Time-Optimal Control of a Three-spin Chain"

5:20 - 5:40: P. Kiran
"Quantum Reed-Muller Codes"


Wednesday, November 16 - Main Program

(Chair: Z. Diao)

8:30 - 9:10: G. Kuperberg
"A subexponential-time quantum algorithm for the dihedral hidden subgroup problem"

9:20 - 10:00: S. Lomonaco
"Topological Quantum Computing and the Jones Polynomical"

10:00 - 10:30: BREAK

10:30 - 11:10: B. Ramakrishna
"Parametrizations of Positive Matrices with Applications to Quantum Information Processing"

11:20 - 12:00: Laszlo Kish
"An absolutely secure QKD scheme with no detection noise, entanglement and classical communication"


Last updated: November 7, 2005