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Working Seminar on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information

Spring 2020

 

Date:January 17, 2020
Time:1:30pm
Location:BLOC 624
Speaker:Braden Yosko, TAMU
Title:Intro to computation

Date:January 24, 2020
Time:1:30pm
Location:BLOC 624
Speaker:Li Gao, TAMU
Title:A review of linear algebra for quantum computation
Abstract:We will do a quick review of the basics from linear algebra that are required for this semester's undergraduate research program.

Date:January 27, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Ben Hamlin, TAMU
Title:Tensor products, Schmidt decomposition, and Qubits

Date:January 31, 2020
Time:1:30pm
Location:BLOC 624
Speaker:Priyanga Ganesan, TAMU MATH
Title:Mixed states, Quantum Circuit Model

Date:February 3, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:John Weeks, TAMU MATH
Title:Quantum Circuit Model

Date:February 7, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Bloc 624
Speaker:Samuel Harris, TAMU MATH
Title:Superdense Coding and Quantum Teleportation

Date:February 10, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Andrew Nemec, TAMU CS
Title:Quantum Error Correction

Date:February 14, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Bloc 624
Speaker:Andrew Nemec, TAMU CS
Title:Quantum Error Correction

Date:February 17, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Kari Eifler, TAMU MATH
Title:Introduction to Topological Quantum Computation

Date:February 21, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:BLOC 624
Speaker:Xiaoyu Su, TAMU MATH
Title:Introduction to TQC, part II

Date:February 24, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Xiaoyu Su, TAMU MATH
Title:The quantum double of a finite group

Date:February 28, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:BLOC 624
Speaker:Michael Brannan, TAMU MATH
Title:More on quasi-triangular Hopf algebras, Yang-Baxter Equations, and Kitaev's Quantum Double Model

Date:March 2, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:BLOC 506A
Speaker:Li Gao, TAMU MATH
Title:Kitaev's Finite Group Model

Date:March 6, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Bloc 624
Speaker:Michael Brannan, TAMU MATH
Title:Quantum doubles of Hopf algebras, Kitaev's model

Date:March 30, 2020
Time:3:30pm
Location:Zoom
Speaker:Michael Brannan, TAMU MATH
Title:Re-organizational meeting, review of Kitaev's model
Abstract:https://tamu.zoom.us/j/564802693

Date:April 3, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Zoom
Speaker:Michael Brannan, TAMU MATH
Title:Kitaev's Finite Group Model is an ECC
Abstract:https://tamu.zoom.us/j/564802693

Date:April 9, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Zoom
Speaker:Li Gao, TAMU MATH
Title:Anyons in infinite quantum systems : QFT in d=2+1 and the Toric Code - After P. Naaijkens
Abstract:https://tamu.zoom.us/j/564802693

Date:April 17, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Zoom
Speaker:John Weeks, TAMU MATH
Title:Ribbon operators, excitations (After Naaijkens, Chapter 9,12)
Abstract:https://tamu.zoom.us/j/564802693

Date:April 24, 2020
Time:2:00pm
Location:Zoom
Speaker:John Weeks, TAMU MATH
Title:Ribbon operators, excitations (After Naaijkens, Chapter 9,12), contunued
Abstract:https://tamu.zoom.us/j/564802693