This event is a part of the Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) Colloquium series. There will be a pre-colloquium reception at 2:30 pm at 1310 Walker Hall.

Speaker: Isaac Kim, UC Davis Computer Science         

Title: Quantum Error Correction

Abstract: While existing quantum computers can perform certain tasks that are difficult to simulate using conventional computers, a more practical application of quantum computer has not been demonstrated yet. The main difficulty lies in the fact that the quantum computers available today are inherently noisy. As the computation gets longer, the noise eventually overwhelms the computer and renders the outcome of the computation unreliable. Quantum error correction is a method that can make the effect of such noise arbitrarily small, thereby making a quantum computer reliable and hence more useful. In this talk, I will discuss the basics of quantum error correction, discuss it important historical developments, and more exciting recent developments, both on the theoretical and experimental front.