QSI Seminar Series

Alex Khan will go over a landscape of different quantum computing technologies, algorithms, use cases and near term quantum-inspired approaches that he has been involved in. He will discuss quantum annealer, gate-based quantum computing, superconducting, ion traps, neutral atom systems, heuristic solvers and simulators. On the use case side he will discuss Grover’s algorithm, Shor’s algorithm, QAOA and QML.

Host: Prof. Todd Pittman

Lights, camera… quantum! In this interactive seminar, we’ll take a fast-paced tour of the history and basic principles of quantum key distribution (QKD), one of the pioneering technologies that helped launch the field of quantum information science. Following a 10-minute overview, the audience will become active participants in an interactive live demonstration using a functional QKD demo system. We’ll divide into two teams—“Alice” and “Bob”—to generate a secret key in real time, experiencing firsthand how quantum physics makes eavesdropping detectable and secure communication possible. This unique format blends lecture, audience participation, and experiment to bring the promise of quantum cryptography directly into the QSI seminar hall.

Host: Todd Pittman

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Host: Sebastian Deffner

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