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This course will provide the theoretical tools for the analysis and the optimisation of quantum information processing tasks (e.g. cloning, estimation, discrimination) and for the study and the simulation of quantum many body systems.

First, we will introduce the fundamentals notions of quantum information processing along with the needed mathematical tools. Then, we will study the more general case of multi-round quantum protocols. Finally, we will discuss quantum many body systems on a lattice, focusing on Quantum Cellular Automata and Tensor Networks.

  • The church of the larger Hilbert space: Stinespring dilation theorem and Choi-Jamiolkowsky isomorphism.
  • Quantum information processing: estimation, discrimination, tomography, cloning and teleportation.
  • Multi-round protocols and quantum strategies: network of quantum operations and quantum combs, optimisation problems and semidefinite programming, fully quantum machine learning.
  • Quantum Cellular Automata and quantum walks: fundamental definitions, structure theorems, applications, experimental implementations.
  • Tensor networks: fundamental definitions, application to quantum simulation of many body systems (Matrix Product States and Density Matrix Renormalisation Group).

Linear algebra, quantum physics, fundamental notions of quantum computing and quantum information.

The course is organised with blackboard lectures, where all the details and tools necessary to the understanding of the topics will be properly addressed, with the aim of stimulating an interactive atmosphere with the students.

M. Nielsen and I. Chuang
“Quantum Computation and Quantum Information”
Cambridge University Press (2000).

G.M. D’Ariano, G. Chiribella, P. Perinotti
“Quantum Theory from First Principles”
Cambridge University Press (2017).

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The exam consists of an oral test aimed at verifying the ability of the student to present rigorously and with an appropriate technical language all concepts learned.

Alessandro Bisio will receive by appointment via email.

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Key information

Field of research
FIS/02
ECTS
6
Term
First semester
Activity type
Mandatory to be chosen
Course Length (Hours)
48
Degree Course Type
2-year Master Degreee
Language
English

Staff

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    Alessandro Bisio

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