Events - August 2014

Thursday, August 14, 2014 — 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT

Andersson: Quantum Digital Signatures

Erika Andersson, Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences Heriot-Watt University

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 — 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT

Eleftheriadou: How to obtain noiseless amplification (Just not every time)

Electra Eleftheriadou, University of Strathclyde

In practical applications of communication schemes it is often necessary to amplify the transmitted signals. Because of the intrinsic noise due to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, a quantum signal requires an amplification process which is different than the one used for classical signals.

Thursday, August 7, 2014 — 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT

Xu: Practical side-channel-free quantum key distribution

Feihu Xu, University of Toronto

In theory, quantum key distribution (QKD) provides information-theoretic security based on the laws of physics. Owing to the imperfections of real-life implementations, however, there is a big gap between the theory and practice of QKD. This gap has been recently exploited by several quantum hacking activities.

Friday, August 1, 2014 — 1:00 PM EDT