Lecture

Paul Corkum, Joint Attosecond Science Lab, University of Ottawa and National Research Council of Canada

QNC 0101 | 3-4 p.m. | light refreshments to follow in QNC 1201

Public lecture

The quantum laws governing atoms and other tiny objects seem to defy common sense, and information encoded in quantum systems has weird properties that baffle our feeble human minds.

In this three part lecture mini-course Roee Ozeri will review the basic building blocks of quantum information processing with cold-trapped atomic ions.

In this three part lecture mini-course Roee Ozeri will review the basic building blocks of quantum information processing with cold-trapped atomic ions.

In this three part lecture mini-course Roee Ozeri will review the basic building blocks of quantum information processing with cold-trapped atomic ions.

It’s often useful to have a private conversation within a public world. What role can quantum cryptography play in keeping conversations private? Sometimes described as providing “unconditional security guaranteed by the laws of quantum physics,” its security implications are both tantalizing and surprisingly elusive. This talk introduces quantum cryptography and describes the speaker’s experience creating several types of quantum cryptography equipment, within the broader context of mainstream cryptography and secure communications.

Biography

Louis Taillefer, Université de Sherbrooke

From invisibility cloaks to teleportation, Harry Potter’s world is filled with mystery and wonder. Yet this magical world is not so different from the world we inhabit. Just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives is a strange quantum reality.