university of calgary quantum information science

Quantum Information Science Seminar Series

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Seminars will be held on Wednesdays, 3:00PM-4:00PM room SB 142, unless otherwise specified.

See also the iCORE Information Security Lab seminar series: iCIS Seminar Series

Current and Upcoming IQIS Seminars

Wednesday 8th February, 2012 3.30-4.30pm in SB142
Ksenia Dolgaleva [Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto]
Co-sponsored by: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: Manipulating Optical Properties by Local-Field Effects and Nanostructuring
Abstract: Local electric field, driving the atomic transition in an optical material is, in general, different from the macroscopic field in the medium. It contains the contributions from the fields of the surrounding atoms or molecules. An even more interesting situation arises in case of nanocomposite optical materials, which are nanoscale mixtures of two or more homogeneous constituents, where the morphology can significantly modify the local field. In this talk, I will discuss how local-field effects and nanostructuring can be utilized for manipulating the optical properties of nanocomposite materials. I will also talk about some opportunities that local-field effects offer in the nonlinear optical regime. Among those is, for example, the microscopic cascaded contribution of the lower-order nonlinearities to the higher-order nonlinear response. There can exists new phenomena that local-field effects are yet to offer, and research in this field can bring up many practical applications.

Wednesday 15th February, 2012 3.00-4.00pm in SB142
Charles Adams [Durham University, UK]
Title: Non-linear optics using Rydberg atoms
Abstract: We present recent work on cooperative non-linear optics where the non- linearity is mediated not directly by the interaction between light and matter, but indirectly by dipole-dipole interactions between light induced excitations. For the giant dipoles associated with transitions between highly excited Rydberg states, a single excitation induces a cooperative response of up to 1000 neighboring atoms, thereby greatly amplifying the effect of each photon. This amplifying mechanism results in strongly enhanced optical non-linearities, see J. D. Pritchard et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 193603 (2010), allowing the creation and control of non-classical states of light.

Past IQIS Seminars

2012

Robustness of adiabatic quantum computation against decoherence
Mohammad Amin [IQC, DWave Systems]
Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
25 January 2012 - abstract -

Quantum System Identification: Hamiltonian tomography and decoherence estimation from noisy time series data
Sophie Schirmer [College of Science (Physics), Swansea University]
16 January 2012 - abstract -

2011

Density of States of Quantum Spin Systems
Ramis Movassagh [MIT]
22 December 2011 - abstract -

Measuring Quantum Correlations with Imperfect Photoncounters
Si-Hui Tan [Data Storage Institute - Singapore]
21 December 2011 - abstract -

What can we know from weak measurements?
Shengjun Wu [Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China]
7 December 2011 - abstract -

Triple slits, Born Rule and beyond...
Urbasi Sinha [IQC (University of Waterloo)]
29 November 2011 - abstract -

The global and local additivity problems in quantum information theory
Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois, Chicago ]
Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
9 November 2011 - abstract -

Measuring the Hall effect for ultracold atoms in a synthetic magnetic field
Lindsay LeBlanc [Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and University of Maryland]
26 October 2011 - abstract -

IQIS welcome party
IQIS Faculty [IQIS]
28 September 2011 - abstract -

The princess and the EPR pair
Aram Harrow [University of Washington]
17 August 2011 - abstract -

Spectral Manipulation of Optical Pulses Using the Gradient Echo Memory Scheme
Ben Sparkes [Australian National University]
15 August 2011 - abstract -

Is it entangled? A quasi-polynomial time algorithm for the quantum separability problem.
Fernando Brandão [Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil]
Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
20 July 2011 - abstract -

A Combinatorial Perspective of Error Analysis in Molecular Dynamics
Reginald Paul [University of Calgary]
22 June 2011 - abstract -

High transmission-loss and classical-quantum multiplexing QKD enabled with short wavelength photons
Thomas Jennewein [University of Waterloo]
20 June 2011 - abstract -

Measuring small longitudinal phase shifts: weak measurements or standard interferometry?
Nicolas Brunner [University of Bristol]
17 May 2011 - abstract -

Violation of Bell inequalities with photon counting and homodyne measurements
Daniel Cavalcanti [National University of Singapore]
16 May 2011 - abstract -

Zero temperature quantum dissipation using a SQUID-tunable boundary
Tim Duty [University of New South Wales]
16 May 2011 - abstract -

On measuring dangling-bond charge-qubit dynamics
Zahra Shaterzadeh Yazdi [IQIS, University of Calgary]
27 April 2011 - abstract -

An Efficient Algorithm for Optimizing Adaptive Quantum Metrology Processes
Alexander Hentschel [IQIS, University of Calgary]
20 April 2011 - abstract -

Putting Floquet theory to work: Topology of time dependent Hamiltonians
Netanel Lindner [California Institute of Technology]
Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
16 March 2011 - abstract -

Scaling Quadripartite Entanglement in the Optical Frequency Comb
Matthew Pysher [University of Virginia]
10 March 2011 - abstract -

Quantum Theory Cannot be Extended
Roger Colbeck [Perimeter Institute]
24 February 2011 - abstract -

A fully tunable microcavity
Russell J Barbour [University of Oregon]
23 February 2011 - abstract -

Applications of a family of norms in entanglement theory
Nathaniel Johnston [University of Guelph]
9 February 2011 - abstract -

Some results concerning separable states in QIT
Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois at Chicago]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
4 February 2011 - abstract -

The discrete time quantum walk: Universality, transport and searching
Neil Lovett [University of Leeds]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
19 January 2011 - abstract -

2010

A family of norms with applications in entanglement theory
David Kribs [University of Guelph]
Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
1 December 2010 - abstract -

A generalization of Noether's theorem and the information-theoretic approach to the study of symmetric dynamics
Iman Marvian [Perimeter Institute]
28 October 2010 - abstract -

Specker's parable of the overprotective seer: Implications for Contextuality, Nonlocality and Complementarity
Rob Spekkens [Perimeter Institute]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
27 October 2010 - abstract -

Optimal quantum learning of an unknown unitary transformation and multiround reference frame alignment
Giulio Chiribella [Perimeter Institute]
26 October 2010 - abstract -

Control and Error Prevention in Quantum Computing Devices
Mark Byrd [Southern Illinois University]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
20 October 2010 - abstract -

Error Estimates For The Quantum Adiabatic Approximation
Nathan Wiebe [IQIS, University of Calgary]
6 October 2010 - abstract -

Coherent control of quantum interference in atomic systems
Ali Kamli [University of Jazan , Saudi Arabia]
5 October 2010 - abstract -

Quantum Hindsight: Quantum Parameter Estimation Using Smoothing
Elanor Huntington [University of New South Wales]
29 September 2010 - abstract -

Measuring entanglement
Nolan Wallach [University of California, San Diego]
18 August 2010 - abstract -

Topological fault tolerant quantum computation with very high threshold for loss errors
Sean Barrett [Imperial College, London]
17 August 2010 - abstract -

Controlled generation of single photons in a cavity QED system
Christian Nölleke [Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching]
Co-sponsored by: University of Calgary OSA student chapter
21 July 2010 - abstract -

Compressed Tomography of Quantum Dynamical Systems
Alireza Shabani [Princeton University]
30 June 2010 - abstract -

Making and breaking entanglement-based QKD
Antia Lamas Linares [National University of Singapore]
18 June 2010 - abstract -

Comparison of experiments on general quantum systems - a Quantum Blackwell Theorem
Francesco Buscemi [Nagoya University, Japan]
25 May 2010 - abstract -

On some problems and applications of tensors
Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois, Chicago]
11 May 2010 - abstract -

Hamiltonian simulation via quantum walks
Dominic Berry [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
28 April 2010 - abstract -

Simulating Hamiltonian dynamics
Andrew Childs [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
10 March 2010 - abstract -

Matrix Product States and Quantum Phase Transition
Khabat Heshami [IQIS, University of Calgary]
24 February 2010 - abstract -

Strong superadditivity and monogamy of the Renyi measure of entanglement
Marcos César de Oliveira [Universidade Estadual de Campinas]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
10 February 2010 - abstract -

Optical implementation of a new factorization algorithm
Vincenzo Tamma [University of Maryland Baltimore County]
3 February 2010 - abstract -

Efficient, solid-state quantum memory for light
Morgan Hedges [Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University]
2 February 2010 - abstract -

2009

Quantum computational phases of matter
Stephen Bartlett [University of Sydney]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
25 November 2009 - abstract -

A new uncertainty principle near the Planck scale and its implications
Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
18 November 2009 - abstract -

Ultra Fast Quantum State Tomography
Steve Flammia [Perimeter Institute, Waterloo]
Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
4 November 2009 - abstract -

Electron spin qubits in quantum dots: a micro-magnet approach
Michel Pioro-Ladrière [Université de Sherbrooke]
26 October 2009 - abstract -

A frameness measure for mixed states
Borzumehr Toloui Semnani [IQIS, University of Calgary]
21 October 2009 - abstract -

Remote state preparation with classical versus quantum resources
Nathan Killoran [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
6 October 2009 - abstract -

On-chip cavity QED: atoms, defects, and nanostructures (Department of Physics and Astronomy Research Seminar)
Paul Barclay [Hewlett-Packard Labs]
1 October 2009 - abstract -

Quantum computation with controlled-path and merging gate
Bing He [IQIS, University of Calgary]
30 September 2009 - abstract -

Geometrizing quantum adiabatic computation
Ali Rezakhani [University of Southern California]
23 September 2009 - abstract -

Alignment of cartesian reference frames and platonic solids
Piotr Kolenderski [Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland]
16 September 2009 - abstract -

Quantum entanglement in photosynthetic light harvesting
Mohan Sarovar [University of California, Berkeley]
10 September 2009 - abstract -

The complexity of implementing NxN black-box unitaries is O(N^{3/4})
Dominic Berry [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
9 September 2009 - abstract -

Resource theory of quantum reference frames
Iman Marvian [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
26 August 2009 - abstract -

Quantum Computing with Dangling Bond Pairs on a Si Surface
Zahra Shaterzadeh Yazdi [IQIS, University of Calgary]
19 August 2009 - abstract -

Mathematical Optics at the National Laser Centre
Andrew Forbes and Stef Roux [CSIR National Laser Centre, South Africa]
10 August 2009 - abstract -

The impact of classical electronics constraints on a solid-state logical qubit memory
Andrew Landahl [Sandia National Laboratories]
7 August 2009 - abstract -

How to maximize the information transfer via a quantum noisy channel?
Gershon Kurizki [Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot, Israel]
28 July 2009 - abstract -

New optical quantum logic gates and their application to quantum chemistry
Ben Lanyon [University of Queensland]
22 July 2009 - abstract -

Post-processing for quantum key distribution
Xiongfeng Ma [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
30 April 2009 - abstract -

Machine Learning for Adaptive Quantum Control and Measurement
Alexander Hentschel [IQIS, University of Calgary]
29 April 2009 - abstract -

Distilling bipartite entanglement from multipartite states
Ben Fortescue [IQIS, University of Calgary]
1 April 2009 - abstract -

Entangled images: generation and delay with four-wave mixing
Alberto Marino [National Institute of Standards and Technology]
Co-sponsored by: University of Calgary Student Chapter of Optical Society of America
12 March 2009 - abstract -

Organic nanostructure formation on silicon surfaces: insights into tuning organic reactions and surface properties (Department of Chemistry Seminar)
Gino A. DiLabio [National Institute for Nanotechnology & National Research Council of Canada ]
30 January 2009 - abstract -

A generalized Grothendieck inequality and entanglement in XOR games
Jop Briet [Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam]
28 January 2009 - abstract -

Some linear and multilinear algebra aspects of quantum information theory
Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois at Chicago]
7 January 2009 - abstract -

2008

Correlated spontaneous emission of a single photon from a uniformly excited cloud of N atoms
Marlan Scully [Texas A&M University and Princeton University]
12 December 2008 - abstract -

Quantum information processing with single photons and atomic ensembles
David Petrosyan [Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)]
9 September 2008 - abstract -

Quantum Computing on the Surface of Silicon
Zahra Shaterzadeh-Yazdi [IQIS, University of Calgary]
3 September 2008 - abstract -

Adding and subtracting single photons to/from light fields and some other new results in manipulating the quantum states of light
Alessandro Zavatta [Istituto Nazionele di Ottica Applicara CNR c/o Physics Department, University of Florence]
8 August 2008 - abstract -

One-way quantum computation in 4-d photonic states
Jaewoo Joo [IQIS, University of Calgary]
18 June 2008 - abstract -

A Few Open Problems in Quantum Information
Gilad Gour [University of Calgary]
2 May 2008 - abstract -

The CHSH-Bell Inequality and Tsirelson's Bound with Postselection
Dominic Berry [Macquarie University]
30 April 2008 - abstract -

On a semantics for higher order quantum computation
Benoit Valiron [Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa]
23 April 2008 - abstract -

Geometric squeezing of su(2) and su(1,1) observables
Hubert de Guise [Department of Physics, Lakehead University ]
16 April 2008 - abstract -

Properties of Generic Subspaces
Jonathan Walgate [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics ]
27 February 2008 - abstract -

Quantum storage investigation in rare-earth ion doped crystals: The example of thulium
Thierry Chanelière [Laboratoire Aimé Cotton]
22 February 2008 - abstract -

Plasmonics for Quantum Information Processing
Ali Kamli [Department of Physics , King Khalid University , Saudi Arabia]
23 January 2008 - abstract -

Bound entangled states and distillable key rate
Jeongsan Kim [IQIS, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary]
16 January 2008 - abstract -

On the Properties of nonMarkovian Master Equations
James Cresser [Department of Physics, Division of ICS, Macquarie University]
9 January 2008 - abstract -

2007

DECOHERENCE: BASIC IDEAS
Philip Stamp [Pacific Institute for Theoretical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia]
29 November 2007 - abstract -

Phase noise quenching in a four-level laser via squeezed vacuum
Javaid Anwar [Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan]
29 November 2007 - abstract -

DECOHERENCE at the MOLECULAR SCALE
Philip Stamp [Pacific Institute for Theoretical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia]
28 November 2007 - abstract -

Testing Quantum Devices: Entanglement Verification in Qubit-Mode Systems
Hauke Häseler [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
28 November 2007 - abstract -

Introducing quadratic form expansions
Niel deBeaudrap [Institute for Quantum Computing]
21 November 2007 - abstract -

Quantum computer simulations of time dependent Hamiltonians
Nathan Wiebe [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
17 October 2007 - abstract -

Mapping classical spin models to the graph state formalism
Maarten Van den Nest [Institut fur Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften]
19 September 2007 - abstract -

Security in the Bounded Quantum Storage Model (iCIS seminar)
Juerg Wullschleger [McGill University]
12 September 2007 - abstract -

Authentication of Quantum Messages (iCIS seminar)
Juerg Wullschleger [McGill University]
11 September 2007 - abstract -

Quantum hidden subgroup algorithms
Nolan Wallach [UC San Diego]
29 August 2007 - abstract -

Local Hidden Variables Underpinning of Entanglement and Teleportation
Michael Revzen [Technion - Israel Institute of Technology]
8 August 2007 - abstract -

Security proof against collective attack for the binary modulated continuous variable QKD.
YiBo Zhao [University of Science and Technology, China]
1 August 2007 - abstract -

Exact quantum search algorithms of Grover's type
Zijian Diao [Ohio University Eastern Campus]
18 July 2007 - abstract -

Information-theoretic security for authenticated long-distance quantum key distribution with partial trusted networks. (iCIS Security Seminar)
Barry Sanders [IQIS]
13 July 2007 - abstract -

Su(2) and su(3) intelligent states
Benjamin Lavoie [Lakehead University]
25 April 2007 - abstract -

Weighted complex projective 2-designs from bases
Aidan Roy [IQIS]
18 April 2007 - abstract -

A quantum study of slow light via electromagnetically induced transparency
Magnus Hsu [Australian National University]
11 April 2007 - abstract -

Quantum Cryptography - Distinguished Lecture Series - CISaC & CMSS
Wolfgang Tittel [IQIS Calgary]
3 April 2007 - abstract -

Progress towards a quantum repeater
Matthew Eisaman [Harvard University & National Institute of Standards and Technology]
22 March 2007 - abstract -

Generation and Waveform Control of Narrow Bandwidth Paired Photons
Pavel Kolchin [Standford University]
1 March 2007 - abstract -

The Power of Forgetting
Patrick Hayden [McGill University]
21 February 2007 - abstract -

On quantum algorithms for the graph isomorphism problem
Martin Roetteler [NEC Laboratories America]
16 February 2007 - abstract -

A simple nearest-neighbour two-body Hamiltonian system for which the ground state is a universal resource for quantum computation
Steve Bartlett [University of Sydney]
31 January 2007 - abstract -

Dynamic Localization of Photons in Sinusoidally-Curved Waveguide Arrays
Mirko Lobino [Politecnico di Milano]
26 January 2007 - abstract -

Universal quantum computation in decoherence-free subspace with neutral atoms
Peng Xue [IQIS]
24 January 2007 - abstract -

On the Role of Shared Entanglement
Dmitry Gavinsky [IQC, University of Waterloo]
10 January 2007 - abstract -

2006

Concealing Entanglement in Classical Bits
Gilad Gour [MITACS discrete math seminar, University of Calgary]
8 December 2006 - abstract -

An all-fibre diet for quantum information processing
Felix Bussieres [Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal]
23 November 2006 - abstract -

A Fast Deterministic Algorithm for Solving Quantum Games
Gus Gutoski [University of Waterloo]
15 November 2006 - abstract -

Strengthening the adversary method with negative weights
Troy Lee [LRI, Universite Paris-Sud]
1 November 2006 - abstract -

Bit concealment in GHZ states
Anirban Roy [ICTP, Trieste]
25 October 2006 - abstract -

Block Ciphers: From Shannon to Rijndael
Kjell Wooding [University of Calgary]
19 October 2006 - abstract -

Quantum Control Optimization in Circuit Mode
Dmitri Maslov [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
11 October 2006 - abstract -

Quantum Electrodynamics Based on Self-Fields
Jonathan Dowling [Hearne Institute for Theoretical Physics, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge]
6 October 2006 - abstract -

A Rubidium Atom Magneto-Optic Trap for Experimental Characterization of EIT
Shannon Mayer [University of Portland]
5 October 2006 - abstract -

Spectroscopic appplication of biphoton's interference.
Dmitry Korystov [University of California, Santa Barbara]
21 September 2006 - abstract -

Donor and superconducting quantum computer architectures: challenges and prospects
Austin Fowler [IQC, University of Waterloo]
20 September 2006 - abstract -

Measuring h/MCs using atom interferometry
Chris Vo [Physics Department, Stanford University]
11 September 2006 - abstract -

Adiabatic passage through space: Robust coherent transport in solid-state systems
Andy Greentree [Centre for Quantum Computer Technology, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne]
24 August 2006 - abstract -

The Theory of Quantum Electromechanics
Elinor Irish [University of Rochester]
21 August 2006 - abstract -

Experimental Manipulation of Multi-photon Entanglement towards Quantum Information Processing
Anning Zhang [Department of Physics, University of Toronto]
11 August 2006 - abstract -

A fault-tolerant one-way quantum computer
Robert Raussendorf [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
28 July 2006 - abstract -

Decohering quantum walks: exploring the space between quantum and classical computing
Viv Kendon [Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds]
26 July 2006 - abstract -

Efficient generation of VUV radiation in coherently prepared mercury vapour
Martin Oberst [ Fachbereich Physik Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern]
24 May 2006 - abstract -

Parallelizing Quantum Circuits
Anne Broadbent [Université de Montréal]
17 May 2006 - abstract -

Implementation of multipartite unitary operations with limited resources
Dominic Berry [University of Queensland]
12 May 2006 - abstract -

Equiangular lines, mutually unbiased bases, and difference sets
Aidan Roy [University of Waterloo]
11 May 2006 - abstract -

Introduction to relativistic quantum information
Daniel Terno [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
10 May 2006 - abstract -

Many particle quantum walks
David Feder [IQIS]
29 March 2006 - abstract -

General Setting for Geometric Phase of Mixed States in Open Systems
Ali Rezakhani [IQIS]
8 March 2006 - abstract -

Photon generation for quantum information
Nick Peters [University of Illinois]
12 January 2006 - abstract -

2005

Quantum Phase Transitions and Entanglement
Junru Wu [University of Vermont]
12 December 2005 - abstract -

Distributed quantum information processing
Ujjwal Sen [IFCO, Barcelona]
1 December 2005 - abstract -

Bell experiments: Traps and pitfalls
André Allan Méthot [Université de Montréal]
29 November 2005 - abstract -

More on the Adiabatic Approximation in Quantum Mechanics
Richard MacKenzie [Université de Montréal]
29 November 2005 - abstract -

Zero-knowledge against quantum attacks
John Watrous [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
23 November 2005 - abstract -

Symmetry breaking and contraction via Kac-Moody formalism
Jamil Daboul [Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel]
22 November 2005

Informationally complete quantum measurements
Andrew Scott [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
21 November 2005 - abstract -

Economical and noisy one-way quantum computing.
Mark Tame [Queen's University, Belfast, UK]
16 November 2005 - abstract -

Simulating quantum correlations as a sampling problem. Joint work with Julien Degorre and Jeremie Roland (LRI).
Sophie Laplante [LRI]
9 November 2005 - abstract -

Classical and Quantum Function Reconstruction in Finite Fields.
Igor Shparlinski [Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia]
4 November 2005 - abstract -

In defense of the epistemic view of quantum states: a toy theory
Rob Spekkens [Perimeter Institute, Waterloo]
2 November 2005 - abstract -

Is entanglement sufficient to quantify quantum non-locality?
Gilad Gour [University California, San Diego, USA]
1 November 2005 - abstract -

Measurement-based Quantum Computation
Simon Perdrix [IMAG, Grenoble, France]
19 October 2005 - abstract -

Quantum Information Processing with 1010 electrons?- A short review of surface plasmon physics, recent experiments and proposals
René Stock [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
12 October 2005 - abstract -

Topological Quantum Computing with Anyons
Alexis Morris [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
5 October 2005 - abstract -

Magic States.
Nathan Babcock [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
28 September 2005 - abstract -

Degradation of a directional quantum reference frame.
Peter Turner [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
21 September 2005 - abstract -

Factorizations and Representations in a Finite Space
Ady Mann [Technion, Israel]
14 September 2005 - abstract -

Quantum and Classical Strong Direct Product Theorems and Optimal Time-Space Tradeoffs
Robert Špalek [CWI]
23 August 2005 - abstract -

Holevo capacitites for qubit channels
Dominic Berry [University of Queensland]
18 August 2005 - abstract -

Fidelity between random quantum states
Karol ¯yczkowski [PI / Jagiellonian University]
17 August 2005 - abstract -

Quantum Computing With Addressable Optical Lattices: Error
Travis Beals [University of California, Berkeley]
17 August 2005 - abstract -

All Quantum Adversary Methods are Equivalent
Robert Špalek [CWI]
16 August 2005 - abstract -

Noiseless Circuits for measuring concurrence monotones
Hilary Carteret [University of Montreal]
15 August 2005 - abstract -

Entangling power of permutations
Sibasish Ghosh [Department of Computer Science, University of York United Kingdom]
10 August 2005 - abstract -

Quantum Computing With Addressable Optical Lattices: Error Characterization, Correction & Optimization
Travis Beals [University of California, Berkeley]
10 August 2005 - abstract -

Bipartite subspaces having no LOCC-distinguishable bases
John Watrous [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
6 April 2005 - abstract -

Quantum Communication Cannot Simulate a Public Coin
Dmitry Gavinsky [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
17 March 2005 - abstract -

Exact entanglement cost for multiqubit mixed entangled states
Somshubhro Bandyopadhyay [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
16 March 2005 - abstract -

Complexity of graph state preparation
Mehdi Mhalla [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
2 March 2005 - abstract -

Preparation and characterization of coherent atomic superposition
Frank Vewinger [University of Kaiserslautern]
23 February 2005 - abstract -

Remote Entanglement Distribution
Barry Sanders [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
16 February 2005 - abstract -

Tackling the Challenges of Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions
Paul C. Haljan [University of Michigan]
4 January 2005 - abstract -

2004

The Quantum Mechanics of Hyperion and the Role of Decoherence in Classical Chaos
Nathan Wiebe [SFU]
14 December 2004 - abstract -

Cryptography with Information-theoretic Security
Hein Roehrig [University of Calgary]
23 November 2004 - abstract -

Controlling Isomerization Using Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage
Alex Brown [University of Alberta]
16 November 2004 - abstract -

Classical and quantum fingerprinting
Andrew Scott [University of Calgary]
2 November 2004 - abstract -

Nonlocal Information in Quantum Theory
Jonathan Walgate [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
2 November 2004 - abstract -

Measurement of Geometric phase for mixed states using single photon interferometry
Marie Ericsson [University of Cambridge]
19 October 2004 - abstract -

Noiseless Circuits for measuring entanglement
Hilary Carteret [University of Montreal]
12 October 2004 - abstract -

Quantum Interactive Proofs with Competing Provers
Gus Gutoski [Computer Science, University of Calgary]
5 October 2004 - abstract -

Spherical configurations, exponential sums, and quantum computation (joint work with Martin Roeteller).
Igor Shparlinski [Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography, Macquarie University Sydney (Australia)]
1 October 2004 - abstract -

Quantum Information Processing with Ultracold Atomic Qubits
Ivan Deutsch [Associate Professor, Regents Lecturer, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy]
1 October 2004 - abstract -

Exact Quantum Algorithms for the Leader Election Problem
Hirotada Kobayashi [Japan Science and Technology Agency]
28 September 2004 - abstract -

Quantum error correction and multipartite entanglement
Andrew Scott [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
12 August 2004 - abstract -

Physical Interactions for Fast Quantum Computation
Stephen Fenner [University of South Carolina]
29 July 2004 - abstract -

Fermionic coherent states and homodyne detection
Tomas Tyc [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
12 July 2004 - abstract -

Quantization of Classical Walk Based Algorithms
Mario Szegedy [Rutgers University]
9 July 2004

Nonlocal Information
Jonathan Walgate [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
28 June 2004 - abstract -

Quasinormal modes: The characteristic music of black holes
Suneeta Vardarajan [University of Alberta Physics]
18 June 2004 - abstract -

Tripartite entanglement of an atom in an optical cavity
Tom Harmon [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
4 June 2004 - abstract -

Towards a Quantum Programming Language
Peter Selinger [University of Ottawa]
3 June 2004 - abstract -

Continuous measurement of a solid-state charge qubit
Tom Stace [University of Cambridge]
21 May 2004 - abstract -

Faithful Teleportation with Partially Entangled States
Gilad Gour [University of Alberta]
19 May 2004

Distributed compression of quantum information
Dominic Berry [Macquarie University Department of Physics]
14 May 2004 - abstract -

Quantum Logic in Optical Lattices via Trap induced Shape Resonances in Controlled Atomic Collisions
Rene Stock [University of New Mexico]
12 May 2004 - abstract -

Quantum Coin Flipping Part II
Hein Roehrig [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
7 May 2004

An anatomy of a quantum adiabatic algorithm that transcends Turing computability
Tien Kieu [Swinburne University of Technology, Australia]
30 April 2004 - abstract -

Continuous-variable experiments with qubits
Alex Lvovsky [Konstanz University]
23 April 2004

Quantum Coin Flipping
Hein Roehrig [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
16 April 2004 - abstract -

Decoherence, Continuous Measurement and the Quantum-Classical Transition
Shohini Ghose [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
2 April 2004 - abstract -

The Black Hole Information Loss Problem
Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
26 March 2004 - abstract -

Quantum and Classical Strong Direct Product Theorems and Optimal Time-Space Tradeoffs
Hartmut Klauck [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
19 March 2004 - abstract -

Weak Continuous Measurements of Superconducting Quantum Bits
Anatoly Smirnov [D-Wave Systems Inc., Vancouver, B.C.]
10 March 2004

Quantum fingerprinting
Rolf Horn [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
5 March 2004

Berry phase in open systems
Peter Marzlin [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
27 February 2004

On the Number of Copies Required for Entanglement Distillation Part II
John Watrous [University of Calgary Computer Science]
13 February 2004

On the Number of Copies Required for Entanglement Distillation Part I
John Watrous [University of Calgary Computer Science]
6 February 2004

2003

Quantum Error Correcting Codes and The Security of BB84 Part III
Richard Cannings [University of Calgary Computer Science]
4 December 2003 - abstract -

Quantum Error Correcting Codes and The Security of BB84 Part II
Richard Cannings [University of Calgary Computer Science]
27 November 2003 - abstract -

Quantum Error Correcting Codes and The Security of BB84 Part I
Richard Cannings [University of Calgary Computer Science]
20 November 2003 - abstract -

Einstein meets Schrodinger: The sequel
David Hobill [University of Calgary Physics and Astronomy]
13 November 2003 - abstract -

A Primer on Relativity for Quantum Information Scientists
David Hobill [University of Calgary Physics and Astronomy]
6 November 2003 - abstract -

Improving single photon sources via linear optics and photodetection
Dominic Berry [Macquarie University Department of Physics]
30 October 2003 - abstract -

Rapid Data Search Using Adiabatic Quantum Computation
Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
23 October 2003 - abstract -

Quantum Fourier Transforms and Integer Multiplication
Graeme Ahokas [University of Calgary Computer Science]
16 October 2003 - abstract -

The Quantum to Classical Transition in Coupled Systems
Shohini Ghose [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
9 October 2003 - abstract -

One qubit vs. one bit fingerprinting schemes
Niel de Beaudrap [University of Calgary Computer Science]
3 October 2003 - abstract -