 |
QuICS Hosts International Cryptography Conference in Washington, D.C. September 22, 2016 Researchers from around the globe descended on downtown Washington, D.C. last week for the 6th International Conference on Quantum Cryptography, known colloquially as QCrypt. |
 |
Machine Learning in a Quantum World September 20, 2016 From self-driving cars and IBM’s Watson to chess engines and AlphaGo, there is no shortage of news about machine learning, the field of artificial intelligence that studies how to make computers that can learn. Recently, parallel to these advances, scientists have started to ask how quantum devices and techniques might aid machine learning in the future. |
 |
QuICS Hosts Five-Day Workshop on Quantum Complexity Quandary August 8, 2016 Three postdoctoral fellows in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) recently led a workshop to tackle a demanding problem in quantum complexity theory, the field that studies how much memory or time quantum computers need to solve problems or check their answers. |
 |
Research by QuICS Fellow Monroe Featured in Nature August 3, 2016 Research on quantum computing by Christopher Monroe, a Distinguished University Professor of physics and Fellow in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), is featured in the August 4 issue of Nature. |
 |
QuICS Fellow Stephen Jordan Receives NIST Young Investigator Award June 6, 2016 Stephen Jordan, a Fellow in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) and a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was recently honored with the 2016 Katharine Gebbie Young Investigator Award. |
 |
QuICS Fellow Christopher Monroe Elected to National Academy of Sciences May 3, 2016 Christopher Monroe, the Bice Zorn Professor of Physics and a Fellow in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. |
 |
No Time Like the Present for Quantum Programming, Says QuICS Postdoc April 13, 2016 Programming languages—which allow humans to write computer software without worrying about the details of computer hardware—are essential for modern computing. And now is the perfect time to start designing programming languages for quantum computers, according to a postdoctoral researcher at the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS). |
 |
QuICS Hosts Canadian Quantum Information Science Experts April 10, 2016 The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) recently hosted more than 30 experts from a Canadian research organization for a series of talks and discussions focused on advancing the field of quantum information science. |
 |
QuICS Researcher Works to Illuminate the Power of Quantum Computers March 1, 2016 A postdoctoral researcher in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) is trying to understand the power of quantum computers by expanding a set of conventional—and imaginatively named—tools. |
 |
QuICS Visiting Fellow Focused on Building a Quantum Computer January 13, 2016 A long-term visitor to the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) has a definitive personal goal: build a quantum computer. |
 |
QuICS Fellows Part of Multi-Institutional Effort Involving Ion Traps January 7, 2016 Several Fellows in the Joint Institute for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) are part of a multi-institutional team advancing science and innovation involving one of quantum computing’s leading technologies—ion traps. |
 |
QuICS Fellow Featured in Terp Magazine December 15, 2015 A QuICS Fellow working to understand the quantum interactions of photons is featured in Terp, the university’s award-winning magazine sent to alumni, faculty and other university stakeholders. |
 |
QuICS Researcher Seeks Innovative Ways to Transmit Quantum Data November 16, 2015 A graduate student in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) is looking for novel ways to transmit quantum data across large distances. |
 |
Using Mathematical Tools to Explore Quantum Information Theory October 19, 2015 A researcher in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) is applying standard mathematical tools to better understand complex problems in quantum information theory. |
 |
UMD Quantum Information Workshop Draws Experts From Around the World October 6, 2015 The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)—a partnership between the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—recently hosted a five-day workshop to explore new developments in the field of quantum information science. |