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Architecture, Algorithms, and Protocols of a Quantum Computer and Quantum Internet
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Interfacing quantum computers with classical control circuitry;
- Micro-architectures, compiles, and programming languages for quantum computing;
- Quantum error-correction for fault-tolerant quantum computation;
- Quantum algorithms;
- A deeper understanding of the building blocks of a quantum internet, and the protocols and networks needed to realize this.
Prerequisite
You should have a background in or deep interest in technology and familiarity with math. You should be able to read and understand popular written scientific contents, such as articles in New Scientist. Completion of the first course in the program, The Hardware of a Quantum Computer , is recommended.
If you are not yet familiar with quantum technology, enrol in our introductory course The Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers: How Will They Change the World?
Instructors
Koen Bertels
Professor in Computer Engineering
Delft University of Technology
Carmen G. Almudever
Group Leader at QuTech
Delft University of Technology
David Elkouss
Assistant Professor at QuTech
Delft University of Technology
Nader Khammassi
Researcher, QuTech
Delft University of Technology
Fabio Sebastiano
Associate Professor at QuTech
Delft University of Technology
Barbara Terhal
Professor at the EEMCS Department
Delft University of Technology
Ben Criger
PhD
Delft University of Technology
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Delft University of Technology (in Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft), better known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest public university in the Netherlands.
It is based in Delft, in the Netherlands. In the QS World University Rankings 2022, it is ranked among the top 10 engineering and technology universities in the world. In architecture and civil engineering, it was ranked 2nd in the world, after MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
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