Quantum Information Science
Quantum Information Science Initiative’s goal is to establish a platform for our quantum information researchers to share our research progress, build up research collaboration, attract potential graduate and undergraduate students to this exciting field, and educate next generation quantum workforce.
The quest for novel and powerful information processing technology has been a major driving force in the development of modern science and engineering. Quantum information could potentially revolutionize computing, communication, security, electronics and sensing by utilizing the quantum mechanics. The power of quantum computing comes from replacing classical bits (0s and 1s) by quantum bits (qubits), which can be in arbitrary superpositions allowing the simultaneous processing of huge amounts of information. Using suitable algorithms to manipulate this quantum state, quantum computers can solve certain classically hard problems exponentially faster than classical computers; for instance, they can factor large numbers, which immediately breaks the RSA encryption used in emails and credit card transactions. Promising applications, ranging from quantum machine learning and protein folding to inherently quantum problems such as quantum chemistry and quantum dynamics, are under active investigation.