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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-sch
 ool-young-students
LOCATION:À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Quantum School for Young Students
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Discover how mathematics\, physics\, computer science\, enginee
 ring\, and\nmore combine into one of the most exciting topics in modern sc
 ience\n– quantum information – at the Quantum School for Young Student
 s\n(QSYS).
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-sch
 ool-young-students
LOCATION:À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Quantum School for Young Students
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Discover how mathematics\, physics\, computer science\, enginee
 ring\, and\nmore combine into one of the most exciting topics in modern sc
 ience\n– quantum information – at the Quantum School for Young Student
 s\n(QSYS).
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/lessons-sec
 ure-deployment-cryptographic-primitives
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre Room 1201 200 University Avenue West Wat
 erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Lessons on secure deployment of cryptographic primitives
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:ELENA BAKOS LANG AND KEVIN HENRY\, NCC GROUP\n\nQNC building\
 , 200 University Ave. Room 1201\, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ \n\nThe security of cryptograp
 hic primitives and protocols is inextricably\ntied to that of the implemen
 tations deployed in the real world.\nEnsuring that these implementations a
 re as secure as possible is thus\na problem at the heart of cryptographic 
 security.\n\nThis workshop will introduce common classes of cryptographic\
 nvulnerabilities\, including improper randomness generation\,\nside-channe
 l attacks\, flaws in primitives or protocols\, and others\,\nand discuss s
 ecure coding practices that can help mitigate them\, based\non our experie
 nces auditing cryptographic code. This discussion will\nbe complemented by
  a set of practical exercises to provide experience\nin spotting insecure 
 constructions. Additionally\, as implementation\nquality is often tied to 
 the quality of the source material\, we will\npresent a case study on a re
 cent widely implemented threshold signing\nprotocol where ambiguous or unc
 lear presentation in the academic\nsource material has led to multiple cri
 tical implementation\nvulnerabilities.\n\nThis workshop is presented by NC
 C Group Cryptography Services practice\nin À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ\, Ontario.\n\nTo atten
 d this program please email us at cryptoworks21@uwaterloo.ca\nby July 17\,
  2024.
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/introductio
 n-analyzing-cryptographic-protocols-using-taramin
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre Room 1201 200 University Avenue West Wat
 erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:An introduction to analyzing cryptographic protocols using Taramin\
 nprover
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:DOUGLAS STEBILA\, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO\n\nQNC building\, 200 
 University Ave. Room 1201\, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ \n\nThis workshop will provide an in
 troduction to the Tamarin prover\n[https://tamarin-prover.com-/]\, which 
 is a security protocol\nverification tool that analyzes cryptographic prot
 ocols in a symbolic\nmodel and can automatically identify attacks or concl
 ude that certain\nclasses of attacks do not exist. The workshop will inclu
 de a hands-on\nexercise using the Tamarin prover.\n\nTo attend this progra
 m please email us at cryptoworks21@uwaterloo.ca\nby July 16\, 2024.
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/iqc-student
 -seminar-featuring-lars-kamin
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 1201 200 University Avenue West À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
  ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:IQC Student Seminar Featuring Lars Kamin
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:WEIGHT ESTIMATION FOR OPTICAL DETECTION SETUPS\n\nQNC building\
 , 200 University Ave. Room 1201\, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ \n\nRealistic models of optica
 l detection setups are crucial for numerous\nquantum information tasks. Fo
 r instance\, squashing maps allow for more\nrealistic descriptions of the 
 detection setups by accounting for\nmultiphoton detections. To apply squas
 hing maps\, one requires a\npopulation estimation of multiphoton subspaces
  of the input to the\ndetection setup. So far\, there has been no universa
 l method for those\nsubspace estimations for arbitrary detection setups.\n
 \nWe introduce a generic subspace estimation technique applicable to any\n
 passive linear optical setup\, accounting for losses and dark counts.\nThe
  resulting bounds are relevant for adversarial tasks such as QKD or\nentan
 glement verification. Additionally\, this method enables a generic\npassiv
 e detection setup characterization\, providing the necessary\nmeasurement 
 POVM for e.g. QKD security proofs.
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-com
 putational-advantage-simulating-many-body-spin
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West QNC 1201 Wate
 rloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Quantum computational advantage in simulating many-body spin dynami
 cs
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:IQC COLLOQUIUM - DR. CHAE-YEUN PARK\, XANADU\n\nQNC building\, 
 200 University Ave. Room QNC 1201 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ \n\nUnderstanding the dynamics
  of quantum many-body systems is one of the\nfundamental objectives of phy
 sics. The existence of an efficient\nquantum algorithm for simulating thes
 e dynamics with reasonable\nresource requirements suggests that this probl
 em might be among the\nfirst practically relevant tasks quantum computers 
 can tackle.\nAlthough an efficient classical algorithm for simulating such
  dynamics\nis not generally expected\, the classical hardness of many-body
 \ndynamics has been rigorously proven only for certain commuting\nHamilton
 ians. In this talk\, I will show that computing the output\ndistribution o
 f quantum many-body dynamics is classically difficult\,\nclassified as #P-
 hard\, also for a large class of non-commuting\nmany-body spin Hamiltonian
 s. Our proof leverages the robust polynomial\nestimation technique and the
  #P-hardness of computing the permanent of\na matrix. By combining this wi
 th the anticoncentration conjecture of\nthe output distribution\, I will a
 rgue that sampling from the output\ndistribution generated by the dynamics
  of a large class of spin\nHamiltonians is classically infeasible. Our fin
 dings can significantly\nreduce the number of qubits required to demonstra
 te quantum advantage\nusing analog quantum simulators.
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/alex-kirill
 ova-masters-thesis-defense
LOCATION:MC 200 University Avenue West Room MC 5417 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N2L 3G1 Can
 ada
SUMMARY:Alex Kirillova Master's Thesis Defense
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:BLACKBOX OPTIMIZATION FOR FREE-SPACE QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION\n
 \nMC\, 200 University Ave West\, Room MC 5417\nÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ\, ON CA N2L 3G1\n\
 nSupervisors: Thomas Jennewein and Norbert Lütkenhaus
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/iqc-student
 -seminar-featuring-nachiket-sherlekar
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West Room QNC 1201
  À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:IQC Student Seminar Featuring Nachiket Sherlekar
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:STABLE AND LOCALIZED EMISSION FROM AMBIPOLAR DOPANT-FREE LATERA
 L P-N\nJUNCTIONS\n\nQuantum-Nano Centre\, 200 University Ave West\, Room Q
 NC 1201 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ\,\nON CA N2L 3G1\n\nCombining the architectures of a dopa
 nt-free lateral p-n junction and\na single-electron pump in a GaAs/AlGaAs 
 heterostructure material\nsystem could yield high-rate\, electrically-driv
 en quantum emitters\nwith performances surpassing the competition in quant
 um sensing\,\ncommunication and cryptography. Observed drawbacks of the do
 pant-free\np-n junctions are a rapid decay in electroluminescence during\n
 operation\, as well as delocalized emission that lowers the measured\nquan
 tum efficiency. This talk details novel measurement protocols and\ngate ar
 chitectures implemented by us to overcome these challenges.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240501
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-con
 nections-2024-quantum-perspectives
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Quantum Connections 2024: Quantum Perspectives
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Quantum Connections May 1-2\, 2024. This year we’
 re\nhighlighting Quantum Perspectives: the impacts and outlooks driving\no
 ur future.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240419T133000
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/matt-piatt-
 msc-thesis-defense
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West Room QNC 2101
  À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Matt Piatt MSc Thesis Defense
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:RANDOM STATE GENERATION FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION USING WEAK
 \nCOHERENT PULSE SOURCE\n\nQuantum-Nano Centre\, 200 University Ave West\
 , Room QNC 2101\nÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ\, ON CA N2L 3G1\n\nSupervisor: Thomas Jennewein
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240419T090000
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URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/lewis-hahn-
 msc-thesis-defense
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West Room QNC 1201
  À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Lewis Hahn MSc Thesis Defense
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:DEVELOPING A ROBUST QUANTUM SIMULATOR WITH TRAPPED IONS\n\nQuan
 tum-Nano Centre\, 200 University Ave West\, Room QNC 1201\nÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ\, ON C
 A N2L 3G1\n\nSupervisor: Rajibul Islam
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