The international Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Summer School is a five-day program focused on theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum communication with a focus on quantum cryptography. Established in 2008, QKD occurs every other year and was last held in 2015.
Schedule
Monday, August 21, 2017
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8:15 am |
Registration |
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9:00 am |
Douglas Stinson, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
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12:00 pm |
Douglas Stinson, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch and solar eclipse |
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3:00 pm |
Douglas Stinson, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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8:30 am |
Coffee |
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9:00 am |
Norbert Lütkenhaus, Institute for Quantum Computing Principles of QKD |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Thomas Jennewein, Institute for Quantum Computing |
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4:00 pm |
Lab tours |
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
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8:30 am |
Coffee |
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9:00 am |
Renato Renner, ETH Zürich Foundations of QKD security |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Vadim Makarov, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
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6:00 pm |
Conference banquet at King Street Trio Cash bar, wine will be provided during dinner |
Thursday, August 24, 2017
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8:30 am |
Coffee |
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9:00 am |
Renato Renner, ETH Zürich Foundations of QKD security |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Norbert Lütkenhaus, Institute for Quantum Computing |
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4:00 pm |
Lab tours |
Friday, August 25, 2017
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8:30 am |
Coffee |
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9:00 am |
Michele Mosca, Institute for Quantum Computing |
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10:00 am |
David Jao, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Post quantum cryptography |
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11:00 am |
Xinhua Ling, Institute for Quantum Computing QKD and networks |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Thomas Jennewein, Institute for Quantum Computing |
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2:00 pm |
Vadim Makarov, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
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3:00 pm |
Norbert Lütkenhaus, Institute for Quantum Computing Open questions in QKD research |
Organizing committee
- Norbert Lütkenhaus (Chair)
- Thomas Jennewein
- Michele Mosca
- Vadim Makarov
Posters
Private key against side channel attacks
Karol Horodecki and Omer Sakarya Institute of Informatics, National Quantum Information Centre, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, University of Gdńsk, Poland
On the use of pseudorandom quantum states in quantum cryptography
A.S. Trushechkin,1, 2, 3 P.A. Tregubov,2 E.O. Kiktenko,1, 4 Y.V. Kurochkin,4, 3 and A.K. Fedorov4, 3, 5
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Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI", Moscow 115409, Russia
- Department of Mathematics and Russian Quantum Center, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow 119049, Russia
- Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, Moscow 143025, Russia
- LPTMS, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay 91405, France
Quantum Communications Network Based on Polarization Entanglement at Telecom Wavelength
Sören Wengerowsky,1 Siddarth Koduru Joshi,1 Fabian Steinlechner,1 Hannes Hübel,2 Anton Zeilinger,1 and Rupert Ursin1
- Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information - Vienna (IQOQI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Donau-City-Str. 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria
Semi-device-independent framework based on natural physical assumptions
Thomas Van Himbeeck,1 Erik Woodhead,2 Nicolas J. Cerf,3 Raul Garcia-Patron,3 and Stefano Pironio1
- Laboratoire d'Information Quantique, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Spain
- Center for Quantum Information and Communication, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Device-independent Secret Key Rates for Quantum Repeater Setups
Timo Holz, Hermann Kampermann, and Dagmar Bru. Theoretical Physics III, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
High-dimensional Quantum Cryptography with Structured Photons across Ottawa
A. Sit,1 F. Bouchard,1 R. Fickler,1 J. Gagnon-Bischoff,1 H. Larocque,1 K. Heshami,2 D. Elser,3;4 C. Peuntinger,3;4 K. Günthner,3;4 B. Heim,3;4 C. Marquardt,3;4 G. Leuchs,1;3;4 R.W. Boyd,1;5 E. Karimi1
- Physics Department, University of Ottawa, 25 Templeton, Ottawa, Canada, K1N 6N5
- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0R6
- Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts, Günther-Scharowsky-Straße 1, Bau 24, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Institut für Optik, Information und Photonik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstraße 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, USA
High-dimensional quantum cloning of twisted photons
Frédéric Bouchard,1, Robert Fickler,1 Robert Boyd,1, 2 and Ebrahim Karimi1, 3
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Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada
- Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, USA 3Department of Physics, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, 45137-66731 Zanjan, Iran.