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ACIT4321 Quantum Information Technology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Quantum Information Technology
Study programme
Master's Programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
FALL 2024
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Individual written exam - 3 hours.

The exam can be appealed.

New/postponed exam

In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for registering for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

Recommended preliminary courses

Knowledge of standard classical optimization algorithms would be beneficial. Familiarity with undergraduate physics is also an advantage, but by no means any prerequisite.

Required preliminary courses

No aids are permitted

Learning outcomes

Robotics and Control courses:

  • ACIT4810 - Advanced Methods in Modelling, Simulation, and Control
  • ACIT4820 - Applied Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Content

  • A brief re-acquaintance with vectors, matrices and complex numbers
  • Computational methods of quantum physics
  • Introduction to quantum phenomena
  • Introduction to classical information theory
  • Qubits and quantum gates
  • Entanglement and interference as key components of quantum computing
  • Fundamental quantum algorithms
  • Quantum annealing as a way of addressing optimization problems
  • Quantum cryptography
  • The challenge of de-coherence and openness in quantum systems

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching is organized in sessions where the subject material is presented, and in sessions where the students solve problems on their laptops and prototype quantum computers. The latter is done using online cloud platforms currently provided by enterprises such as, e.g., IBM and D-Wave. Between these sessions, the students are expected to work independently, using their computers, access to quantum computers, and course notes.

In the last stage of the cource, the students are required to complete and present an individual project that involves (i) simulation of a quantum system/process, (ii) simulation of a quantum communications protocol, or (iii) creation of a quantum code and its implementation on a quantum processor using an online cloud platform. The project should be concluded by submitting a report which provides a description of the project, its motivation and implementation, and an analysis the obtained results.

Course requirements

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically. .

Assessment

Associate Professor Hårek Haugerud

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Topics covered in this course:

  • Operations and relevance to organizational change
  • Namespaces
  • Cloud deployment
  • Configuration management
  • Centralized logging
  • Monitoring
  • Backup
  • Storage clusters

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.

Course contact person

Sergiy Denisov

Overlapping courses

The course overlaps 3 ECTS with ACIT4320.