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Quantum computation and quantum instruction set

ABSTRACT

We have proposed a set of instructions for quantum computation purposes, in analogous to the instruction sets used in classical computers. We’ll show that these quantum instructions can be composed to furnish all renowned quantum algorithms, such as Shor’s factoring algorithm, Grover’s search algorithm, and Deutsch-Josza algorithm. Therefore, this set of quantum instructions is useful in composing new algorithms for quantum computation. We’ll also discuss why existing quantum computers cannot yet be regarded as general-purpose computers.

 

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Hou Ian received the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University and D.Sc. in theoretical physics from the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Before joining University of Macau in 2011, he was a research fellow in Advanced Science Institute of RIKEN in Japan. He is currently associate professor affiliated with the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering at University of Macau. He has published over 50 papers in the fields of quantum physics.

Event Details
Speaker
Dr Hou IAN
Associate Professor, University of Macau

Date & Time
21 June 2019 3:30 pm
Tea reception: 3:15 pm

Venue
P4302 Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong

Chair
Dr X Wang (34427815 xwang485@cityu.edu.hk)