Venue: CMU Tepper School of Business
Date: 12 September, 2022
Purpose: This one-day tutorial will provide a foundation for professionals with an interest in Quantum
Information Science
Level: Executive Education (for managers with a STEM-based undergraduate degree)
Attendees will learn:
- Why quantum information science is a priority for the US, China & the European Union
- Nine Key Concepts of Quantum Information Science: what it is, what a quantum state is, how a qubit represents information and is encoded, what entanglement is, why quantum coherence is essential but still challenging, and the three primary applications: quantum computing, communication, and sensing
- What advantages quantum sensing may provide and what the key challenges are
- What advantages quantum communication may provide, and what the key challenges are
- What advantages quantum computing may provide, and what the key challenges are
- What are some of the leading quantum computing algorithms, and where are they useful