Quantum Colloquium on April 9, 2024

Speaker at the colloquium will be Armando Nolasco Pinto, Full Professor and Senior Researcher on Quantum technologies at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Topic: Quantum Communications

In this session, we aim to delve into quantum communications and cryptography fundamentals. We will present the activities of the Quantum Communications Group, highlighting recent field deployments and initiatives targeting the defense and genomic medicine sectors. We will also be able to share details about the deployment of the Portuguese quantum communication network in the framework of the European EuroQCI.

Bio

Armando Nolasco Pinto is a Full professor at University of Aveiro and senior researcher at Institute of telecommunications. Coordinator of quantum and integrated photonics cluster. His research interests include high-speed optical communication systems and quantum communications. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific papers in international journals and conferences. Dr. Pinto is a Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA), and a member of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).

To predict the number of participants, please fill out the application form by April 7, 2024: https://forms.office.com/e/XrxvnEBq3K

We also invite you to the lecture by Armando Nolasco Pinto on April 10, 2024 at 10:00. The lecture will be held at the Riga Technical University, Āzenes iela 12, Auditorium 120.
This session will focus on the fundamentals of quantum computing. We will take an engineering approach based on Matlab, providing attendees with a practical understanding of the subject. Furthermore, we will delve into the Grover algorithm for quantum searching, offering detailed explanations and insights into its applications.