The field of quantum information processing investigates the ultimate limits of computation and information transmission. If we think about modifying, storing, transferring, or coding information, ultimately we cannot disregard the physical environment in which information is written. In a short: information is physical. With this fundamental observation in mind, during the last 30 years, it has been shown that information processing in the classical physics and quantum physics regimes exhibit striking differences. Indeed, this perspective has brought us to observe that certain counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics permit algorithms that can solve important computational problems faster than their best-known classical analogues. Moreover, information stored in quantum systems can be transferred in a provably secure way. These results have suggested new fundamental experiments and are at the core of some recent commercial applications in encryption technologies.

The Canadian Summer School on Quantum Information (CSSQI) is an annual meeting that serves the Canadian and international quantum information science community and has become a central component of Canada's world-leading role in quantum information research and training.

This year will mark the 15th annual CSSQI. The school will be held the week before the Conference on Quantum Information & Quantum Control (CQIQC). CQIQC is a biennial workshop started in 2004 that brings together and fosters discussion among experts and junior researchers from around the world in all aspects of quantum information and control. We believe that the combination of these two back-to-back events at the Fields Institute will build on the excellent traditions of both meetings.

The 15th school will cover the fundamentals of quantum information processing, and shed light on critical developments and the associated technologies that affect our current understanding and ability to modify, store, transfer, and code information.

Confirmed Speakers

Claude Crépeau, Quantum Cryptography

Jonathan Dowling, Boson Sampling and Related Technologies

Joseph Emerson, Resources for quantum computation

Peter Hoyer, Quantum Algorithms

Kurt Jacobs, Quantum Control Engineering

Roger Melko, Entanglement and Many-Body Physics

Ben Reichardt, Quantum Error-Correction and Fault-tolerance

Irfan Siddiqi, Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

Krysta Svore, Quantum Computer Architecture

Barbara Terhal, Hamiltonian Complexity

John Watrous, Elements of Quantum Information Processing

Chris Wilson, Experimental Quantum Information Processing

Organizers

Amr Helmy, University of Toronto

Ashwin Nayak, University of Waterloo

Aephraim Steinberg, University of Toronto

Registration

Online registration has closed, but registration is available before the conference on Monday morning.

Registration fees are $120 CAD. Through the registration form, participants will also be able to arrange accommodation at a University of Toronto residence on a first-come, first-serve basis. (please see Housing for more information). Note: Accomodation for males has now been filled.

Housing

We have reserved 40 spots for students (20 single-person rooms for males and 20 single-person rooms for females) at the University College residences on the University of Toronto campus. They are available at approximately $30/night on a first-come-first-serve basis. Information about the University of Toronto's summer housing can be found here. Note: Accomodation for males has now been filled, but male registrants who wish to stay in residence can make their own arrangements with University College.
Housing reservation will be done through the registration form (please see Registration Details). Paying for accomodation will guarantee you a room at a University of Toronto residence for the duration of the school (starting Sunday night). Due to the deposit required, there can be no refunds on housing payment.
If you have reserved accomodation, check in day is Sunday, August 9. Check out day is Friday, August 14. The residence is the Sir Daniel Wilson Residence at 73 St. George Street. This residence accomodation includes bed linens (blanket, pillows, and sheets), wireless internet, access to common rooms, kitchen area, and coin laundry. For more information about the University's summer housing, visit their website. Contact information for the residence is available here: http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/summer-housing#contact

Travel Assisstance

A limited amount of funding may be available for students in need. Please apply by July 10, 2015, as instructed at: https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/cssqi-funding

Program and location

The first three days will be focused on introducing some core topics of quantum information, while Thursday and Friday will branch into talks about areas of current research. In addition to coffee breaks, there will be an open-discussion session with the lecturers at the end of each day.

The conference will be held at the Bahen Centre on the University of Toronto campus. It is located at 40 St. George street : Map

Day 1 (Monday) will be held in room 1210 and days 2 (Tuesday - Friday) will be in room 1200. Both rooms are on the first floor of the building. Look for the CSSQI posters!

Day 1 - Monday, August 10. Bahen Center, room 1210

8.45 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 9.10

Welcome

9.15 - 12.00

John Watrous: Elements of Quantum Information Processing - Slides (pdf file)

12.00 - 13.10

Lunch

13.30 - 16.15

Claude Crépeau: Quantum Cryptography & security proofs - Slides (pdf file)

16.20 - 17.00

Open discussion

Day 2 - Tuesday, August 11. Bahen Center, room 1200

9.15 - 12.00

Peter Høyer: Algorithms - Slides (pdf file)

12.00 - 13.30

Lunch

13.30 - 16.15

Roger Melko: Entanglement and its role in many-body physics - Notes (pdf file)

16.20 - 17.00

Open discussion

Day 3 - Wednesday, August 12. Fields Institute

9.00 - 11.45

Ben Reichardt: Fault tolerance - Slides (pdf file)

11.45 - 13.15

Lunch

13.15 - 16.00

Chris Wilson: Experimental Quantum Information Processing - Notes (pdf file)

16.00 - 17.30

Reception and Student Poster Session

Day 4 - Thursday, August 13. Fields Institute

9.00 - 10.50

Jon Dowling: Boson sampling and related technologies

11.00 12.00

Krysta Svore: Quantum computer architecture [part 1]

12.00 - 13.15

Lunch

13.20 - 14.20

Krysta Svore: Quantum computer architecture [part 2]

14.30 - 16.30

Barbara Terhal: Quantum simulation and Hamiltonian complexity

16.30 - 17.15

Open discussion

Day 5 - Friday, August 14. Fields Institute

9.00 - 10.50

Kurt Jacobs: Quantum control engineering

11.00 - 12.00

Irfan Siddiqi: Circuit QED [part 1] Slides (PDF file)

12.00 - 13.15

Lunch

13.20 - 14.20

Irfan Siddiqi: Circuit QED [part 2] Slides (PDF file)

14.30 - 16.30

Joe Emerson: Resources for quantum computation

16.30 - 17.15

Open Discussion

Participants

Sascha Agne, Institute for Quantum Computing
Charles Alexandre Bedard, Universite de Montreal
Shima Bab Hadiashar, University of Waterloo
Nishant Bhatt, University of Toronto
Eli Bourassa, University of Toronto
Levi Burns, Queen's University
Clinton Cahall, Duke University
JingHao Chai, Center of Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore
Areeya Chantasri, University of Rochester
Tommy Clark, University of Alberta
Xavier Coiteux-Roy, Universite de Montreal
Gleb Egorov, University of Toronto
Casey Fitzpatrick, Boston University
Neda Forouzani, Washington University in St. Louis
Vlad Gheorghiu, University of Waterloo
Taleana Huff, University of Alberta
Oleg Kabernik, University of British Columbia
Abdullah Khalid, University of Calgary
Jennifer Klein, Weizmann Institute
Philippe Lewalle, University of Rochester
Bethany Little, University of Rochester
Erika Lloyd, University of Alberta
Xingliang Lou, University of Waterloo
I. Manji
Kevin Marshall, University of Toronto
Leigh Martin, University of California at Berkeley
Julian Martinez-Rincon, University of Rochester
Leanne Mezuman, Weizmann Institute of Science
Emilie Mony
Edward Muzar, Queen's University
Arthur Pang, University of Toronto
Serge-Olivier Paquette, University of Montreal
Helen Percival, University of Waterloo
Hudson Pimenta, University of Toronto
Clinton Potts, University of Alberta
Delphine Prinet, University of Calgary
Marc-Olivier Proulx, Universite de Sherbrooke
Hammam Qassim, University of Waterloo
Yihui Quek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicolas Quesada, University of Toronto
Vinay Ramasesh, UC Berkeley
Hugh Ramp, University of Alberta
Przemyslaw Sadowski, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Barbara Santos, University of Ottawa
David Schmid, University of Toronto
Max Seah, CQT
Ala Shayeghi, University of Waterloo
Olivier Simon, Perimeter Institute
Priyaa Varshinee Srinivasan, University of Calgary
David Stephen, University of British Columbia
Vincent Su, Stanford University
Dian Tan, Washington University in St. Louis
Kevin Thompson, Harvard University
Ilan Tzitrin, University of Toronto
Faisal Usmani, University of Toronto
Alvaro Velasquez, University of Central Florida
Dhinakaran Vinayagamurthy, University of Toronto
Evelyn Wainewright, University of Ottawa
Christopher Warren, University of Waterloo
John Wood, University of Alberta
Alex Wozniakowski, Harvard University
Sara Zafar Jafarzadeh, University of Montreal
Ryan Zhou

Participants at the Fields Institute - click for full-size image