DSRP Seminar - A gentle introduction to quantum computing
Speaker: Dr John Abela

Date and time: Wednesday 28th October, 12 pm
Venue: Zoom (https://universityofmalta.zoom.us/j/95538973505?pwd=aE5zQ1ZCNDVtdGh2M3pZcFNHWnk4dz09)

Quantum computing is an area of study that focuses on the development of computing devices that are based on the principles of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is a theory that attempts to explain the nature and behavior of energy and matter on the microscopic (atomic and subatomic) level. Quantum computers use a combination of Qubits (Quantum bits), and the quantum phenomena superposition and entanglement, to perform specific computational tasks. All this at a much higher efficiency than their classical counterparts. Quantum computers are not super-Turing powerful but they provide an exponential speed-up for certain NP-Hard problems and for specific use cases. Development of quantum computers is progressing at a fast pace with billions of dollars being poured into research and development. Quantum computing has important implications for areas such a cryptography and will completely revolutionize drug discovery and design. In the talk we will introduce the basic ideas of quantum mechanics and then give a brief overview of how quantum computers work.

The Data Science Research Platform (DSRP) at the University of Malta conducts research in the interdisciplinary field of data science. The scope of the group is to use signal processing, machine learning and statistics to develop innovative techniques and to extract useful knowledge from various data sources in an effective manner to benefit the wider public.

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