ECE 592 050 CSC 591 050 Fall 2018 Quantum Computing Instructors Frank Mueller CSC Greg Byrd ECE Patrick Dreher CSC Dan Stancil ECE Objective Description This course aims to provide an introduction to quantum computing It will feature the three pillars architectures programming and algorithms applications of quantum computing Its focus is across all three pillars as well as the assessment of the applicability of problems to quantum computing from a practical point with only the necessary foundational coverage of the physics and theoretical aspects to understand quantum computing Simulation software will be utilized complemented by access to actual quantum computers to prototype problem solutions This should aid in developing a better understanding of how problems are transformed into quantum algorithms and what programming language support is best suited for a given application area Prerequisites None Textbook Online materials will be provided Topics Math and physics foundations Adiabatic and gate model programming Software stack language compiler run time Architectures and systems error correction control hardware Algorithms complexity and applications factoring search optimization Grading Programming assignments presentation project and exams