
ExpandQISE: Track 1: Virtual Quantum Networks: From Foundations to Field Tests
Project Synopsis

The goal of this project is to develop a general-purpose, open-access, and programmable quantum network prototype for the quantum information science and engineering (QISE) community to experiment new quantum technologies and train teachers/students of all majors, thereby accomplishing the vision of coordinating diverse research efforts and expanding the QISE workforce. The key methodology to be applied is virtualization that will turn a physical quantum network fabric into multiple independent software-controlled network overlays for concurrent and hardware-agnostic network access. An overview of the proposed research & education activities are displayed in Figure 1.

Personnel and Collaborators
Research Progress
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[1]
A Heuristic Remote Entanglement Distribution Algorithm on Memory-Limited Quantum Paths
L. Chen, K. Xue, J. Li, N. Yu, R. Li, J. Liu, Q. Sun J. Lu, to appear at IEEE Transactions on Communications (IEEE TCOM).
Education and Outreach Activities
CSC/ECE 791-06: Quantum Communications and Network
Course Syllabus:
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Description: Quantum communications
is no longer
a myth but a revolutionary technology that is just around the corner.
This
course covers the cutting-edge topics of quantum communications and
network
(QCN). The objective of this course is to provide students with the
theoretical foundation, simulation methods, and research frontiers of
QCN
through pedagogical activities such as lecturing, paper reading and
presentation,
and projects.
The covered topics by this course include (but not limited to) quantum gates/operations, entanglement, teleportation, error control, purification, metrics for performance assessment, optical channel modeling, network graphs and quantum graph states, and quantum applications.
The covered topics by this course include (but not limited to) quantum gates/operations, entanglement, teleportation, error control, purification, metrics for performance assessment, optical channel modeling, network graphs and quantum graph states, and quantum applications.
Semesters of Offering: Fall 2022
Enrollment: 10
Course Outcome: [Rating];
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