Os Colóquios do Departamento de Física serão realizados através de sessões Zoom no endereço: Colloquia of the Physics Department at IST-LISBON

O próximo Colóquio do Departamento de Física realiza-se no dia 02 de Junho às 16h00.

"The Revolution of Quantum Technologies"

Speaker: Yasser Omar

Abstract: "Encoding information in quantum systems, such as electrons, photons, or atoms, opens the possibility of new and disruptive technologies, with the prospect of reaching the ultimate limits of speed in computing, the ultimate limits of privacy in communications, and the ultimate limits of precision in sensing. Furthermore, this novel informational perspective of quantum mechanics has deepened our understanding of quantum physics, and in particular of the key role of quantum entanglement. In this colloquium, I will introduce the key aspects of quantum physics in a non-technical way, and I will discuss how they are at the origin of emerging technologies such as quantum computation, quantum cryptography, and quantum sensing, as well as their role in elucidating our understanding of quantum physics at a more fundamental level."

Short Bio: "Yasser Omar studied Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), and obtained his PhD in Physics at the University of Oxford. Currently, he is associate professor at the Mathematics Department of IST. He is the founder and leader of the Physics of Information and Quantum Technologies Group at Instituto de Telecomunicações. His research interests are centered in quantum information theory, namely covering quantum computing, quantum networks, quantum thermodynamics, and quantum sensing. Since the creation of his Group in 2013, he was won 1 American and 7 European research projects, including currently, among others, the Quantum Internet Alliance, as well as QuantHEP ? Quantum Computing Solutions for High-Energy Physics, which he coordinates. In 2019, he founded the QuTe Lab ? Quantum Technologies Laboratory, where free-space quantum communications were demonstrated for the first time in Portugal, and where a system for satellite quantum communications is currently being developed. He is also the founder and coordinator of the Doctoral Programme in the Physics and Mathematics of Information at IST, of the Gulbenkian Programme New Talents in Quantum Technologies, and of the new Minor in Quantum Science and Technologies at IST. Furthermore, he has been involved in a number of scientific outreach activities in the domain of quantum science and technologies. Recently, he has been involved in the creation and leadership of the Flagship in Quantum Technologies, a multi-billion Euro ten-year programme from the European Commission to make Europe one of the leaders in Quantum Technologies."

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