Fall 2024         Wednesday 6:30-9:20  PM       Class Location: Caruth Hall 183

OFFICE HOURS
Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM or by email appointment

7393 GRADUATE VERSION OF CLASS
Students enrolled in the graduate version of this class will have additional requirements to meet in the assigned coursework including exercises, design projects, examinations, and written assignments.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
Students who need academic accommodations for a disability must first register with Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS). Students can call 214-768-1470 or visit smu.edu/DASS to begin the process. Once they are registered and approved, students then submit a DASS Accommodation Letter through the electronic portal, DASS Link, and then communicate directly with each of their instructors to make appropriate arrangements. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, but rather require advance notice in order to implement.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
All forms of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, are violations of SMU’s Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and may also violate Texas law. Students who wish to file a complaint or to receive more information about the grievance process may contact Samantha Thomas, SMU’s Title IX Coordinator, at accessequity@smu.edu or 214-768-3601. Please note that faculty and staff are mandatory reporters. If students notify faculty or staff of sexual harassment, they must report it to the Title IX Coordinator. For more information about sexual harassment, including resources available to assist students, please visit smu.edu/sexualharassment.

PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS
Under Title IX, students who are pregnant or parenting may request academic adjustments by contacting the Office of Student Advocacy and Support by calling 214-768-4564. Students seeking assistance must schedule an appointment with their professors as early as possible, present a letter from the Office of the Dean of Students, and make appropriate arrangements. Please note that academic adjustments are not retroactive and, when feasible, require advance notice to implement.

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE
Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing within the first two weeks of the semester and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. Click here for a list of holidays.

MEDICAL-RELATED ABSENCES
To ensure academic continuity and avoid any course penalties, students should follow procedures described by their instructors in order to be provided with appropriate modifications to assignments, deadlines, and exams.

EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR UNIVERSITY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled university extracurricular activity should be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments that were missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements for make-up work with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examinations or other missed assignments. (See current Catalog under heading of "Academic Records/Excused Absences.”)

FINAL EXAMS
Final course examinations shall be given in all courses where appropriate, and some form of final assessment is essential. Final examinations and assessments must be administered as specified in the official examination schedule and cannot be administered or due during the last week of classes or during the Reading Period. Syllabi must clearly state the form of the final examination or assessment, and the due date and time must match the official SMU examination schedule. SMU policy states that all exceptions to the examination schedule may be made only upon written recommendation of the chair of the department sponsoring the course and with the concurrence of the dean of that school, who will allow exceptions only in accordance with guidelines from the Office of the Provost.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Students are expected to embrace and uphold the SMU Honor Code. Violations of the Honor Code will be acted upon in accordance with the policies and procedures outlined in the Mustang Student Handbook.

GENERATIVE AI GUIDANCE
Generative AI tools are permitted in this course, with the following guidance:
Generative AI Tools are permitted in this course only under these Situations: Ungraded assignments are allowed because students can augment their learning outside of class but still need to demonstrate mastery of skills without the support of Generative AI on graded assignments., Self-study outside of the classroom is allowed because Generative AI can enhance learning by providing multiple ways to engage with the content and skills being developed in this class., Use of AI is only allowed under special circumstances in which individual students approach the instructor on a case-by-case basis to develop a learning approach that uses Generative AI responsibly.
Statement on Inclusivity:
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the work in this course, please don't turn to Generative AI as a path forward for completing assignments. It is normal to feel stressed in a challenging course. I encourage you to reach out to me if you would like to discuss ways for support (e.g., student office hours and other campus supports), Students might have concerns around privacy, security, or bias. They might also have ethical or other reasons why they choose not to use Generative AI. I respect your choice not to use Generative AI and will support your learning along the path that you select. Please email, visit office hours, or speak to me at any time so I can adapt course assignments when and as appropriate. If there are particular assignments or situations that have less flexibility for adapation, I will help connect you to campus resources to support your learning.
When using Generative AI, always follow these parameters:

• It is never acceptable to completely copy the work of generative AI. It should only be used as a resource and not for plagiarism.
• Take responsibility for the content (e.g., written and digital/interactive media assignments and projects). AI can produce content that contains inaccurate information, offensive language/images, and biased or unethical representations. What you submit is your responsibility across these dimensions.
• Do not enter private, sensitive, or copyrighted data from others into AI tools without their consent.
• Provide clear attribution of your sources. Any assignments that utilize Generative AI without attribution per the guidelines shared in this course can be seen as potential academic dishonesty and treated at the undergraduate level within the SMU Student Honor Code for Academic Honesty (p. 17) and at the graduate and professional level within the honor codes found in their respective school policies.

ZOOM USE GUIDELINES
SACSCOC and university policy require that all in-person classes be taught in person and not moved to Zoom or other technology-mediated modalities, except for extenuating circumstances as laid out here.

STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAMS
Students needing assistance with writing assignments for SMU courses may schedule an appointment with the Writing Center through Canvas. Students who would like support for subject-specific tutoring or success strategies should contact SASP, Loyd All Sports Center, Suite 202; 214-768-3648; smu.edu/sasp. Tutor schedules are available at smu.edu/tutorschedule.

CARING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM
CCC is a resource for anyone in the SMU community to refer students of concern to the Office of the Dean of Students. The online referral form can be found at smu.edu/deanofstudentsccc. After a referral form is submitted, students will be contacted to discuss the concern, strategize options, and be connected to appropriate resources. Anyone who is unclear about what steps to take if they have concerns about students should contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 214-768-4564.

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES: COUNSELING SERVICES & TELETHERAPY
Throughout the academic year, students may encounter different stressors or go through life experiences which impact their mental health and academic performance. Students who are in distress or have concerns about their mental health can schedule a same-day or next-day appointment to speak with a counselor by calling Counseling Services. Counselors are available at any time, day or night for students in crisis at this number: 214-768-2277 (then select option 2) They will be connected with a counselor immediately. Students seeking ongoing counseling should call the same number (214-768-2277, then select option 1) during normal business hours to schedule an initial appointment. SMU Teletherapy provides another free option for on-demand counseling and video appointments with a medical professional.

REQUIRED TEXTS
G. Fano and S.M. Blinder, Twenty-First Century Quantum Mechanics: Hilbert Space to Quantum Computers, Springer publishers, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58732-5, 2017 Various papers and materials prepared by the instructor that are available on the Internet.

REFERENCE TEXTS
D.A. Fleisch, A Student's Guide to Waves, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 978-1-107-64326-0, 2015

D. Fleisch and L. Kinnaman, A Student's Guide to the Schrödinger Equation, Cambridge University Press, DOI: 10.1017/9781108834735, 2020

P. Hamill, A Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 978-1-107-61752-0, 2014

OPTIONAL REFERENCE TEXTS
E. Rieffel and W. Polak, Quantum Computing A Gentle Introduction, MIT Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-262-01506-6.

D.C. Marinescu and G.M. Marinescu, Approaching Quantum Computing, Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2005, ISBN 0-13-145224-X, (errata).

M.A. Nielsen and I.L. Chuang, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, Cambridge University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-1-107-00217-3.

N.S. Yanofsky and M.A. Mannucci, Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists, Cambridge University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-879965.

G.P. Berman, G.D. Doolen, R. Mainieri, and V.I. Tsifrinovich, Introduction to Quantum Computers, World Scientific, 1998, ISBN 981-02-3549-6.

A.O. Pittenger, An Introduction to Quantum Computing Algorithms, Birkhauser, 2003, ISBN 0-8176-4127-0.

I. Burda, Introduction to Quantum Computation, Universal Publishers, 2005, ISBN 1-58112-466-X.

G. Chen, D.A. Church, B.-G. Englert, C. Henkel, B. Rohwedder, M.O. Scully, and M.S. Zubairy, Quantum Computing Devices Principles, Designs, and Analysis, Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Mathematics, 2007, ISBN 1-58488-681-1.

A. Graham, Kronecker Products and Matrix Calculus with Applications, Dover Publications, 2018, ISBN 978-0-486-82417-8.

SELECTED IMPORTANT PAPERS IN QUANTUM INFORMATICS
R. Feynman, Simulating Physics with Computers, Int. Jour. Theoretical Physics, vol. 21, nos. 6/7, 1982, pp. 467-488.

D. Deutsch, Quantum Theory, the Church-Turing Principle and the Universal Quantum Computer, Proc. of the Royal Society of London A 400, pp. 97-117, 1985.

A. Einstein, B. Podolsky, and N. Rosen, Can Quantum-Mechnical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?, Physical Review, vol. 47, May 15, 1935, pp. 777-780, (the EPR paper).

J.S. Bell, On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox, Physics, 1, 1964, pp. 195-200.

A. Aspect, J. Dalibard, and G. Roger, Experimental Test of Bell's Inequalities Using Time-Varying Analyzers, Physical Review Letters, vol. 49, no. 25, Dec. 1982, pp. 1804-1807.

A. Barenco, et al., Elementary Gates for Quantum Computation, quant-ph archive, March 1995.

G. Cybenko, Reducing Quantum Computations to Elementary Unitary Operations, Computing in Science and Engineering, March/April 2001.

D. Coppersmith, An Approximate Fourier Transform Useful in Quantum Factoring, IBM Research Report RC 19642, July 1994.

P. Shor, Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer, arXiv:quant-ph/9508027v2, 1995, (SIAM J. Sci. Statist. Comput. 26 (1997) 1484).

L. Grover, A Fast Quantum Mechanical Algorithm for Database Search, Proceedings of ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing, pp. 212-219, 1996.

LOW-TECHNICAL READING/HISTORY RECOMMENDATIONS (not required)
A.D. Aczel, Entanglement The Greatest Mystery in Physics, Raincoast Books, 2002, ISBN 1-55192-549-4.

G.J. Milburn, The Feynman Processor, Perseus Books, 1998, ISBN 0-7382-0173-1.

J. Brown, The Quest for the Quantum Computer, Simon & Schuster, 2000, ISBN 0-684-87004-5.

L. Lederman, The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question?, 1993, ISBN: 0-385-31211-3.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Quantum Informatics is the discipline concerned with methods to represent information in a unique way based on the properties of quantum mechanics. While the concept of quantum informatics is not new, the emergence and availability of useable technology is becoming more common. Quantum informatics areas such as computation, communication, sensing and metrology are introduced with a foundation in the use of the quantum state as a means to represent information. This class is designed to introduce engineering and computer science students to these exciting and newly emerging topics as well as to provide well-grounded mathematical models and an introduction to the underlying technology. No prior knowledge of quantum mechanics or quantum informatics is required for this class.

COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION
An introduction for engineering and computer science students to quantum informatics, the discipline concerned with methods to communicate, to sense, and to transform data represented in a unique way based on the properties of quantum mechanics. Also includes a well-grounded introduction to implementation technology. No prior knowledge of quantum mechanics or quantum informatics is required for this class. Prerequisite: ECE 3381 or equivalent, introduction to undergraduate-level linear algebra, undergraduate university physics sequence, or consent of instructor.

PREREQUISITES
ECE 3381 or equivalent, introduction to undergraduate-level linear algebra, undergraduate university calculus-based physics sequence, or consent of instructor.

WEB RESOURCES
Quantum Physics Paper Archive

ADMINISTRATION
Class Schedule
Grading Policy (student acknowledgement form)
Presentation/Project Suggestions

TOPICS
 - Introduction and coneptual understanding of information from a physical point of view
 - Review of Pertinent Topics in Linear and Tensor Algebra and Probability
 - Review of Pertinent Topics in Physics
 - Quantum Harmonic Oscillators
 - Hamiltonians and Schrödinger's Equation
 - Qubits, Qudits: Observables, Pure State Vectors, Superposition and Entanglement
 - Projective Measurement
 - Review of Classical (Shannon) Information Theory
 - Discrete Variable (DV) Quantum Information
 - Reversibility and Quantum Operators/Gates
 - Superdense Coding; Teleportation; Quantum Key Distribution
 - Density Matrices and Mixed States
 - Quantum (Von Neuman) Information Theory
 - Introduction to DV Quantum Computation
 - Technological Implementations: Photonic, Superconducting Semiconductor and Ion Trap Qubits