Selected Topics in Quantum Information Processing

Course manual 2025/2026

Course content

The course consists of lectures on a broad range of research topics in quantum information processing. There will be two types of lectures:

• by the participating first-year students on topics provided during the course
• by staff members and PhD students in Amsterdam on topics closely related to their research

The students will have the opportunity to suggest topics and speakers to invite at the Master Seminar.

Study materials

Literature

• Literature to be announced during the course.

Objectives

• Learn how to read papers or books at a research level.
• Learn to collaboratively solve problems requiring applications of course material in novel ways.

Teaching methods

• Lecture
• Presentation/symposium
• Self-study

Learning activities

Assessment

This is a pass/fail course. The assessment is made based on attendance, active participation and the student's seminar talk and written work.

Assignments

Please check the course page in Canvas for further details.  

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Contact information

Coordinator

• Jop Briët