MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS-QUANTUM COMPUTING 
                                                       THE UNIVERSITYOF WISCONSIN-MADISON
                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 
                                                                                   •      Starts September 2019
                                              Q u a n t u m                        •      Designed for completion in one calendar 
                                                 D o t s                  Q P C           year
                                                                        C h a r g e  
                                                                        S e n s o r
                                                                                   •      Offers a blend of :
                                                                                              •      Classroom training 
                                                                                              •      Independent projects
      D e p le t io n                                                                         •      Laboratory experience
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                                                                     C o n t a c t s      Only MS-P-QC Program in the US
                                                                                   •      Apply at https://grad.wisc.edu/
                                                                                   •      Application Deadline: March 15, 2019
              Be one of the first to take advantage of this unique opportunity!  Quantum computing and 
              quantum information is a very rapidly growing field with fantastic career opportunities.  
              Learn more at https://www.physics.wisc.edu/mspqc     
                      UW-MADISON QUANTUM COMPUTING 
                      MS-P-QC PROGRAM TIMELINE TO DATE
         • Spring 2018
            • MS Program Approved by Physics Department 2/28/18
               • Proposed Curriculum  
            • MS Program Approved by Provost 6/27/19
               • All Degree Requirements
         • Summer 2018
            • Marketing campaign begins 
         • Fall 2018 
            • University-wide Implementation completed: 
               • Campus Websites
               • Online application process initiated
         • Summer 2019
            • Planning for Laboratory Experiments summer 2020 
            • Planning for Student Projects
            • Student Handbook prepared
                                                                UW-MADISON QUANTUM COMPUTING 
                                                                      MS-P-QC PROGRAM TIMELINE
                                 • Fall 2019
                                       • 9 Students arrived in September:
                                              • 3 dropped out, 1 visa delay: will come in January
                                       • NSF proposal submitted to support lab experiments
                                       • First offering of Physics 709: Introduction to Quantum Computing
                                       • Application process for next class started
                                              •  4 applicants as of last week
                                 • Spring 2020
                                       • First offering of Physics 779: Advanced Quantum Computing
                                       •   Professional Development Seminar Series Spring 2020
                                       • Rolling Admission Process to start 3/20 
                                       • Class to be determined 5/20
                                 • Summer 2020
                                       • First offering of Physics 707: Quantum Computing Laboratory
                                       • Graduation of first MS-P-QC class
                  PHYSICS 709: FALL SEMESTER
             The topics for Physics 709 are divided into four sections, which 
             we discuss in turn.
             1.  Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of 2-level Systems.  In 
             this section we introduce quantum theory at a level that even 
             students with no prior exposure to the subject can grasp. 4 
             weeks.  
             2. Quantum Computers and Quantum Information Processing.  
             Here we introduce one- and two-qubit gates, quantum circuits. 
             (2 weeks).
             3.  Quantum Algorithms.  Deutsch and Simon algorithms, 
             background for the Shor algorithm, Shor algorithm, Grover 
             algorithm. (5 weeks).
             4. Quantum Error Correction.  5-qubit and Steane error 
             correction codes, stabilizer codes. (3 weeks). 
                  PHYSICS 779: SPRING SEMESTER
        Section 1. Quantum Software (7 weeks)
        Section 1 (a). Advanced quantum circuit theory.  Clifford group and Gottesman-Knill 
        theorem, Mathematica code. 
         
        Section 1 (b).  Density matrices, probability distributions, T1 and T2. Sources of noise and 
        its effect on actual machines.
         
        Section 1 (c).  Advanced error correction.  Master equation, Kraus operators, fault 
        tolerance, randomized benchmarking, gate set tomography.  
         
        Section 2.  Quantum Hardware (7 weeks)
        (1) Trapped neutral atoms, (2) Single photons, (3) Trapped ions, (4) Nitrogen vacancy (NV) 
        centers in diamond, (5) Superconducting qubits using Josephson junctions.  This choice is 
        dictated partly by breadth of education and partly by what is practical in the educational lab 
        course. Sec. 2 is specifically designed to segue into Physics 707, the summer lab course.