Post-Quantum Cryptography

Quantum Machine Learning

The intersection of quantum computing and machine learning, using quantum systems to enhance learning algorithms.

Quantum Key Distribution

A secure communication method using quantum mechanics to generate and distribute encryption keys.

Quantum Simulation

Using quantum computers to model and simulate quantum systems that are intractable for classical computers.

Quantum Chemistry

The application of quantum mechanics and quantum computing to simulate chemical systems and molecular interactions.

Quantum Sensing

Using quantum mechanical effects to achieve measurement sensitivities beyond what classical sensors can achieve.

Quantum Internet

A proposed network infrastructure that uses quantum signals for ultra-secure communication and distributed quantum computing.

The loss of quantum coherence when a quantum system interacts with its environment, causing errors in computation.

A computing paradigm that uses quantum mechanical phenomena like superposition and entanglement to process information exponentially faster for certain problems.

A phenomenon where two or more qubits become correlated such that the quantum state of one instantly influences the other regardless of distance.

The factor by which a quantum algorithm outperforms the best known classical algorithm for the same problem.

A quantum phenomenon where particles pass through energy barriers that would be impossible to overcome classically.

A quantum computing approach that finds the lowest energy state of a system, useful for optimisation problems.

Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum — the current era of quantum computing with limited, error-prone qubits.

A qubit implementation using individual ions confined by electromagnetic fields and manipulated by laser beams.