Quantum Knots
A feature article in the section on Information Technology of Scientific America, April 19, 2006 provides a clear and basic description of how machines using quantum mechanics models can perform at exceedingly high levels not possible with today's ordinary computers. Although, quantum computing it is in its initial developing stage the applications for using such machines are very promising.
Computing with Quantum Knots, by Collins, Graham P., Scientific American, April 2006, Vol. 294, Issue 4.
Other readings on the subject:
Topological Quantum Computation. John Preskill. Lecture notes available at www.theory.caltech.edu/-preskill/ph219/topological.pdf
Mathematics of quantum computation, edited by Goong Chen, Ranee K. Brylinski.
Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2002.
Principles of quantum computation and information, byGiuliano Benenti and Giulio Casati, Giuliano Strini. River Edge, NJ : World Scientific Pub., 2004.
NSF Award for Young Scientists
A professor of applied mathematics at the California Institute of Technology has received the Alan T. Watermann Award. Dr. Emmanuel J. Candes a native of France with a doctoral degree from Stanford University (1988) won this prestigious award granted by the National Science Foundation (USA) for developing new techniques in the study of the representation of wave signals which can have significant applications in areas like aircraft safety, DNA analysis, and medical technology. For more details look at:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=106889
Information about the Alan T. Waterman Award: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/waterman/waterman.htm#information
Engineering Deans moving into the Provost’ Office
Prism a magazine of the American Society for Engineering Education in its April 2006 issues reported about how in American Universities engineering deans are increasingly moving into the position of provost. The article “All the right moves” by Alvin P. Sanoff, p 25-29, asserts that the training and experience as engineers are valuable skills for this type of positions. . This article is available full-text thru major library databases.
http://www.prism-magazine.org/
A feature article in the section on Information Technology of Scientific America, April 19, 2006 provides a clear and basic description of how machines using quantum mechanics models can perform at exceedingly high levels not possible with today's ordinary computers. Although, quantum computing it is in its initial developing stage the applications for using such machines are very promising.
Computing with Quantum Knots, by Collins, Graham P., Scientific American, April 2006, Vol. 294, Issue 4.
Other readings on the subject:
Topological Quantum Computation. John Preskill. Lecture notes available at www.theory.caltech.edu/-preskill/ph219/topological.pdf
Mathematics of quantum computation, edited by Goong Chen, Ranee K. Brylinski.
Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2002.
Principles of quantum computation and information, byGiuliano Benenti and Giulio Casati, Giuliano Strini. River Edge, NJ : World Scientific Pub., 2004.
NSF Award for Young Scientists
A professor of applied mathematics at the California Institute of Technology has received the Alan T. Watermann Award. Dr. Emmanuel J. Candes a native of France with a doctoral degree from Stanford University (1988) won this prestigious award granted by the National Science Foundation (USA) for developing new techniques in the study of the representation of wave signals which can have significant applications in areas like aircraft safety, DNA analysis, and medical technology. For more details look at:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=106889
Information about the Alan T. Waterman Award: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/waterman/waterman.htm#information
Engineering Deans moving into the Provost’ Office
Prism a magazine of the American Society for Engineering Education in its April 2006 issues reported about how in American Universities engineering deans are increasingly moving into the position of provost. The article “All the right moves” by Alvin P. Sanoff, p 25-29, asserts that the training and experience as engineers are valuable skills for this type of positions. . This article is available full-text thru major library databases.
http://www.prism-magazine.org/
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