Quantum Software in Oxford Computer Science

Aleks Kissinger

Quantum Group in Computer Science

  • 4 faculty: AK, Jon Barrett, Matty Hoban, Sergii Strelchuk, 22 PhD & postdocs

  • focus: quantum software (compiling and algorithms) and quantum foundations

Quantum Software

the code that runs on a quantum computer

INIT 5
CNOT 1 0
H 2
Z 3
H 0
H 1
CNOT 4 2
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Optimising circuits the old-fashioned way

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A better idea: the ZX calculus

A complete set of equations for qubit QC

Quantum Software

Optimisation Simulation & Verification Error Correction