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Quantum Computing
ADVANCED
12 units

Quantum Error, Noise & Control

Open systems, noise channels, master equations, control, stabilizers, syndrome extraction, surface codes, fault tolerance, and error mitigation.

12 units18 hoursADVANCED
Open student course

Published syllabus

Course Units

Unit 1
90 min

Open quantum systems and reduced dynamics

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 2
90 min

Kraus maps and standard noise channels

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 3
90 min

Lindblad master equations

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 4
90 min

Decoherence mechanisms and coherence time

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 5
90 min

Control Hamiltonians and pulse shaping

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 6
90 min

Stabilizer formalism

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 7
90 min

Repetition, Shor, and small quantum codes

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 8
90 min

CSS codes and syndrome extraction

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 9
90 min

Surface-code geometry

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 10
90 min

Fault tolerance and thresholds

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 11
90 min

Error mitigation for NISQ experiments

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 12
90 min

Decoder comparisons and experiment reading

Admin-authored unit for Quantum Error, Noise & Control.

Course notes
3 objectives