Quantum Information Processing (QIP) is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary research field that studies the principles and the applications of quantum mechanics for computation, communication, cryptography, and other information processing tasks. QIP has the potential to revolutionize information processing technologies by enabling ultra-fast computation, efficient simulation of quantum physics, and unbreakable secure communication. Thus the field is not only of fundamental importance intellectually, but also for a prosperous society as well as for national security.
The QIP Workshop is the premier annual conference in the theoretical aspects of the field. It brings together hundreds of participants, from leading researchers to aspiring students, of diverse nationality and disciplinary backgrounds. This conference has played a formative role in the field and has become one of the most important venues for the groundbreaking research in the theory of quantum information processing.
This award provides partial financial support for US-based students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the 16th Workshop on Quantum Information Processing (QIP 2013), to be held in Beijing, China, on January 21--25, 2013, at Tsinghua University. Availability of travel support will be widely advertised and the recipients will be selected through an open and objective process, based on both merit and need. This support will permit broader participation by US-based students and postdocs, in particular by members of under-represented groups, contributing to their education and career development. It will facilitate the dissemination of research, and enhance the conference as an international institution for research collaboration and education.
The award was used for supporting 23 US-based students and postdoctoral scholars to participate in the 16th Workshop on Quantum Information Processing (QIP 2013). Quantum Information Processing (QIP) is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary research field that studies the principles and the applications of quantum mechanics for computation, communication,cryptography, and other information processing tasks. It has the potential to revolutionize information processing technologies by enabling ultra-fast computation, efficient simulation of quantum physics, and secure communication. The field is therefore of fundamental importance both intellectually and for a prosperous society as well as national security. The QIP Workshop is the premier annual conference in the theoretical aspects of the field. It brings together hundreds of participants, from leading researchers to aspiring students, and of diverse nationality and disciplinary backgrounds. This is a conference of a long standing that has played a formative role in the field. It has become one of the most important venues for reporting the groundbreaking research and for fostering collaborative research in the theory of quantum information processing. The conference has tremendous educational merit. Many of the participants are Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows. They meet with, learn from, and collaborate with leading researchers and among themselves through the meeting. A total of 23 students and postdocs from 12 US institutions were selected to receive the travel grant. The selection was based on a point system that takes into account of scientific merit, need, status as a under represented group, and letters of recommendations.
