Intelligent & Quantum Information Systems

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Head of Research Group Prof Apostol Vourdas

Introduction

The IQIS group incorporates a variety of research areas, such as quantum computing, information systems, artificial intelligence and data mining. The aim is to provide an appropriate framework for the investigation of these subjects by its members and encourage novel interdisciplinary approaches. The group has established a network of collaborations worldwide, both in academia and in industry.

The group currently holds 3 EPSRC grants.  2 are CASE studentships, £47,500 (with Central Science lab) and £70,392 and the other is ‘Network on Transport Dissipation and Control in Quantum Computing’ for £62,176.   The group also holds a Nuffield Foundation grant for new lecturers for £4,700.

Specific areas of research interest to different members of IQIS are the following:

• Discrete mathematics.
• Quantum computing, decoherence, and entanglement.
• Quantum coding, algorithms, and control; quantum optical communications.
• Mesoscopic Josephson devices as quantum gates. Nanotechnology.
• Wavelets, time-frequency analysis of signals.
• Databases.
• Data Mining.
• Maximum entropy method.
• Formal methods and applications to quantum computing.
• Numerical Analysis, especially rational approximation.