Todd Brun - 6/24/04
Communications Sciences Institute
USC EE-Systems Department

Quantum Cryptography: Overview and Open Discussion on Communications Impact

Quantum cryptography holds out the prospect of absolutely secure communications, whose privacy is guaranteed by the laws of physics. I will present the principles behind the most common quantum cryptographic protocols and a brief overview of the current state of the art, along with the existing problems and potential applications of the technology.

This talk is intended to be an open-ended discussion of the key features of quantum cryptography and examine its capabilities and limitations. Discussion will be encouraged.

 

Bio

Todd Brun is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences Institute of USC's EE-Systems Department. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Caltech in 1994. Since then, he has worked at the University of London, the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Dr. Brun works in the areas of quantum computation and quantum information theory he is especially interested in quantum open systems, and the effects of environmental noise on quantum information processing.