COS 598c - What's New?

Feb. 22:

1. Let's meet again to discuss term projects 
*next* week: Monday, March 2, 4:30, 4th floor library.

At that time, I'd like everyone to have more details
about his or her proposed presentation and paper.

By midterm (Thurs meeting, week 6 = Mar 12 class)
I'd like you to submit a couple paragraphs in
writing and some literature references for a
planned topic.

Right now, I have the following tentative topics
for the people listed:

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adkittur:   DNA computing
cokelley:   DNA cryptography
hoki:       emergent or mechanical computation
bobsedge:   optical QC, or Pour-El's work, 
            or error correction
peterlin:   history of differential analyzer, mechanical Fourier 
            transform machines, QC for NP-complete problems 
jkwerfel:   cellular automata, starting with Wolfram's 
            stat. mechanics paper
kennetht:   linear programming machines, or aging in a cell as
            garbage accumulation
loc:        ?
rewolff:    ? 
jcorkery:   ? (joe: see you monday, feb 23, 2:30)
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If you want more guidance, please set up a meeting with me
via email. If you're not on this list and want a grade,
please let me know.

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2. I can't make the following talk because of dept. visitors:
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Tuesday February 24
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4:00 p.m. Optoelectronic Engineering/POEM seminar. "Quantum
Computing in Bulk Media: Tool or Toy?" Warren Warren. J323
Engineering Quadrangle..

Can anyone volunteer to attend and report informally this 
thurs. on the gist?

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3. This week we'll finish the Fredkin-Toffoli paper
and start talking about quantum mechanics. God protect me.

Can anyone volunteer to (help) discuss the following 
quantum-mechanical implementations of versions of the 
Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm in class: {Chuang95} {Takeuchi96} 
{Chuang98} (the last three papers in handout #1).

See you, ken

Feb 15:

1. I've set aside Mondays 4:30-5:30, 4th floor
library (401) to discuss class presentations
and associated term papers. Let's start meeting
this Monday (Feb. 16) and see how it goes. If
you can't make it, please send me email and we'll
set up an appointment. If possible, come with
ideas! I'l be happiest if you follow your own
curiosity.

2. Next Wed., Feb. 18, Peter Shor is giving
a talk 4-5 pm in the small auditorium on quantum
computing. He is a pioneer in the field and
this is highly recommended.

3. Also relevant: Next Tues., Feb. 17, Demetri Psaltis 
will talk about Holographic Memories, 4:00 pm, room J 323, 
Equad:

                     Abstract


Architectural designs and experimental demonstrations of holographic
memories will be described.  Photorefractive crystals and photopolymers are
used in the experimental demonstrations.  The key performance parameters
are storage density, speed, access time, and accuracy.  The performance
obtained with current experiments as well as projections for the future
will also be described.

4. Let's try to go back to Room 102 next Tuesday.
Hopefully the air will be breathable. We'll discuss
Bennett's '73 paper and Fredkin & Toffoli's '82
paper this week. Read them.