Upcoming Seminars
Spring 2007-2008
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
The Physical Underpinnings of Privacy
Jean Christian Boileau,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
University of Toronto,
Friday, April 4th, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
T-Folds and Generalized NS-NS Fluxes
Daniel Robbins,
postdoctoral fellow in natural sciences,
the University of Texas at Austin,
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Out-of-Equilibrium Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices
Ulrich Schollwock,
professor of physics,
Technical University of Aachen,
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Algebraic Quantum Circuits
Wim van Dam,
assistant professor of computer science and physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Friday, April 25th, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Self-Dual Gravity
Kirill Krasnov,
advanced fellow in applied mathematics and mathematical physics,
the University of Nottingham,
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Speed-Up via Quantum Sampling
Pawel Wocjan,
assistant professor in computer science,
University of Central Florida,
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Pedro Vieira,
Laboratoire de Physique Théorique École Normale Supérieure, Paris,
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Secure Optical Key Generation Using an Ultra-Long Fiber Laser
Avi Zadok,
postdoctoral scholar in applied physics,
Caltech,
Friday, May 9th, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Non-Supersymmetric String Theory
Sav Sethi,
associate professor of physics,
University of Chicago,
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyonic Interferometry and Protected Memories in Atomic Spin Lattices
Liang Jiang,
graduate student in physics,
Harvard University,
Friday, May 16th, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Breaking R-Symmetry for General Gauge Mediation
John Mason,
graduate student in physics,
UC Santa Cruz,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
The G2-MSSM, from Moduli Stabilization and a De Sitter Minimum to LHC and Dark Matter Phenomenology
Gordon Kane,
professor of physics,
University of Michigan,
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Communication with Two Zero-Capacity Channels
Graeme Smith,
postdoctoral scholar,
T.J. Watson Research Center, IBM,
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Nori Iizuka,
Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara,
Friday, May 30th, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar—cancelled
Anindya Mukherjee,
postdoctoral fellow in particle, subatomic, and string theory,
University of British Columbia,
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Esko Keski-Vakkuri,
project leader in string theory and mathematical physics,
Helsinki University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Joint Condensed Matter Physics and Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
The Quantum Spin Hall Effect and the Topological Magneto-Electric Effect
Shou-Cheng Zhang,
professor of physics,
Stanford University,
Friday, June 6th, 2008
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
dS Minimum Without Anti-D3 Branes, Large Volume Axionic Inflation, (Non-)Supersymmetric Black Hole Attractors, and Swiss-Cheese Calabi Yau's
Aalok Misra,
International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy,
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
N=8 Supergravity in Light-Cone Superspace
Pierre Ramond,
professor of physics,
University of Florida,