This talk discards hand-wavy pop-science metaphors and answers a simple question: from a computer science perspective, how can a quantum computer outperform a classical computer? Attendees will learn the following:

— Representing computation with basic linear algebra (matrices and vectors)
— The computational workings of qbits, superposition, and quantum logic gates
— Solving the Deutsch oracle problem: the simplest problem where a quantum computer outperforms classical methods
— Bonus topics: quantum entanglement and teleportation

The talk concludes with a live demonstration of quantum entanglement on a real-world quantum computer, and a demo of the Deutsch oracle problem implemented in Q# with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit. This talk assumes no prerequisite knowledge, although comfort with basic linear algebra (matrices, vectors, matrix multiplication) will ease understanding.

See more at www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/video/quantum-computing-computer-scientists/