IMT Talk : Quantum Communication Networking at the University of Arizona

Quantum communication (QuCom) harnesses the quantum properties of light to enable functionalities unrealizable by classical techniques. While QuComs have been individually validated in free-space, optical fibers, and between a satellite and ground station, a combined heterogeneous quantum communication network (QCN) with multiple types of channels remains elusive. There are several main barriers to overcome before QuComs and QCNs become reality. In this talk we describe different strategies to overcome these barriers and develop the global, secure, and reconfigurable QCNs. We also describe the research activities to be pursued at EPFL/PSI and proposed MS program in quantum information science and engineering.

Short bio:
Ivan B. Djordjevic is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and optical sciences at the University of Arizona; director of the Optical Communications Systems Laboratory (OCSL) and Quantum Communications (QuCom) Lab; and co-director of the Signal Processing and Coding Lab. He is both IEEE Fellow and OSA Fellow. He  received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Nis, Yugoslavia, in 1999.
Dr. Djordjevic has authored or co-authored eight books and more than 540 journal and conference publications. He holds 54 US patents. Dr. Djordjevic serves as an Area Editor/Associate Editor/Member of the Editorial Board for the following journals: IEEE Communications Letters, OSA/IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, IOP Journal of Optics, Physical Communication Journal (Elsevier), Optical and Quantum Electronics (Springer), and Frequenz (De Gruyter). He received more than $ 5 million in funding in the last five years.
Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Djordjevic held appointments at University of Bristol and University of the West of England in UK, Tyco Telecommunications in USA, National Technical University of Athens in Greece, and State Telecommunication Company in Yugoslavia.