Scope of the School
Quantum computing has the potential to revitalize a host of existing technologies and generate new ones, to open new windows on the nature and origin of the universe, and to change the way we think about information and about reality itself. There is a worldwide effort in progress to spur nanotechnology and it is receiving increasing attention the world over in the last few years. Focused programmes on nanotechnology have been launched by several nations like the Nanoscience and Technology Initiative (NSTI) in India or National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in the United States. We have to train students, teachers and research scholars. Unless we do this, there will not be enough work happening in this area in the near future.
Inspite of the large amount of research and development, there are not many avenues to provide a smooth passage to our students from the classroom to the quantum and nanotech laboratories. QANSAS 2008 promises to fill this void by synergizing the various insights of quantum and nanocomputing which should be an invaluable event for students, scientists and researchers the world over. The Indian partner institutes will be IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi with which DEI has established MoUs for collaborative research. Joint research groups from DEI and these institutes have also authored introductory books in Quantum and Nano Computing for promoting education of hi-tech areas at the grassroots level.
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