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A -- U.S. ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM COMPUTERS SOL DAAD19-00-R-0007 DUE 121500 POC Dr. Henry O. Everitt, 919-549-4369/BAA Administration Voice Mail 919-549-4375 The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), together with the Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA), and the National Security Agency (NSA), announces the availability of Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. DAAD19-00-R-0007 for Experimental and Theoretical Development of Quantum Computers dated July 2000. The BAA solicits research proposals for both experimental studies of potential physical embodiments of quantum logic, and for more basic (usually, but not necessarily, theoretical) studies in the related fields of quantum error correction and control, quantum computational complexity and algorithms, and quantum decoherence and entanglement. The experimental implementation studies must develop proof-of-concept demonstrations. Proposals for theoretical and other basic studies should be smaller in scope, but like the larger experimental qubit implementation proposals, should make very clear how the proposed work will enhance understanding of quantum computation and, therefore, facilitate the eventual development of practical quantum computers. The BAA solicitation will contain additional information along with instructions for white paper and proposal preparation and submission. Electronic submission of white papers and proposals is required. White papers must be transmitted to ARO by September 15, 2000. Proposals must be transmitted to ARO by December 15, 2000. This BAA may be found on ARO's website at http://www.aro.army.mil on or about 1 July 2000. Posted 06/28/00 (W-SN469635). (0180)

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