QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (QUIST) WORKSHOP Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) Workshop, SN00-25: The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) and Information Technology Office (ITO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are sponsoring a team-forming workshop on Quantum Information Science and Technology. This workshop will be held October 23 -- 24, 2000, at the Greenbelt Marriott Hotel in Greenbelt, Maryland. Attendance at the workshop is OPTIONAL, BUT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all potential bidders. The goals of this workshop are to explore all facets of the research necessary to create a new technology based on quantum information science and to promote formation of teams that can advance this research on several fronts. Research in this area has the ultimate goal of demonstrating the potentially significant advantages of quantum mechanical effects in communication and computing. Specific areas of interest will include formulation of new algorithms and protocols for ultra-secure communications, ultra-precise metrology, information-bandwidth enhancements, the limits of quantum computation for speedups over classical computation, and computational applications for which quantum computation offers significant advantage over known classical equivalents. Concurrently with these theoretical advances, QuIST will develop the component technology for secure quantum communication and quantum computation including the development of robust megahertz rate single photon sources and detectors, practical implementations of single and multiple quantum bit logic gates, quantum memory, and systems level constructs such as quantum repeaters. Theoretical and hardware developments will be integrated into demonstrations that may include scalable assemblies of quantum logic and memory, quantum teleportation-based communication, coherent optic quantum communication, ultra-precise clock synchronization and ultra-secure communication over large distances (100km). The workshop agenda will feature several technology overview presentations by government personnel and several poster session forums including summary overviews to facilitate interaction and team forming amongst the participants to assist in responding to a planned DARPA solicitation early in FY01. Participants are strongly encouraged to prepare posters and very short summary overview presentations describing areas of capabilities and interest to facilitate communications, interactions, and team prospecting. A short abstract of each poster presentation is required. Please access the QuIST website for workshop details including registration and abstract submission. The website can be accessed at http://www.sainc.com/conference/View/index.asp?MeetingID=131. The workshop registration fee is $200.00 and is inclusive of all workshop activities. Registration cutoff is September 29, 2000, or at attendance capacity. Space is limited and it is recommended that you register early. For further administrative information contact Melissa Trapani (mtrapani@snap.org). Please refer to the QuIST Workshop inall correspondence. This announcement is NOT a request for proposals. No solicitation document is available at this time. DARPA anticipates, but cannot guarantee, that a solicitation will follow the conference. WEB: click here to access the website for workshop details, http://www.sainc.com/conference/View/index.asp?MeetingID=131. E-MAIL: click here for further administrative information, mtrapani@snap.org. Posted 08/17/00 (W-SN487189).

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