Certificate Program in Quantum Engineering and Technology 

offered by The University of Chicago

Grasp the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, including what defines a quantum state and how to measure it, Bell?s inequality, entanglement, superposition, and distributed entanglement

Develop an introductory understanding of main applications of quantum information science ? quantum communications, sensing, and computing

Have an appreciation for the current QIS platforms, including solid state and other qubit type

Understand recent advances in materials, their growth and characterizations, and material challenges in quantum information science

Understand the applications of quantum communication and cryptography

Have an appreciation for the principles and applications of quantum key distributions (QKD)

Grasp the concept of entanglement and applications of quantum teleportation and super-dense coding

Understand the concept of and need for the quantum repeaters and other technological hurdles in the development of quantum networks

Have an appreciation for additional engineering and physics issues of quantum communication, including materials and devices, entanglement sources and their engineering concerns, and quantum photonics

State-of-the-art quantum communications and future perspectives

Understand the advantages of QIS on sensing and metrology and the fundamental limits associated with quantum measurements

Have an appreciation for the quantum states that can be leveraged in quantum sensing and metrology

Understand the current state-of-the-art in quantum sensing technologies

Have an understanding of key use cases and future application for quantum sensing and metrology, including biological sensors, atomic clocks, and solid state systems

Understand the fundamentals of quantum computing

Have an appreciation for the challenges in scaling up quantum systems for different platforms/qubit types

Have an understanding of key concepts in quantum computing, such as quantum measurement superposition and entanglement, gates, and error correction

Grasp software concepts and algorithm use cases such as Grover?s algorithm, those for post-quantum encryption (PCQ), and in quantum chemistry, such as VQE and DFT