Quantum Learning Theory
UNM Physics and Astronomy, Summer 2026 course
(PHYS 500-001, Adv Sem: Special Topics in QIS)
Organized by the Center for Quantum Information and Control
Course coordinator
- Ariel Shlosberg
Email: ashlosberg@unm.edu
Office: PAIS 2526 - Office Hours:
June 17th - July 29th, Wednesdays 2:00pm-2:50pm in PAIS 2526
Times and locations
Wednesdays 3:45pm-5:00pm in PAIS 2540. Lectures will be broadcast via this Zoom link. The first lecture will be on the 17th of June and the last lecture will be on the 29th of July.
Course description
This 7-week course introduces quantum learning theory. It will primarily be focused on quantum state tomography and property testing. Much of the course will be focused on proving sample-complexity upper- and lower-bounds for these different tasks.
Prerequisites and textbooks
This course assumes some familiarity with quantum mechanics and probability theory. There will be a collection of readings that will highlight the relevant parts of representation theory that we will need. The primary notes that we will draw from are the following:
Assignments
Participants are required to read the assigned materials before each lecture (here). Additionally, participants are encouraged to present lectures.