Instructions as to how to apply for this position can be found on
The PhD position is part of the research group in information theory and secure and reliable communication (Selmer Centre) at the Department of Informatics
(http://www.selmer.uib.no/). The project supervisor is Matthew G. Parker (http://www.ii.uib.no/~matthew).
The Selmer Centre consists of 5 full professors, 1 associate professor, 5 postdoctoral fellows and 7 PhD students.
The PhD candidate will work on the project "Hybrid Quantum Computers", financed by the
Norwegian Research Council for the period 2008 to 2011.
The three-year PhD position is available with the Selmer Centre, Institute for Informatics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
The project is entitled "Hybrid Quantum Computers". The main aims of the project are to investigate
and develop novel algorithm strategies for quantum computation
using Measurement-Based Quantum Computer models, and their generalisations, and to combine
these methods with
classical Message-Passing techniques, such as are used for the decoding of
Low Density Parity-Check Codes. It is expected that some of the results resulting from this
research project may lead to new distributed algorithms for both classical
and classical/quantum multi-party computation and/or communication
Thus the research will involve distributed
graph-based algorithms both at classical and quantum levels. The candidate should
ideally have a background in one or more of the
following: quantum information, coding theory, telecommunications, combinatorics, graph theory, algorithms, and/or cryptology. The
applicant should also be good at writing software (e.g. C and/or Magma).
The prospective applicant may learn more about the background to this project by
looking at the most recent publications at
The successful applicant will benefit from highly favourable working conditions - Bergen is a beautiful city on the
west coast of Norway, next to mountains and fjords. The successful applicant should, of course, be able to derive pleasure
from the occasional bout of extremely wet weather.
The project supervisor is
Details of the group can be found at:
The scientific work of the Institute for Informatics is organized in six research groups: one on algorithms, one on bioinformatics, one on optimization,
one on programming theory, one on information theory and secure and reliable communication (Selmer Centre), and one on visualization. 20 professors / associate professors work at the department as well as
5 adjunct professors, about 50 PhD students, 15 postdoctoral researchers, and a supporting staff of eight. Each research group is responsible for teaching
advanced courses within its subject area.
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Matthew G. Parker. For instance, aspects of the project
will relate to:
LDPC algorithms
differential crypt.
linear crypt.
spectral analysis
coding theory
quantum graph states
Matthew G. Parker
Selmer Centre/
Department of Informatics/University of Bergen
Last updated 05.06.08.