News and Events: MoL and PhD defenses

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7 September 2006, PhD defense, Robert Spalek

Date & Time: Thursday 7 September 2006, 12:00
Title: Quantum Algorithms, Lower Bounds, and Time-Space Tradeoffs
Location: Oude Lutherse Kerk, Singel 411, Amsterdam
Promotor: Harry Buhrman
Copromotor: Ronald de Wolf

In this thesis, we investigate fast quantum algorithms for several graph problems (such as finding a maximal bipartite matching, and a maximal flow in an integer network) and verification of matrix products. We also address quantum query lower bounds, i.e. proofs that certain tasks cannot be computed faster than some value. We prove the first known time-space tradeoffs for quantum computation, and most of them are tight.

For more information, see http://www.ucw.cz/~robert/papers/abs-phd-en.html

14 September 2006, Master of Logic defense, Martin Müller

Date & Time: Thursday 14 September 2006, 11:00
Title: Accent and Focus in OT: A cross-linguistic perspective
Location: Room B. 318, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Amsterdam
Supervisor: Jeroen Groenendijk

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