Quantum Computing and Communications

This book explains the concepts and basic mathematics of quantum computing and communication. Chapters cover such topics as quantum algorithms, photonic implementations of discrete-time quantum walks, how to build a quantum computer, and quantum key distribution and teleportation, among others

Architectures for Code-based Post-Quantum Cryptography

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Law and Policy for the Quantum Age

Law and Policy for the Quantum Age is for readers interested in the political and business strategies underlying quantum sensing, computing, and communication. This work explains how these quantum technologies work, future national defense and legal landscapes for nations interested in strategic advantage, and paths to profit for companies

Empowerment by Design: Classroom Innovation and Inquiry Through Design Thinking and Action Research

Increasingly standardized and assessment-driven educational systems are failing to meet the needs of many students, replacing their love of learning with a fear of failure. Importantly, the fear of failure is a common mindset of not only students but also teachers, administrators, and policymakers. This qualitative, action research study is situated in a design thinking/growth mindset conceptual theory that posits that the design thinking process can serve as a meaningful growth mindset opportunity for teachers and students. The prototyping mindset inherent in design thinking may mitigate the fear of failure by focusing on rapid iteration rather than striving for perfection. The purpose of this action research study was to use the design thinking process to collaborate with a team of eight educators to build a virtual community of practice that supports innovation and inquiry. The research questions that guided the study focused on (1) obstacles to innovation in education, (2) strategies to overcome the obstacles, and (3) any perceived shift in mindset that occurred in participants throughout the study. Conducted over four months in the winter/spring of 2021, the study used a design thinking/action research methodology that moved through four phases of Question, Imagine, Make, and Share. The findings revealed the primary obstacle to innovation to be an oppressive system characterized by its tradition of white supremacy and its resistance to change. Further obstacles included inadequate teacher training, outdated instructional models, overly standardized instruction and assessment, and a lack of resources. Strategies to overcome the obstacles focused on the protective nature of a community of practice, especially when sharing the goal of empowerment by design and supporting the development of the mindsets of action, growth, and inquiry. Participants perceived mindset shifts in either themselves or their students in the areas of growth, awareness, and empathy. The study contributes to the literature by exploring the practical applications of growth mindset and design thinking within the context of a supportive community of practice. As action research, it gave participants the tools and courage to become empowered research practitioners

Art, Time, & Power: Temporal Resistance and Autonomy in the Artwork of Cannupa Hanska Luger and Ken Gonzales-Day

This research explores how contemporary artists Cannupa Hanska Luger’s Future Ancestral Technologies series (2019-ongoing) and Ken Gonzales-Day’s Erased Lynchings series (2002-ongoing) respond to the intersection of temporality and power. Luger and Gonzales-Day’s visual and temporal strategies question and effectively subvert dominant visualizations of the past, present, and future. This paper outlines the development of the Western structuring of time as a linear, progress-oriented scale with a particular focus on how time has and does serve as a weapon of control to exert and perpetuate various social hierarchies and biopower. Erased Lynchings addresses the history and ongoing legacy of lynching and racialized violence in the United States. Future Ancestral Technologies is a work of Indigenous futurism that radically reimagines the future and centers Indigeneity. The series share similar inquiries and facilitate experiences for viewers to address issues of time connected to social justice, memory, and identity. Using theories of visuality addresses how visualizations of power are manifested. This research argues that both artists use a macroscopic temporal perspective to engage with temporality. In doing so, their resistance and worldmaking embody and create plural temporalities that inherently de-visualize and deconstruct authority’s claim to the right to control