With the rise of quantum computing, it has become evident that our current encryption protocols to send secure communication are not adequate anymore. In this class, hosted by the Yale Quantum Institute for the Wright Lab Summer program, Florian Carle teaches how to send secure communication in a quantum world, using the BB84 protocol for a secure quantum key distribution. The students learned about the protocol and then participated to hands-on small group activities to share secret key securely between each other (from Alice to Bob), and detect possible eavesdroppers (Eve).
This class was created by Steve Girvin and Florian Carle for the Jackson School for Global Affairs, with the help of Jahan Claes (YQI Fellow), Shraddha Singh (Graduate Student), and Kevin Smith (Postdoctoral Associate).