Scott Glancy, a physicist at NIST, discusses the connection between quantum physics and secure randomness generation in his talk. He explains how NIST’s recent experiments using loophole-free tests of local realism can generate provably secure random numbers, which are crucial for security and cryptographic systems.
Glancy also talks about NIST’s research in quantum computation using trapped ions. He introduces basic ideas of quantum computation and describes NIST’s progress in trapped-ion quantum computation, including the use of quantum teleportation to apply quantum logic operations to separated ions. This research aims to build quantum computers that can solve certain mathematical problems faster than classical computers by exploiting quantum superpositions and entanglement.
Glancy earned his PhD in physics from the University of Notre Dame and has been working at NIST in the Applied and Computational Mathematics Division. His research interests include quantum physics, quantum information theory, and the philosophical foundations of quantum mechanics.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/itl/itl-speakers-bureau-scott-glancy
Keywords: randomness, quantum physics, entanglement, quantum computation, teleportation
