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researcher

John Watrous

University of Waterloo · active 1998–2021 · QCRYPT, QIP, TQC


8
program roles
5
steering roles
1
leadership role
25
collaborators
1998–2021
years active

Contributions

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 QIP 1998 — regular: Relations between quantum and classical space-bounded complexity classes ▸ presenter QIP 1998 — regular: Relations between quantum and classical space-bounded complexity classes ▸ presenter QIP 2000 — invited: Space-efficient simulation of quantum processes QIP 2001 — invited: Quantum Algorithms for Solvable Groups QIP 2001 — invited: Quantum Fingerprinting, Simultaneous Message Passing, and Data Structures QIP 2001 — invited: Fast Parallel Algorithms for the Quantum Fourier Transform QIP 2002 — invited: Quantum Statistical Zero Knowledge QIP 2003 — invited: Capturing quantum complexity classes via quantum channels ▸ presenter QIP 2003 — invited: Capturing quantum complexity classes via quantum channels ▸ presenter QIP 2004 — invited: Stronger Error Reduction for QMA QIP 2006 — invited: Zero-knowledge against quantum attacks QIP 2009 — regular: Closed Timelike Curves Make Quantum and Classical Computing Equivalent QIP 2010 — regular: Quantum interactive proofs with short messages QIP 2010 — poster: Adaptive versus non-adaptive strategies for quantum channel discrimination QIP 2010 — poster: Usefulness of entanglement in channel discrimination with and without restricted… QIP 2011 — regular: Quantum interactive proofs with weak error bounds QIP 2012 — regular: Hedging bets with correlated quantum strategies TQC 2012 — invited: Quantum interactive proofs and semidefinite programming ▸ presenter TQC 2012 — invited: Quantum interactive proofs and semidefinite programming ▸ presenter TQC 2012 — regular: Optimal counterfeiting attacks and generalizations for Wiesner's quantum money QIP 2015 — regular: Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering provides the advantage in entanglement-assisted… QIP 2015 — poster: Limitations on separable measurements by convex optimization QIP 2016 — tutorial: Semidefinite programming in quantum information ▸ presenter QIP 2016 — tutorial: Semidefinite programming in quantum information ▸ presenter QIP 2016 — tutorial: Semidefinite programming in quantum information ▸ presenter QIP 2016 — tutorial: Semidefinite programming in quantum information ▸ presenter QIP 2016 — poster: On the complementary quantum capacity of the depolarizing channel QIP 2016 — poster: Extended nonlocal games and monogamy-of-entanglement games QCRYPT 2016 — regular: Zero-Knowledge Proof Systems for QMA QIP 2017 — regular: Zero-knowledge proof systems for QMA QIP 2021 — poster: Complexity limitations on one-turn quantum refereed games QIP 2003 — steering · member QIP 2004 — steering · member QIP 2008 — program · member QIP 2009 — steering · member QIP 2010 — steering · member QIP 2011 — steering · member QIP 2012 — program · member QIP 2013 — program · chair TQC 2014 — program · member QIP 2016 — program · member TQC 2017 — program · member TQC 2019 — program · member QIP 2020 — program · member

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20 Talks

Title Conference Type Co-authors
Zero-knowledge proof systems for QMA QIP 2017 regular Anne Broadbent, Zhengfeng Ji, Fang Song
Zero-Knowledge Proof Systems for QMA QCRYPT 2016 regular Anne Broadbent, Zhengfeng Ji, Fang Song
Semidefinite programming in quantum information QIP 2016 tutorial ▸ presenter
Semidefinite programming in quantum information QIP 2016 tutorial ▸ presenter
Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering provides the advantage in entanglement-assisted subchannel discrimination with one-way measurements ↗
QIP 2015 regular Marco Piani
Hedging bets with correlated quantum strategies ↗
QIP 2012 regular Abel Molina
Quantum interactive proofs and semidefinite programming TQC 2012 invited ▸ presenter
Optimal counterfeiting attacks and generalizations for Wiesner's quantum money TQC 2012 regular Abel Molina, Thomas Vidick
Quantum interactive proofs with weak error bounds ↗
QIP 2011 regular Tsuyoshi Ito, Hirotada Kobayashi
Quantum interactive proofs with short messages ↗
QIP 2010 regular Salman Beigi, Peter Shor
Closed Timelike Curves Make Quantum and Classical Computing Equivalent QIP 2009 regular Scott Aaronson
Zero-knowledge against quantum attacks QIP 2006 invited
Stronger Error Reduction for QMA
QIP 2004 invited
Capturing quantum complexity classes via quantum channels QIP 2003 invited ▸ presenter
Quantum Statistical Zero Knowledge QIP 2002 invited
Quantum Algorithms for Solvable Groups QIP 2001 invited
Quantum Fingerprinting, Simultaneous Message Passing, and Data Structures QIP 2001 invited Ronald de Wolf, Harry Buhrman, Richard Cleve
Fast Parallel Algorithms for the Quantum Fourier Transform QIP 2001 invited Richard Cleve
Space-efficient simulation of quantum processes QIP 2000 invited
Relations between quantum and classical space-bounded complexity classes QIP 1998 regular ▸ presenter

6 Posters

Title Conference Co-authors
Complexity limitations on one-turn quantum refereed games QIP 2021 Soumik Ghosh
On the complementary quantum capacity of the depolarizing channel QIP 2016 Debbie Leung
Extended nonlocal games and monogamy-of-entanglement games QIP 2016 Nathaniel Johnston, Rajat Mittal, Vincent Russo
Limitations on separable measurements by convex optimization QIP 2015 Somshubhro Bandyopadhyay, Alessandro Cosentino, Nathaniel Johnston, Vincent Russo, Nengkun Yu
Adaptive versus non-adaptive strategies for quantum channel discrimination QIP 2010 Debbie Leung, Aram Harrow, Avinatan Hassidim
Usefulness of entanglement in channel discrimination with and without restricted measurements QIP 2010 Marco Piani, William Matthews

Committee service

Conference Committee Position Title
QIP 2020 program member
TQC 2019 program member
TQC 2017 program member
QIP 2016 program member
TQC 2014 program member
QIP 2013 program chair
QIP 2012 program member
QIP 2011 steering member
QIP 2010 steering member
QIP 2009 steering member
QIP 2008 program member
QIP 2004 steering member
QIP 2003 steering member

Collaborators

Co-author Joint talks
Abel Molina 2
Anne Broadbent 2
Debbie Leung 2
Fang Song 2
Marco Piani 2
Nathaniel Johnston 2
Richard Cleve 2
Vincent Russo 2
Zhengfeng Ji 2
Alessandro Cosentino 1
Aram Harrow 1
Avinatan Hassidim 1
Harry Buhrman 1
Hirotada Kobayashi 1
Nengkun Yu 1
Peter Shor 1
Rajat Mittal 1
Ronald de Wolf 1
Salman Beigi 1
Scott Aaronson 1