Index1. Who we are2. What we do3. Why we like it4. General recommendations

Figure: Group Picture of the QE Master Program with steering committee

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Backgrounds

Marco’s background:

• Physics Bachelor at ETHZ

• General physics knowledge(e.g. astro/- particle physics)

• Quantum Mechanics II tootheoretical for my taste

Moritz’ background:

• Physics Bachelor from EPFLausanne

• Exchange in third year atETH Zürich (solid QuantumMechanics grounding)

• Statistical Physics alreadytaken

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Experimentally inclined student (Moritz), classes taken:

Fall Semester:

• Physics classes: QuantumOptics, Quantum InformationTheory, Quantum Sciencewith SuperconductingCircuits

• Engineering classes: VLSIand Control Systems

• Case Studies: Applicationsof Quantum Technology

Spring Semester:

• Advanced Quantum Optics,Quantum InformationProcessing

• Quantech Workshop:Superconducting Qubits (12ECTS)

• Data Science inTechno-Economic Systems

• Machine Learning

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Theoretically inclined student, classes taken:

Fall Semester:

• Physics: QuantumInformation Theory

• Engineering: OpticalCommunicationFundamentals, InformationTheory

• Case Studies: Applicationsof Quantum Technology

Spring Semester:

• Physics: Advanced Topicson Quantum InformationTheory, QuantumInformation Processing I

• Engineering: AppliedCryptography, Algebra andError-correcting codes

• Quantech Workshop:Quantum Communication(12 ECTS)

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Experimentally inclined student (Marco), classes taken:

Fall Semester:

• Physics: Quantum Optics,Quantum Science withSuperconducting Circuits

• Engineering: VLSI, ControlSystems, Solid StateElectronics & Optics

• Case Studies: Applicationsof Quantum Technology

Spring Semester:

• Physics: QuantumInformation Processing I,Quantum Acoustics andOptomechanics, AdvancedQuantum Optics

• a GESS Course

• Quantech Workshop:Trapped Ions (12 ECTS)

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Quantum Engineering vs a regular master

• 25 people from all over the world (8 swiss) with differentbackgrounds →"class" feeling

• Paper Club

• Quantech workshops

• Football team

• Freshly founded student association

• Tutor system

• Case Studies (IBM visit, ETH labs, ID Quantique)

• Close contact with professors

• Hang out with driven, motivated and somewhat crazy people.

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General Recommendations: Electrical Engineers

How deep should one go in catching up on the physics depends onyour interest - but you should know mechanics before building a car

Be flexible in thinking - abstract like physicist

Solid State Electronics & Physics II not sufficient → QM1 and orIntroduction to Solid State Physics in first master semesterrecommended

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General Recommendations: Physicists

Main difference w.r.t. Physics Bachelor: closely confronted with theexperimental aspects.

Still possible to take very theoretical classes

Expect a change of mentality in the engineering classes: learn thevocabulary and how to think like an engineer

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General Recommendations

The subject is ridiculously deep and vast

Don’t specialize too early

If not from EE or Physics Bachelor:

• complex analysis

• electrodynamics

• Analysis (DGL) & Linear Algebra

→ maybe one semester more?

Don’t skip on the basics

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PodcastIf you want to hear something from one of our former electricalengineers Anja ... (ETH Podcast)

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