Re: PhD in cryptography sufficient for research in quantum computers

robdevloper@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Do you think a PhD in cryptography is sufficient for a research
position in quantum computers (both algorithms and hardware, but
mostly algorithms).

No

I have no background in quantum physics except what I learned from
school and discovery
channel.. but I understand bits and pieces of Shor's factoring
algorithm (at least the classical part)..
What is the best way to get into this area?

Learn quantum mechanics. There are a number of text books on quantum
computing out there by now, but a good grounding in quantum mechanics
(better than what the quantum computing books teach) would not be remiss.

.

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