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Quantum computers can do wondrous things: too bad they do not exist yet. That has not stopped physicists from devising new algorithms for the devices, which can calculate a lot faster than ordinary ...

Jeremy Johnson is Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. He served as the first Department Head for the newly formed Computer Science department ...

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