1. Bio, Nano and Quantum Computing
Mitra Basu
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
August 6, 2004

2. Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
Emerging models for technology and computation
- bio-motivated computing and computational biology
- quantum computing and communication
- design and architecture of systems based on molecular-scale device, modeling and simulation techniques for nanoscale systems
August 6, 2004

3. Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
Emerging models for technology and computation
Deadline – March 15, 2004/ November, 2004
Funding Amount - $12M
Collaboration
August 6, 2004

4. Need for new computational models …
Limitations of current computing models
Desirable characteristics …
Fast
Quantum Computing
Reliable
Biologically Inspired Models
Special abilities …
August 6, 2004

5. Quantum Information Science
Objective – unification of information sciences, quantum foundations and molecular biology
Quantum simulation
Fault tolerance
Error rate reduction
Decoherence effects
Entangled states
Quantum algorithms
August 6, 2004

6. Biologically inspired computing and computational biology
Robustness
Ability to adapt
Self-repair/self-manage
Modular design
Structural stability
Differential use of a set of core components
August 6, 2004

7. Design, Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Nano-scale Systems
Bottom-up approach
build-up from atomic/molecular (nanoparticle)
building blocks and organize into functional
structures by self-assembly via DNA scaffolding.
The objective is to
organize these building blocks into interconnected arrays of functional nanoscale structures
have self error-correcting capabilities
August 6, 2004