Prof. Dr. Ramona Wolf – Junior Professor at University of Siegen (Germany)
Can you define the term “randomness”? Do you think you know the difference between a classical and a quantum random number generator? Given the fundamental quantum nature of our universe, what even is a classical random number generator? Randomness is an idea that is deeply ingrained in our understanding as it is a part of our (more or less) daily lives – yet, in a scientific context, we need a precise definition to assess whether a protocol indeed produces randomness. In my talk, I will shed some light on possible answers to these questions, consequences for quantum technologies like quantum cryptography, and how our intuition might actually be misleading sometimes.
Recording
https://video.ethz.ch/events/2024/theory/54834399-b7bc-4114-9ffe-794499825a81.html