Travel Support for the 16th Quantum Information Processing Workshop (QIP 2013)

量子信息处理（QIP）是一个快速发展的跨学科研究领域，它研究量子力学的原理及其在计算、通信、密码学和其他信息处理任务中的应用。QIP通过实现超快速计算、量子物理的高效模拟和牢不可破的安全通信，有可能彻底改变信息处理技术。因此，这一领域不仅在智力上具有根本性的重要性，而且对一个繁荣的社会和国家安全也具有重要意义。QIP研讨会是该领域理论方面的首要年度会议。它汇集了数百名参与者，从领先的研究人员到有抱负的学生，来自不同的国籍和学科背景。该会议在该领域发挥了形成作用，并已成为量子信息处理理论开创性研究的最重要场所之一。该奖项为赴美参加第16届量子信息处理研讨会（QIP 2013）的学生和博士后提供部分资金支持，该研讨会将于2013年1月21日至25日在中国北京清华大学举行。将广泛宣传提供旅行支助的情况，并根据优点和需要，通过公开和客观的程序挑选受助人。这种支持将允许美国的学生和博士后更广泛地参与，特别是那些代表性不足的群体的成员，为他们的教育和职业发展做出贡献。它将促进研究的传播，并加强会议作为一个国际研究合作和教育机构的地位。

Quantum Information Processing (QIP) is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary research field that studies the principles and the applications of quantum mechanics for computation, communication, cryptography, and other information processing tasks. QIP has the potential to revolutionize information processing technologies by enabling ultra-fast computation, efficient simulation of quantum physics, and unbreakable secure communication. Thus the field is not only of fundamental importance intellectually, but also for a prosperous society as well as for national security.The QIP Workshop is the premier annual conference in the theoretical aspects of the field. It brings together hundreds of participants, from leading researchers to aspiring students, of diverse nationality and disciplinary backgrounds. This conference has played a formative role in the field and has become one of the most important venues for the groundbreaking research in the theory of quantum information processing.This award provides partial financial support for US-based students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the 16th Workshop on Quantum Information Processing (QIP 2013), to be held in Beijing, China, on January 21--25, 2013, at Tsinghua University. Availability of travel support will be widely advertised and the recipients will be selected through an open and objective process, based on both merit and need. This support will permit broader participation by US-based students and postdocs, in particular by members of under-represented groups, contributing to their education and career development. It will facilitate the dissemination of research, and enhance the conference as an international institution for research collaboration and education.