Cryptography & Security Day: Factoring with a Quantum Computer: The State of the Art

Seyoon Ragavan, an MIT electrical engineering and computer science graduate student, talks about solving factoring with quantum computers. Ragavan’s talk was part of Cryptography & Security Day for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing's Expanding Horizons in Computing series. Organized by MIT faculty, the series comprised of four sessions that delved into key topics in computing — deep learning, societal impact, cryptography and security, and quantum technology. Watch more videos from the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing: https://youtube.com/@mitcomputing The mission of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing is to address the opportunities and challenges of the computing age — from hardware to software to algorithms to artificial intelligence — by transforming the capabilities of academia in three key areas: strengthen core computer science and AI; infuse the forefront of computing with disciplines across MIT; and advance social, ethical, and policy dimensions of computing. Learn more at computing.mit.edu.