Quantum Science and Engineering 2025-26

Block "Projects & SHS"

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
HSS : Introduction to project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Winter session
3
HSS : Project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Summer session
3
Project in quantum science I (The project can be done in MA1, MA2 or MA3)
QUANT-401 / Section SIQ
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 8h
  • Individual project: 8h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8
Project in quantum science II
QUANT-402 / Section SIQ
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 8h
  • Individual project: 8h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8

Group "options"

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced cryptography (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-501 / Section SC
Vaudenay
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
Summer session
Written
6
Algorithms II
CS-450 / Section IN
Kapralov
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 3h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Written
8
Aspects of quantum science and sustainability
QUANT-411 / Section SIQ
Ionescu, Macris
EN
-
  • Courses: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
3
Atomistic and quantum simulations of materials
MSE-468 / Section MX
Pizzi
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
4
Classical and quantum photonic transducers (Pas donné en 2025-26 pas donné en 2024-25)
MICRO-410 / Section MT
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Oral
3
Computational methods in molecular quantum mechanics
CH-452 / Section CGC
Bonella
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Oral
4
Cryptography and security (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-401 / Section SC
Vaudenay
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Written
8
Deep learning
EE-559 / Section EL
Cavallaro
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
4
Deep reinforcement learning (Pas donné en 2025-26)
CS-456 / Section IN
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
  • Quantum information and computation
Summer session
Written
6
Distributed algorithms
CS-451 / Section SC
Guerraoui
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 3h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Written
8
Foundations of Data Science
COM-406 / Section IN
Gastpar
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
8
Fundamentals of integrated photonic components
MICRO-471 / Section MT
Benea-Chelmus
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Oral
4
Information theory and coding
COM-404 / Section SC
Telatar
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Written
8
Interacting quantum matter (Pas donné 2025-26)
PHYS-502 / Section PH
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Oral
4
Introduction to electronic structure methods
CH-353 / Section CGC
Röthlisberger
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
During the semester
4
Lab in nanoelectronics
EE-490(i) / Section EL
Kis
EN
  • Course based project: 4h
-
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
During the semester
4
Machine learning
CS-433 / Section IN
West
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
8
Machine learning for physicists
PHYS-467 / Section PH
Zdeborová
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Written
6
Machine learning II (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MICRO-570 / Section MT
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: .5h
  • Course based project: .5h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Oral
4
Mathematics of data: from theory to computation
EE-556 / Section EL
Cevher
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 3h
-
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
6
Metrology
MICRO-428 / Section MT
Bruschini, Charbon, Fantner
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Written
3
Metrology practicals (Ces TP sont optionnels et ne peuvent être suivis qu'en parallèle du cours MICRO-428 Metrology)
MICRO-429 / Section MT
Bruschini, Charbon, Fantner
EN
-
  • TP: 3h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
3
Microwave engineering in physics
QUANT-410 / Section SIQ
Manucharyan
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Oral
4
Molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulation
CH-351 / Section CGC
Röthlisberger
EN
-
  • Courses: 1h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
2
Molecular quantum dynamics
CH-453 / Section CGC
Vanicek
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Oral
3
Nanoelectronics
EE-535 / Section EL
Ionescu
EN
  • Courses: 2h
-
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
2
Nanotechnology
MICRO-530 / Section MT
Boero, Brugger
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Oral
3
Nonlinear optics for quantum technologies
PHYS-470 / Section PH
Galland
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Written
4
Optimization for machine learning
CS-439 / Section IN
Flammarion, Jaggi
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
  • Quantum information and computation
Summer session
Written
8
Photonic systems and technology
EE-440 / Section EL
Brès
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Written
4
Physics of photonic semiconductor devices
PHYS-434 / Section PH
Butté
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Written
4
Properties of semiconductors and related nanostructures (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MSE-484 / Section MX
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
5
Quantum computing
PHYS-541 / Section PH
Savona
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Oral
6
Quantum information theory
PHYS-550 / Section PH
Holmes
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
4
Quantum optics and quantum information
PHYS-454 / Section PH
Brantut
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Written
6
Quantum physics II
PHYS-314 / Section PH
Holmes
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
6
Quantum physics IV
PHYS-426 / Section PH
Rossi
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
Summer session
Written
6
Quantum transport in mesoscopic systems
PHYS-462 / Section PH
Banerjee
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Oral
4
Randomized matrix computations (Pas donné en 2025-26 Cours donné en alternance tous les deux ans)
MATH-403 / Section MA
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Oral
5
Semiconductor devices II
EE-567 / Section EL
Ionescu, Kis
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
During the semester
4
Semiconductor physics and light-matter interaction
PHYS-433 / Section PH
Butté
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Winter session
Written
4
Solid state physics III
PHYS-419 / Section PH
Herviou
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Quantum information and computation
Winter session
Oral
6
Statistical mechanics
MSE-421 / Section MX
Ceriotti
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Oral
4
Statistical physics IV
PHYS-436 / Section PH
Kippenberg
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Quantum information and computation
  • Quantum hardware engineering
Summer session
Written
6

Groupe 1 : Bases

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Computational complexity
CS-524 / Section IN
Göös
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
6
Computational quantum physics
PHYS-463 / Section PH
Carleo
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Oral
6
Fundamentals of quantum sensing and metrology
QUANT-412 / Section SIQ
Javerzac-Galy
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Fundamentals of solid-state materials
MSE-423 / Section MX
Marzari
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Introduction to quantum computation
CS-308 / Section IN
Vidick
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
5
Introduction to quantum cryptography (This course is a « depth » for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor)
COM-440 / Section IN
Vidick
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Introduction to quantum information processing
COM-309 / Section SC
Macris, Quek
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Introduction to quantum science and technology
QUANT-400 / Section SIQ
Charbon, Macris, Scarlino
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Quantum and nanocomputing
MICRO-435 / Section MT
Charbon, Graziano
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Quantum electrodynamics and quantum optics
PHYS-453 / Section PH
Kippenberg
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Quantum mechanics for non-physicists
PHYS-344 / Section PH
Manucharyan
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Oral
5
Semiconductor devices I
EE-557 / Section EL
Matioli
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Solid state systems for quantum information
PHYS-464 / Section PH
Scarlino
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Oral
4

Internship

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Engineering internship (master in Quantum science and engineering) (The internship can not be done in MA1)
QUANT-597 / Section SIQ
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
12

Master project

Courses
Language
MP Autumn
MP Spring
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Master project in quantum science and engineering
QUANT-599 / Section SIQ
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 900h
  • Individual project: 900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
30