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In this lecture, we will explain what quantum computers are and how they differ from normal ones. We will show you how they work, what they can and cannot do, and where their limits are. Humanity could use future quantum computers in the development of medicines, new materials, or in the investigation of processes related to the essence of life. However, their unimaginable computing power could also be misused... Lecturer: Mgr. Martin Friák, Ph.D. Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic He studied solid-state physics at Masaryk University in Brno and after his doctoral studies worked for 11 years at the institutes of the Max Planck Society: first as a postdoctoral fellow in Berlin and then for 8 years as a group leader in Düsseldorf. He joined the Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Brno in 2013 thanks to the Jan Evangelista Purkyně return scholarship awarded by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. He is dedicated to quantum-mechanical calculations and their applications in computational materials science. He is an internationally recognized expert on the so-called theory-driven materials development. Since this year, he has been the holder of the Academic Award.