2020 Quantum Winter School

An Introduction to Quantum Computing and Materials

December 14-16, 2020

This school covered introductory topics in quantum computing and materials.  It was targeted at upper level undergraduates and beginning graduate students who have some prior knowledge of linear algebra, quantum mechanics and some experience with programming.

Videos of the talks are available here.   Links to the slides are available below.

Schedule  (all times EST)

Monday Dec 14 

9:20 am: Welcoming Remarks and Overview – Professor Sekhar Ramanathan

9:30 am: Welcome to the Quantum World – Professor James D. Whitfield

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am: Linear algebra  Review  – Dr. Stephen Carr

11:45 am: Break

Noon: Introduction to qBraid – Dr. Kanav Setia

2 – 5 pm: Programming workshops with qBraid

Tuesday Dec 15 

9 am: Welcome to the NISQ Era – Professor Sekhar Ramanathan

9:30 am: Qubits, Gates and Measurements – Professor Vesna Mitrovic

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am: Circuits and Algorithms – Dr. Dung Nguyen

11:45 am: Break

Noon: Control and Decoherence – Professor Lorenza Viola

2 – 5 pm: Programming workshops with qBraid

Wednesday Dec 16 

9 am: Welcome to the era of quantum materials – Professor Brad Marston

9:30 am:  Chemistry and Materials – Professor Brenda Rubenstein

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am: Quantum Computing for Chemistry and Materials – Professor James Whitfield

11:45 am: Break

Noon: Topological Quantum Materials – Professor Dima Feldman

2 – 5 pm: Programming workshops with qBraid

Supported by funding from the US National Science Foundation under Award OIA-1921199