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