<!--HTML-->This will be a general overview of quantum computing and what’s special about it spanning two lectures (2 hours) and two practice sessions (2 hours). The mathematical and physics basis will be covered (not extensively). There will be a discussion of the prospects, with an emphasis on High Energy Physics. There will be a brush over the shortcomings of quantum computing and the common misrepresentation of facts about the status of the field. The practice sessions will involve using the Qiskit and Pennylane frameworks. The aim of this mini course is to inspire the students to learn more about the subject and cautiously hype them up to be interested in the CERN quantum technology initiative or getting involved with quantum technologies in general.
<!--HTML-->This will be a general overview of quantum computing and what’s special about it spanning two lectures (2 hours) and two practice sessions (2 hours). The mathematical and physics basis will be covered (not extensively). There will be a discussion of the prospects, with an emphasis on High Energy Physics. There will be a brush over the shortcomings of quantum computing and the common misrepresentation of facts about the status of the field. The practice sessions will involve using the Qiskit and Pennylane frameworks. The aim of this mini course is to inspire the students to learn more about the subject and cautiously hype them up to be interested in the CERN quantum technology initiative or getting involved with quantum technologies in general.
<!--HTML--> Abstract This hands-on session focuses on understanding the fundamental concepts of quantum computing, which are introduced during the presentation, such as superposition and entanglement, as well as one of the most well-known quantum algorithms, Grover's algorithm. The students will explore the practical usage of quantum computing with one of the most commonly used quantum computing languages, Qiskit, and learn how qubits form the foundation of quantum computation. By the end of the session, they should be able to code the quantum algorithm on their own and run it on different quantum simulators. Bio Graduated Master in Physics at EPFL in Switzerland, Su Yeon undertook her research on Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks to simulate High-Energy detectors. She is now working as a PhD student at EPFL and CERN to investigate quantum algorithms, especially focused on quantum machine learning for image classification and generation.
This course of lectures has been taught for several years at the Lomonosov Moscow State University; its modified version in 2021 is read in the Zhejiang University (Hangzhou), in the framework of summer school on quantum computing. The course is devoted to a new type of computations based on quantum mechanics. Quantum computations are fundamentally different from classical ones in that they occur in the space of so-called quantum states, and not in ordinary binary strings. Quantum computing is a real process in which the mathematical description is inextricably linked with quantum physics. Various forms of quantum computing are considered: the Feynman gate model, fermionic and adiabatic computations. A class of problems is described in which quantum computing is not only more efficient than classical ones, but also cannot be replaced by them. The course is designed for students of physics and mathematics and natural science specialties as well as all those interested in this subject. It requires familiarity with the basics of linear algebra and mathematical analysis in the first two courses of the university.
The nascent but rapidly growing field of Quantum Information Science and Technology has led to an increased demand for skilled quantum workers and an opportunity to build a diverse workforce at the outset. In order to meet this demand and encourage women and underrepresented minorities in STEM to consider a career in QIST, we have developed a curriculum for introducing quantum computing to teachers and students at the high school level with no prerequisites. In 2022, this curriculum was delivered over the course of two one-week summer camps, one targeting teachers and another targeting students. Here, we present an overview of the objectives, curriculum, and activities, as well as results from the formal evaluation of both camps and the outlook for expanding QCaMP in future years.
This book is the first volume of the proceedings of the Canadian Mathematical Society Annual Seminar on Mathematical Quantum Theory, held in Vancouver in August 1993. The seminar was run as a research-level summer school concentrating on two related areas of contemporary mathematical physics. The subject of the first session, quantum field theory and many-body theory, is covered in the present volume; papers from the second session, on Schr odinger operators, are in Volume 2. Each session featured a series of minicourses, consisting of approximately four one-hour lectures, designed to introduce students to current research in a particular area. In addition, about thirty speakers gave one-hour expository lectures. With contributions by some of the top experts in the field, this book provides an overview of the state of the art in mathematical quantum field and many-body theory.