JUNIQ Spring School on Quantum Computing - Gate-based and Annealing Systems

Contribution List

4. Welcome and Introduction to the JSC

Gabriel Fazito (JSC)

31/03/2025, 10:00

1. Introduction to Gate-based Quantum Computing

Dr Dennis Willsch (JSC)

31/03/2025, 10:15

Introduction to quantum bits and quantum gates
Programming and Simulating quantum circuits
Applications: QFT, Quantum Adder, QAOA

2. Introduction to Quantum Annealing

Dr Madita Willsch (JSC)

31/03/2025, 11:30

This talk is a general introduction to quantum annealing. It covers:
- how does a quantum annealer work in theory and what can it be used for;
- what are the theoretical and practical limitations;
- how to solve problems on quantum annealers, in particular D-Wave quantum annealers as the one hosted by JSC;
- the basic information about the architecture of D-Wave quantum annealers;
- how...

3. Pen&Paper (Quantum Annealing)

Dr Madita Willsch (JSC)

31/03/2025, 14:00

12. Introduction to Neutral Atom Quantum Computing

Dr Jaka Vodeb

31/03/2025, 16:00

6. QUBO Formulation and QAOA: A Tutorial on Encoding and Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems - Part I

Dr Jhon Alejandro Montanez-Barrera (JSC)

01/04/2025, 09:00

In this tutorial, we will dive into combinatorial optimization problems and explore how effectively encode these problems using the Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) formulation and how to tackle them using the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA).

7. Introduction of Hands-on Topics

01/04/2025, 10:00

In this session, the topics for the hands-on sessions will be introduced.

8. Hardware & Software Setup

01/04/2025, 10:20

9. Hands-on Session

01/04/2025, 11:00

10. QUBO Formulation and QAOA: A Tutorial on Encoding and Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems - Part II

Dr Jhon Alejandro Montanez-Barrera (JSC)

01/04/2025, 13:00

In this tutorial, we will dive into combinatorial optimization problems and explore how effectively encode these problems using the Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) formulation and how to tackle them using the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA).

11. Hands-on Session

01/04/2025, 14:15

14. Quantum Simulation

Dr Jaka Vodeb

01/04/2025, 15:30

I will talk about the first experimental signatures of two-dimensional many-body false vacuum decay in a quantum material emerging from microscopic interactions. We used a programmable noisy superconducting quantum simulator with 2008 qubits in order to perform simulations corresponding to our specific experiment on quantum domain reconfiguration in a topical electronic crystal. We carefully...

13. Quantum Annealing Applications

Dr Dennis Willsch (JSC)

02/04/2025, 09:00

Optimization Problems: Airline Scheduling, TSP, Garden Optimization
Constraint Problem: 2-SAT
Machine Learning Problem: Quantum Support Vector Machine
Sampling Problem: Quantum Boltzmann Machine

15. Hands-on Session

02/04/2025, 10:00

16. Introduction to Quantum Error Correction

Prof. Markus Müller (PGI/RWTH)

02/04/2025, 13:00

5. Emulating Quantum Systems

Dr Vrinda Mehta (JSC)

02/04/2025, 14:15

Full dynamics of a CLOSED quantum spin-1/2 system: gate-based quantum computer & quantum annealer
Full dynamics of an OPEN quantum spin-1/2 system: gate-based quantum computer & quantum annealer
Solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation numerically
(Part of) our history of emulating quantum computers

17. Cooling to Compute: Millikelvin Cryogenics for Quantum Information Processing

Dr David Rabanus (JSC)

03/04/2025, 09:00

19. Hands-on Session

03/04/2025, 12:30

20. Meta Perspective on Gate-based Quantum Computing

Prof. Ioan Pop (KIT/Stuttgart University)

03/04/2025, 15:00

21. Hands-on Session

04/04/2025, 10:00

22. The Future of Quantum Computing

Prof. Tommaso Calarco (PGI-8)

04/04/2025, 14:00

23. Wrap-up and Goodbye

04/04/2025, 15:00

18. Hands-on Session