JUNIQ/EPIQ Summer School on Quantum Computing - Applications across Digital and Analog Architectures

Contribution List

4. Welcome and Introduction to the JSC

Gabriel Fazito (JSC)

01/09/2025, 10:00

1. Introduction to Gate-based Quantum Computing

Dr Dennis Willsch (JSC)

01/09/2025, 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)

01/09/2025, 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)

01/09/2025, 14:00

12. Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions

Dr Michael Johanning (eQ)

01/09/2025, 16:00

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

Dr Jhon Alejandro Montanez-Barrera (JSC)

02/09/2025, 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

02/09/2025, 10:00

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

8. Hardware & Software Setup

02/09/2025, 10:20

9. Hands-on Session

02/09/2025, 11:00

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

Dr Jhon Alejandro Montanez-Barrera (JSC)

02/09/2025, 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

02/09/2025, 14:15

14. Quantum Simulation

Dr Jaka Vodeb

02/09/2025, 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...

17. Cryogenics for Quantum Computing

Dr David Rabanus (JSC)

03/09/2025, 09:00

25. Cooling Trapped Ions

Dr Junichi Okamoto (eQ)

03/09/2025, 09:45

16. Introduction to Quantum Error Correction

Friederike Butt (RWTH)

03/09/2025, 13:00

5. Dynamical Decoupling / Error Mitigation

03/09/2025, 14:15

24. Entangling Gates across Quantum Computing Platforms

Dr Daniel Cohen (eQ)

04/09/2025, 09:00

21. Hands-on Session

04/09/2025, 10:00

19. Hands-on Session

04/09/2025, 13:00

22. The Future of Quantum Computing

Prof. Hendrik Bluhm (RWTH/FZ Jülich)

04/09/2025, 15:00

15. Hands-on Session

05/09/2025, 09:00

13. Quantum Annealing Applications

Dr Dennis Willsch (JSC)

05/09/2025, 11:00

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

23. Wrap-up and Goodbye

05/09/2025, 15:00

18. Hands-on Session

20. Meta Perspective on Gate-based Quantum Computing

Prof. Ioan Pop (KIT/Stuttgart University)