Quantum Autumn School 2024 (Hybrid)
Dec 2 • 09:00 – Dec 4 • 17:00 CET
ENCCS joins forces again this year with NordIQuEst, to deliver a three-day quantum autumn school in early December 2024! The quantum autumn school will be held in Stockholm in hybrid form.
About the Quantum Autumn School
Experts from other organisations and industry will showcase the possibilities offered by quantum computing during the school. The school will cover more advanced topics and tutorials compared to QAS23, which serves as a good starting point for people interested in participating.
The QAS24 will include:
- Overview of the main state-of-the-art QC hardware approaches.
- Overview and update on recent developments in QC software stacks.
- Integration of QC with classical computing: hybrid classical/quantum algorithms and HPC+QC systems.
- QC programming in high-level languages for scientific and industrial use cases.
Recent developments in quantum technologies are bringing the world closer to a technological revolution. The advent of quantum computers able to provide considerable acceleration to important computational tasks. In the coming years, quantum-accelerated high-performance computing is expected to have a significant impact on many areas of research that can utilise computational modelling.
Format
The Quantum Autumn School combines lectures with afternoon hands-on sessions. Participants will learn to use high-level QC programming languages and run quantum programs on Helmi.
Furthermore, on-site participants will be treated to social and networking events. A PechaKucha evening where participants can present their research projects in an informal and entertaining format. Online participants will be able to follow a live broadcast of both seminars and hands-on sessions. Additionally, they will be able to participate actively in the school through live Q&A and chat.
For the hands-on training sessions, a basic experience of Quantum computing is desirable. Last year Quantum Autumn School offered a variety of materials and tutorials available for free. Therefore, we urge participants of the QAS24 to have a look and familiarise themselves with those materials as they offer a basis for the training sessions:
Prerequisites
If you do not have prior experience with quantum computing, we recommend that you attend the Introduction to Quantum Computing online workshop on November 28, which is provided in collaboration with IQM Quantum Computers.
In addition, we recommend that you browse the training material from QAS23:
https://enccs.se/news/2023/11/quantum-autumn-school-material-and-recording/
Finally, for more in-depth preparation we recommend the following reading material:
Thomas Wong, “Introduction to Classical and Quantum Computing”, chapters 1, 2, 4, and 6, see https://www.thomaswong.net/ .
Agenda
Monday 2 Dec 2024
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| Arrival and registration | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Welcome and introduction to NordIQuEst, ENCCS and SQS |
| 11:15-12:00 | HPC/QC integration and the NordIQuEst application library |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 | Introduction to the Helmi quantum computer |
| 14:00-15:30 | Introduction to variational quantum algorithms: VQE and QAOA |
| 15:30-17:00 | QAOA and VQE hands-on |
| 17:30-18:30 | Study visit to quantum optics labs at Albanova University Center |
| 18:30-21:00 | Self-organised dinner in Stockholm |
Tuesday 3 Dec 2024
| Topic | |
|---|---|
| 09:00-12:00 | Error correction – theory and hands-on |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 | Quantum computing hardware |
| 14:00-15:00 | Quantum Monte Carlo and quantum finance |
| 15:00-16:30 | QMC and quantum finance tutorial |
| 16:30-17:00 | Overview of the Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform – QSIP |
| 17:00-17:30 | Post-quantum cryptography |
| 18:00-21:00 | QAS dinner, drinks and Pecha Kucha social event |
Wednesday 4 Dec 2024
| Topic | |
|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | Solving Flight Scheduling Optimization using QAOA – Theory |
| 10:00-11:00 | Solving Flight Scheduling Optimization using QAOA – Hands-on |
| 11:00-12:00 | Quantum walk – seminar and demo |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 | Quantum chemistry and materials science seminar |
| 14:00-15:00 | Quantum chemistry and materials science hands-on |
| 15:00-15:30 | Quantum extreme learning machine: presentation and case study |
| 15:30-16:15 | Overview of the Tergite framework |
Speakers
- Alberto Lanzanova (CSC)
- Anastasiia Andriievska (ENCCS/RISE)
- Björn Löfdahl (SEB)
- Eleftherios Moschandreou (Chalmers Next Labs)
- Erik Källman (RISE)
- Franz Fuchs (Sintef)
- Hannu Reittu (VTT)
- Hemanadhan Myneni (University of Iceland)
- Johan Felix (Chalmers)
- Karim Elgammal (Industry expert)
- Michael Popoff (RISE)
- Martin Ahindura (Chalmers Next Labs)
- Modupe Faludon (CSC)
- Peter Sutton (Jeppesen)
- Pontus Vikstål (Chalmers Next Labs)
- Victorio Úbeda Sosa (Handelsbanken)
- Wilhelm Ågren (Handelsbanken)
- Sven Karlsson (DTU)
- Thor Wikfeldt (ENCCS/RISE)
- Xinyi Wang (Simula)
- Zuhair Khan (VTT)
About the organisers
ENCCS (NCC-Sweden), NCC-Finland, NCC-Denmark and NCC-Iceland are Nordic EuroCC National Competence Centres which give hands-on support and training on supercomputing, as well as consulting regarding funding opportunities and access calls.
NordΙQuEst is the Nordic-Estonian Quantum Computing e-Infrastructure Quest. It comprises seven partners from five countries with the mission to set up a platform that connects leading traditional HPC resources and quantum computing resources across national borders to establish a quantum computing infrastructure customised for the region.
During the course, participants of the School will use Helmi, the first Finnish quantum computer, in connection with LUMI, the most powerful supercomputer in Europe.
Swedish Quantum Society
If you would like to follow more news from the quantum computing world and connect with other enthusiasts and professionals, consider joining the Swedish Quantum Society on Discord and LinkedIn.
Venue
The Quantum Autumn School 2024 is going to be held at the RISE offices on KTH campus Drottning Kristinas väg 61 in room Innoversum. The closest metro station (marked T) is Tekniska Högskolan.
Accommodation
There are multiple hotels in the vicinity. Below you can find some hotels in order of proximity.
Public transport
Download the public transport app on the App Store or Google Play in order to get a
- Single journey ticket
- 24-hour ticket
- 72-hour ticket
You can also use your regular credit card by scanning it on the metro and all busses. You can find more information here.
From the airport you can either:
- Take Arlanda Express, a fast train that takes 20 minutes to T-Centralen.
- Take Flygbussarna that take approximately 45 minutes to T-Centralen.
- Take a taxi.
Disclaimer
This training is intended for users established in the European Union or a country associated with Horizon 2020. You can read more about the countries associated with Horizon2020 here https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/statistics/framework-programme-facts-and-figures/horizon-2020-country-profiles_e
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This project has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 951732. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and its associated countries .