The hackathon will focus on 3 key themes with specific open challenges in each theme:
- Quantum Benchmarking graphs: Quantum computing research papers will be shared and the task will be to create the Quantum Benchmarking graphs of different interesting applications of quantum computing.
- Open problems on open-source software tools: A quick overview of open-source software tools (namely, pyLIQTR, Bench-Q, pyZX, and Azure) will be presented along with some open interesting tasks that the participants could try to tackle during the hackathon.
- Understanding quantum computing open-source software tools: Simpler tasks will be discussed on the aforementioned tools and participants can focus on utilizing the notebooks available in the libraries to further understand how the tools work, while in parallel explore some interesting problems.
AGENDA:
DAY 1 – Nov.6
8.30 – 9.00 Arrival at Howard Auditorium – Fluno Center
9.00 – 10.00 Matthew Otten: Quantum computing and applications to introduce the topic to grad students.
10.00-11.00 Katerina Gratsea: Achieving Utility-Scale Applications through Full Stack Co-Design of Fault Tolerant Quantum Computers with the aim to emphasize the importance of QRE and the themes of the workshop.
11.00 – 11.30 Hackathon themes in more detail – open challenges
- Quantum Benchmarking graphs
- Open problems on open-source software tools
- Understanding quantum computing open-source software tools
11.30 -12.00 Team formation (3-5 students per team)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break (Physics Atrium)
13.00 – 17.00 Hackathon – Chemistry Learning Studio (1st floor, Chemistry bldg.)
DAY 2 – Nov.7
9.00-11.30 Hackathon – Rm. 1524 Morgridge Hall
11.30-12.30 Closing remarks, certificates + anonymous questionnaire