Introduction to Qiskit

1. Go to the IBM Quantum login page.
2. Click on “Create an IBMid”. This should take you to a new page
3. Under “Don’t have an account?” click the “Create an IBMid” button.
4. Use your wisc emailID to signup. This is to prevent an security issues you might encounter otherwise. Fill in the rest of the form and verify your email.

You should now be able to login at the IBM Quantum login page with your wisc emailID as your IBMid and the password you entered in the form.

You are all set for the Qiskit 101 session!

For most users we recommend the IBM Quantum Computing Lab. It is a JupyterLab environment setup with all the packages you might require for working with Qiskit. You just need to launch a Python3 kernel notebook and you should be good to go! We would recommend you create a notebook, play around and familiarize yourselves with the interface. One useful shortcut is “Shift + Enter” to run a cell.

For more advanced users who want to setup Qiskit on their machines you can follow along this guide from IBM. You can always reach out to us on Discord if you face any difficulties.