Quantum Challenge – Hosted by Microsoft Quantum
Quantum computing takes a giant leap forward from today’s technology—one that will forever alter our economic, industrial, academic, and societal landscape. In just hours or days, a quantum computer can solve complex problems that would otherwise take billions of years for today’s computers to solve. This has massive implications for research in healthcare, energy, environmental systems, smart materials, and more. From hardware to software, from development through deployment, Microsoft brings the only scalable quantum system to the academic community and customers.
Microsoft Quantum home page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum/
Video announcement of Microsoft Quantum Development Kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7b4J2INq9c
Latest announcement on Microsoft Quantum Development Kit support for Mac & Linux as well as Python interoperability: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2018/02/26/quantum-development-kit-adds-support-for-linux-and-mac/
Join us for a fun day to dig in to the promise of quantum computing and get your hands dirty using the latest in quantum development platforms to see how the power of quantum computing can begin to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems! A light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided and you will get to meet some of Microsoft’s top research scientists in our quantum program.
Please REGISTER HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/nDWMiL7AbhXM8iHv1
Location: HUB 250
Date: Saturday, April 28
Time: 9am-5pm
9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast, Setup & Introduction
- Installation
- Components of the Microsoft Full-Stack Quantum Computer
9:30 – 10:15 Introduction to Quantum Computing
- Quantum states, bits and gates
- Quantum algorithms and applications
10:15 – 10:45 Introduction to Q#
- Introduction to Q# types, qubits and control
10:45 – 12:00 Quantum Challenge Session 1
- Tackle a series of quantum challenges of increasing difficulty
12:00 – 1pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 Subroutines in Q#
- Introduce subroutines, partial application and functors in Q#
1:30 – 2:00 Quantum Algorithms
- Discuss basic quantum algorithms: Deutsch-Jozsa and Bernstein-Vazirani algorithms.
2:00 – 3:55 Quantum Challenge Session 2
- Tackle a series of quantum challenges of increasing difficulty, or continue working on the previous set.
3:55 – 4:00 Conclude and Wrap Up
Looking forward to a great day – we will have Microsoft SWAG for you as well to add to your wardrobe!