Overview

Recent developments in quantum technology are bringing the world closer to a new technological revolution - the advent of usable quantum computers able to provide enormous acceleration to important computational tasks​. In coming years, quantum computing is expected to have a huge impact on practically all areas of research that can utilise computational modelling.

Starting operations in April this year, the NordiQuEst project brings together a consortium of seven partners from five Nordic and Baltic countries to connect world-leading traditional HPC resources and quantum computers across national borders with the aim to establish a quantum computing platform customised to the needs of the region.

ENCCS is now joining forces with NordiQuEst to deliver a two-day training workshop covering the fundamentals of quantum computing (QC), including:

Introduction to key concepts: quantum states, qubits, quantum algorithms
QC programming in high-level languages for use cases in optimisation, finance and quantum chemistry followed by testing quantum programs to esure their correctness
Overview of the main QC hardware approaches
Integration of QC with classical computing: hybrid classical/quantum algorithms and HPC-QC systems.

Outcomes

Create, deploy, and update containers locally on a supercomputer
Upscale the transfer learning of an NLP model in TensorFlow
Upscale the transfer learning of an NLP model using Horovod
Upscale the transfer learning of a containerized NLP model

Morning lectures are combined with afternoon hands-on sessions where participants learn to use high-level QC programming languages using simulators as well as real QC hardware.

Prerequisites

For the hands-on training sessions, basic familiarity with Python and some experience working in a Unix environment are desirable. No previous experience with quantum computers expected.

Agenda 

For updated agenda please visit https://enccs.se/events/2022-06-quantum-computing/ 

For questions regarding this event please contact us at [email protected].

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_en
https://events.prace-ri.eu/event/1375/