QWorld NYUAD Hackathon QC Certification Course | February 15 – March 8th, 2024
QWorld NYUAD Hackathon QC Certification Course 2024 is the 3-weeks quantum workshop series organized by QWorld and NYU Abu Dhabi. Its program is addressed to participants of the 12th annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good which will focus on one of the most promising technologies of our time, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Computing (QC) and the UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs).
Our workshop will take place during the 12th annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social Good. The event will be held in person at NYUAD’s Conference Center from April 25, 2024, to April 28th, 2024 (Arriving April 25th, and departure on April 29, 2024).
QWorld NYUAD Hackathon QC Certification Course 2024 | Quantum Workshops
To ensure the NYUAD hackathon participants are equipped with the necessary skills, we are pleased to partner with NYUAD to provide the NYUAD Hackathon participants with a top-quality education covering quantum computing theoretical and applied skills (foundation to advanced skills). This virtual course will offer a high-quality Certification upon finishing the entire course and activities.
Kindly note that all students with little or no knowledge of quantum computing are required to complete a full month virtual course (a 2-hour per session and ten sessions total) curated by QWorld and tailored specifically to the NYUAD hackathon. The course will be self-paced and will take place from February 15th, 2024 to March 8th, 2024. You will receive a certification upon completion of this online course.
We invite you to a series of workshops (QBronze, QNickel, QMercury & QCobalt) in the field of quantum computing and programming! During the workshops, we will use Discord to communicate with each other and conduct the workshop by Zoom meetings. Jupyter notebooks and Zoom lectures will be in English. During all workshops, mentors are provided who will answer questions and consult on the progress in learning.
For our workshops we are inviting high school students, university and graduate students, researchers, professors, and industrial people. During the event, it will be possible to establish also new contacts, take part in an integration meetings and exchange of experiences between participants at various stages of their scientific careers.
We will use Discord to communicate with each other and conduct the workshop by Zoom meetings. Jupyter notebooks and Zoom lectures will be in English, mentoring will be available also in local languages. During all workshops, mentors are provided who will answer questions and consult on the progress in learning.
About the program
Bronze-Qiskit
QBronze-Qiskit is QWorld’s introductory level quantum programming workshop series. It is a collection of Jupyter notebooks, and each notebook has many programming tasks to provide hands-on experiences. Bronze-Qiskit is an active version of Bronze using Qiskit as the quantum programming framework. The course material is designed for everyone who wants to learn the basics of quantum computing and learn how to write simple quantum programs. The only prerequisite is a basic knowledge of programming (e.g., using conditionals and loops) in Python.
Bronze-Qiskit has five main sections, and for each of them, the participant should spend about 3-4 hours. Their scope includes basics of classical systems, basics of quantum systems, quantum operators on a quantum bit, entanglement and basics quantum protocols, and quantum search algorithm.
QNickel
Nickel is a collection of Jupyter notebooks, and each notebook has many programming tasks to provide hands-on experiences. It is a continuation of Bronze, in which the basics of quantum computing and quantum programming were introduced. Nickel includes two different quantum programming frameworks, Qiskit and Cirq.
Nickel has three main sections:
– Simulation of Classical Gates
– Conventional Quantum Algorithms (Deutsch’s algorithm, Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm, Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm, Simon’s Algorithm)
– Grover’s Algorithm for Max-Cut Problem (Revision of Grover’s algorithm, adders, Max-Cut problem)
QMercury
Quantum Cryptography uses quantum mechanics for cryptography. The best application of this is Quantum Key Distribution which offers an information-theoretically secure solution to the problem of exchanging keys. This tutorial focuses on Quantum Cryptography & Quantum Key Distribution.
QCobalt
QWorld’s introductory tutorial on quantum annealing starts with the basics of combinatorial optimization problems, introduces the mathematical foundations for QUBO and Ising formulations and continues with D-Wave’s Ocean SDK.
Our Team
Organizers: Jibran Rashid (QWorld), Sana Odeh (NYUAD)
Leaders: Jibran Rashid (QBronze & QNickel), Özlem Salehi (QCobalt), Aeysha Khalique (QMercury)
Mentors: Lorraine Tsitsi Majiri, Claudia Zendejas-Morales, Kenneth Isamade, Rumlah Amer, Rasib Nadeem, Syed Danial Haseeb
Technical Staff: Abdullah Khalid (Canvas), Lorraine Tsitsi Majiri (Discord)
Contact: info [at] qworld.net
Schedule of QWorld NYUAD Hackathon QC Certification Course 2024
The workshop will be held during 3 weeks, approximately requiring 40 hours of training. Participants are expected to follow the workshop materials and complete the tasks on their own. The course will be self-paced and will take place from February 15th, 2024 to March 8th, 2024. You will receive a certification upon completion of this online course.
QBronze + QNickel (20:00 Gulf time)
February 15 | Thursday
Introduction to Classical Systems
February 17 | Saturday
Introduction to Quantum Systems
February 20 | Tuesday
Introduction to Quantum Algorithms
February 22 | Thursday
Quantum Query Algorithms
February 24 | Saturday
Grover’s Algorithm
February 27 | Tuesday
Solving Max Cut via Grover
QMercury (20:00 Gulf time)
February 29 | Thursday
Classical cryptography and limitations
March 2 | Saturday
QKD: Quantum characteristics leading to BB84 protocol
March 5 | Tuesday
QKD with noise
March 7 | Thursday
Entanglement based QKD
QCobalt (22:00 Gulf time)
February 29 | Thursday
Combinatorial Optimization Problems
March 2 | Saturday
QUBO Formulation
March 5 | Tuesday
Application fo Binary Quadratic Model
March 7 | Thursday
Quantum Annealing
Quantum workshops | Homework and Certificate
We will use Canvas learning management system for homework tracking. All assessments are due by April 23. Participants have to earn earn at least 50% on each assessment and have an overall grade > 70% to complete each module.
Code of Conduct
Our event is dedicated to providing a harassment-free workshop experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event.
We respect the minors (children under age 18) and we must make every effort to protect their rights. All private relationships, private communications (including social media channels), or sexual contacts with minors are prohibited.
The default communication channel between the organizers and participants is e-mail. Except filing the application form, the contact info of any attendee or participant cannot be requested by any person from organizer side (i.e., mentor, educator, speaker, organizer, sponsor, or volunteer). On the other hand, any person from organizer side may share his or her contact info with a participant who is not a minor, upon request by the participant.
A minor can access the emails of the main organizers on the event’s website. If a minor interested in working with a person from organizer side for scientific or pedagogical purpose, then he or she should read this document before contacting this person:
https://qworld.net/code-of-ethics-and-conduct/#minors
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the organizers immediately. You may also contact directly the members of the Ethics Committee of QWorld.
https://qworld.net/code-of-ethics-and-conduct/
Check the above link for more details.
