We are pleased to announce QCourse 581-1 “Selected Topics in Quantum Science and Technologies” in collaboration with DN@LU (Department of Computer Science, University of Latvia). This is a free & fully-virtual running from Feb, 2026 to May, 2026.
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QCourse581-1 consists of modules on i) Quantum Error Correction ii) Quantum Key Distribution and iii) Quantum Machine Learning. It may also be possible that additional modules are offered in parallel that are announced during the course. The course assumes that participants already have a basic understanding of quantum computing.
Team
Coordinators: Jibran Rashid, Rumlah Amer, and Abuzer Yakaryilmaz
Instructors: Abdullah Khalid, Ayesha Khalique, and Claudia Zendejas-Morales
Mentors: Maja L., Kenneth Isamade, and Razeen ud Din
Contact: qclass [at] qworld.net
Partners
We conduct QCourse 581-1 in a collaboration with Department of Computer Science, University of Latvia.
Details
The online classes are scheduled on Mondays and will run from 90 to 120 minutes. Weekly schedule is below.
Schedule
| # | Week | Topic |
| 1. | February 2 | QEC – Classical Error Correction (14:00 UTC) |
| 2. | February 9 | QEC – Basic Quantum Codes (14:00 UTC) |
| 3. | February 16 | QEC – Stabilizer Codes I (14:00 UTC) |
| 4. | February 23 | QEC – Stabilizer Codes II (14:00 UTC) |
| 5. | March 2 | QKD – Classical cryptography and limitations (15:00 UTC) |
| 6. | March 9 | QKD – Quantum characteristics leading to BB84 protocol (15:00 UTC) |
| 7. | March 16 | QKD – QKD with noise (15:00 UTC) |
| 8. | March 23 | QKD – Entanglement based QKD (15:00 UTC) |
| 9. | April 6 | QML – TBA (19:00 UTC) |
| 10. | April 13 | QML – TBA (19:00 UTC) |
| 11. | April 20 | QML – TBA (19:00 UTC) |
| 12. | April 27 | QML – TBA (19:00 UTC) |
| 13. | May 4 | QML – TBA (19:00 UTC) |
| 14. | May 11 | QML – TBA (19:00 UTC) |
Grading
Participants are required to submit all assessments during the course. The final score out of 100 will be determined by QEC(30%) + QKD( 30%) + QML / Additional Module (40%).
Applications
To apply please fill in the registration form!
Code of Conduct
Our course is dedicated to providing a harassment-free teaching and learning 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 participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are 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 course.
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.
Except for the filing the application form and similar formal procedures, 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. For any concern regarding the organizers, please contact the members of the Ethics Committee of QWorld.
https://qworld.net/code-of-ethics-and-conduct/
Check the above link for more details.