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SUMMARY:QSciTech–QuantumBC-CMC Virtual Workshop: Quantum Chemistry 2025
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join a 6-day virtual workshop. This year\, the workshop will focus on quantum chemistry on IBM’s gate-based quantum computers\, incorporating problem-based learning\, teamwork\, and best practices in quantum software development. By the end of the workshop\, you will be able to use the IBM Quantum platform and basic quantum computing tools to solve concrete\, small-scale quantum chemistry problems. The workshop will also include poster sessions\, where participants can showcase what they have learned\, and an awards ceremony recognizing the best team presentations. A total of $1\,500 in prizes will be distributed among the winners. \nhttps://fabricinnovation.ca/qqc-virtual-workshop-quantum-chemistry-2025/ \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/qscitech-quantumbc-cmc-virtual-workshop-quantum-chemistry-2025/
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SUMMARY:NSERC CREATE Quantum BC and NUCLEUS – FABrIC Quantum Photonics Workshop 2025
DESCRIPTION:The NSERC CREATE Quantum BC and NUCLEUS programs\, along with FABrIC—a project funded by the Government of Canada and managed by CMC Microsystems—bring to you a workshop on the design\, fabrication\, and testing of quantum silicon photonic circuits used in quantum information processing hardware. \nThe workshop will teach participants how to design\, simulate\, fabricate\, and test their own quantum silicon photonic circuits. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of quantum optics and how photonics can be used for quantum computing\, and the types of problems that can be solved on photonic-based processors. During the workshop\, students will practice creating a design and layout of a quantum silicon photonic circuit. Students will brainstorm and pitch their circuit ideas to researchers at leading universities and industries. After the workshop\, students will have several months to complete their design and submit their circuits for fabrication by a foundry facilitated by CMC. Participants will test their chips using equipment at their own university or by their own arrangements\, such as via a collaboration with the workshop instructors and/or visits to their facilities. \nhttps://fabricinnovation.ca/basecamp-nserc-create-bc-cmc-quantum-photonics-workshop-2025/ \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/nserc-create-quantum-bc-and-nucleus-fabric-quantum-photonics-workshop-2025/
LOCATION:University of British Columbia\, Macleod Room 3038\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Dr. Ulrike Stege
DESCRIPTION:Quantum BC Seminar Series \nTuesday\, May 13\, 2025 at 2pm BC Time with Dr. Ulrike Stege \nTitle: Tackling Constrained Optimization Challenges: A Perspective from a Computer Scientist \nAbstract: I will provide an overview of quantum computing research and recent results from our group\, focusing on two areas: quantum computing education and solving combinatorial optimization problems. While the ultimate goal of solving computationally hard problems is to find a provably optimal solution\, practical constraints in real-world scenarios often necessitate focusing on efficiently obtaining high-quality\, near-optimal solutions. Both Quantum Annealing and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) are state-of-the-art hybrid quantum-classical approaches that solve these problems when encoded as unconstrained binary optimization problems. We introduce a novel framework\, called SCOOP\, to help overcome challenges associated with formulating and solving constrained combinatorial optimization problems as unconstrained binary optimization problems using QAOA.  In the area of quantum computing education\, our group aims to lower the entry barrier to learning quantum computing. To achieve this\, we have developed tools that make quantum computing more engaging and support learning and understanding of its concepts. \nBio: Ulrike Stege is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) program in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Victoria. She was Computer Science Department Chair at the University of Victoria from 2014-2018. She is a member of Quantum BC and an affiliate of British Columbia’s Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI). She is a Principal Investigator of an NSERC CREATE on Quantum Computing. With her graduate students she works in the area of algorithm development for computationally hard problems\, including hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. Ulrike’s interdisciplinary research areas include bioinformatics and cognitive psychology. She received a doctorate from ETH Zürich\, Switzerland. Recent projects in bioinformatics focus on the identification of genomic regulatory sequences\, as well as RNA and protein structure prediction. \nWebsite: https://www.uvic.ca/ecs/computerscience/people/faculty/profiles/stege-ulrike.php \n  \nJoin on Zoom: \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-dr-ulrike-stege/
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