Welcome 👋

We hope that you’re excited to learn about Quantum Computing! Did you know that the year 2025 has been named the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by the United Nations?  

 

This workshop will give a basic introduction to concepts in quantum computing and why it is expected to become a game-changer in solving the world’s most difficult types of computational problems.

So let’s get started! 🚀

 

Workshop outline 📋

The workshop is divided into 3 sections. Feel free to jump ahead now, or stay on this page for instructions on how to use this website.

 

Why computing stuff is hard 🤯

We’ll bring up some real-world challenges and how computation plays a role.

Optimization Problems

What’s quantum computing anyway ⚛️

We’ll talk about some properties of quantum mechanics and how quantum computers work.

Essence of Computation

Teach me quantum programming 🧑🏽‍💻

We’ll cover some quantum programming basics.

Getting Started

 

Some navigation tips 💡

Let’s learn the features of this website.

1. The left panel is used to navigate to different pages.

2. The right panel is used to navigate to a particular section on the current page.

3. At the bottom of each page, there are links to the previous page and the next page.

4. The buttons on the top right corner of the page can enhance your user experience.

   • By clicking on the half-filled circle, you can switch between light/dark modes.

   • By clicking on the box frame button, you can enter fullscreen mode.

   • With the down arrow , you can download the content of this site as a markdown or pdf file.

   • Feel free to connect to the GitHub repository using the GitHub button.

   • Under the rocket icon🚀, you can select “Live Code” to run and edit code for the quantum programming tutorials.

 

Acknowledgments 🫡

The materials for this workshop was created by Jaimie Greasley, a PhD student at the University of Victoria, who is supported in part by funding from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.

 

 

The workshop is also a collaboration with Let’s Talk Science who has organized and promoted it amongst high schools in Vancouver island.