Chemistry: Quantum Computing New
Mon 10 Feb, Mon 17 Feb, ... Mon 2 Mar 2020
Description
Lecture 1 - Fundamentals of Quantum Computing A short summary of all the basic quantum computing knowledge needed to do quantum chemistry on a quantum computer.
Lecture 2 - Encoding chemistry systems in quantum computers
- Second quantization
- Jordan-Wigner and Bravyi-Kitaev transforms
- Molecular orbital encoding
- State Preparation
Lecture 3 - Quantum algorithms for energy calculations
- NISQ: Variational quantum algorithms
- Future: Phase Estimation algorithms
Lecture 4 - Advanced quantum chemistry quantum computing algorithms
- Excited Algorithms: QSE, Constrained Minimisation, etc
- Special Ansatz using symmetry
- Imaginary time evolution
- TBA
Target audience
- Postgraduates
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
- If you are from outside the Department of Chemistry, please wait to be collected from reception
Sessions
Number of sessions: 4
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 10 Feb 2020 14:00 - 15:00 | 14:00 - 15:00 | Todd-Hamied | Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) |
| 2 | Mon 17 Feb 2020 14:00 - 15:00 | 14:00 - 15:00 | Todd-Hamied | Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) |
| 3 | Tue 25 Feb 2020 14:00 - 15:00 | 14:00 - 15:00 | Todd-Hamied | Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) |
| 4 | Mon 2 Mar 2020 14:00 - 15:00 | 14:00 - 15:00 | Todd-Hamied | Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) |
Duration
- Four sessions of one hour
Booking / availability