Program

Morning Session Introduction
Main instructor: Raye Kimmerer

Includes:

• How to set up your developer environment

• Programming workflow

• Basics of the Julia programming language

Afternoon Session High-performance programming
Main instructor: Raye Kimmerer

Includes:

• Specialization and multiple dispatch

• Benchmarking and introspection tools

• How to write fast loops

Night Session Linear algebra
Main instructor: Raye Kimmerer

Includes:

• How to do (fast) linear algebra

• Sparse arrays

• Start writing a state-vector simulation for quantum mechanics

Morning Session State-vector simulation
Main instructor: Katharine Hyatt

Includes:

• Finishing writing a basic state-vector simulation (if needed)

• Making that simulation increasingly more performant

Afternoon Session Simulating quantum dynamics 1
Main instructor: Stefan Krastanov

Includes:

• Introduction to QuantumOptics.jl

• Solving master equations for quantum dynamics

Night Session Simulating quantum dynamics 2
Main instructor: Stefan Krastanov

Continues the previous session.

Morning Session GPU acceleration
Main instructor: Katharine Hyatt

How to use GPUs to make your code faster.

Afternoon Session Optimal control of quantum systems
Main instructor: Andy Goldschmidt

Andy, Aaron and Jack will teach us about how to achieve optimal control for quantum systems. Includes getting hands on with their package Piccolo.jl.

Night Session Hackathon: GPU and Piccolo
Main instructors: Andy Goldschmidt, Katharine Hyatt

Two hackathon tracks:

• GPU acceleration

• Optimal control with Piccolo.jl

Morning Session Efficiently simulating large circuits
Main instructor: Stefan Krastanov

Includes:

• Discussion of how Clifford gates can be simulated efficiently on thousands of qubits

• Introduction to QuantumClifford.jl

Afternoon Session Tensor Networks
Main instructor: Miles Stoudenmire

Miles will teach us about tensor networks and their relevance to quantum mechanics. Includes:

• Introduction to tensor networks

• Relevance of tensor networks to quantum mechanics

• Introduction to the ITensor library

Night Session Hackathon: HPC and tensor networks
Main instructors: Miles Stoudenmire, Raye Kimmerer

Two hackathon tracks:

• Using high-performance computing clusters

• Working with ITensor

Morning Session Discrete-event simulation
Main instructor: Guus Avis

Includes:

• Introduction to discrete-event simulation

• Hands on with ConcurrentSim.jl

• Why discrete event simulation is important for quantum networks

Afternoon Session Simulating quantum networks
Main instructor: Stefan Krastanov

Includes:

• Introduction to QuantumSavory.jl

• Examples of discrete-event simulations of quantum networks

Night Session Hackathon: quantum networks
Main instructor: Stefan Krastanov

Hands on with QuantumSavory.jl.