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| 1 | +# Quantum Computing and Quantum Machine Learning |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +The first part of the course (project 1 and till mid march) has its focus on studies of |
| 4 | +quantum-mechanical many-particle systems using quantum computing |
| 5 | +algorithms and quantum computers. The second part is optional and |
| 6 | +depends on the interests and backgrounds of the participants. Two main |
| 7 | +themes can be covered: |
| 8 | +- Quantum machine learning algorithms, implementations and studies |
| 9 | +- Realization and studies of entanglement in physical systems |
| 10 | +- Advanced VQE and hamiltonian systems |
| 11 | +### Possible textbooks: |
| 12 | +- Maria Schuld and Francesco Petruccione, Machine Learning with Quantum Computers, see https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83098-4 |
| 13 | +- Wolfgang Scherer, Mathematics of Quantum Computing, see https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-12358-1 |
| 14 | +- Robert Hundt, Quantum Computing for Programmers, https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/quantum-computing-for-programmers/BA1C887BE4AC0D0D5653E71FFBEF61C6 |
| 15 | +- Robert Loredo, Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience, see https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-Quantum-Computing-with-Python-and-IBM-Quantum-Experience |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +### Interesting online courses and software: |
| 19 | +- IBM's Quantum Computer Programming: Hands-On Workshop at https://quantgates.com/learn-quantum |
| 20 | +- QuTip at https://github.com/qutip |
| 21 | +- QisKit at https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit |
| 22 | +- PySCF for traditional quantum mechanical methods at https://pyscf.org/user/install.html#how-to-install-pyscf. This library can be integrated with QisKit for quantum computing simulations. |
| 23 | +- Qbraid at https://www.qbraid.com |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### Time: Each Wednesday at 215pm-4pm CET and exercise sessions 4pm-5pm (The lecture sessions will be recorded) |
| 26 | +-Permanent Zoom link for the whole semester is https://uio.zoom.us/my/mortenhj |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +## January 20-24, 2025. Overview of first week, Basic Notions of Quantum Mechanics |
| 30 | +- Definitions, Linear Algebra reminder, Hilbert Space, Operators on Hilbert Spaces, Composite Systems |
| 31 | + - Definitions |
| 32 | + - Mathematical notation, Hilbert spaces and operators |
| 33 | + - Description of Quantum Systems and one-qubit systems |
| 34 | + - States in Hilbert Space, pure and mixed states |
| 35 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/YRobDADb63E |
| 36 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week1 |
| 37 | + - _Reading recommendation_: Scherer chapter 2 |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## January 27 - January 31, 2025. Composite Systems and Tensor Products |
| 40 | + - Spectral decomposition and measurements |
| 41 | + - Density matrices |
| 42 | + - Entanglement, pure and mixed states |
| 43 | +v- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week2 |
| 44 | + - _Reading recommendation_: Scherer chapter 2 and sections 3.1-3.3. Hundt, Quantum Computing for Programmers, chapter 2.1-2.5. Hundt's text is relevant for the programming part where we build from scratch the ingredients we will need. |
| 45 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/T7l-rciM0N0 |
| 46 | + - Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesJanuary29.pdf |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +## February 3-7, 2025. Density matrices and Measurements |
| 49 | + - Discussion of gates and project 1 |
| 50 | + - Quantum gates and circuits |
| 51 | + - Developing our own codes for Bell states and comparing with qiskit |
| 52 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week3 |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +## February 10-14, 2025. Entanglement and entropies |
| 55 | + - Reminder from last week on gates and circuits |
| 56 | + - One-qubit and two-qubit gates, background and realizations |
| 57 | + - Simple Hamiltonian systems |
| 58 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week4 |
| 59 | + - _Reading recommendation_: For the discussion of one-qubit, two-qubit and other gates, sections 2.6-2.11 and 3.1-3.4 of Hundt's book Quantum Computing for Programmers, contain most of the relevant information. |
| 60 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/UcfOVvFyw2E |
| 61 | + - Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesFebruary12.pdf |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +## February 17-21, 2025. |
| 65 | + - Entanglement and Schmidt decomposition |
| 66 | + - Entropy as a measurement of entanglement |
| 67 | + - Simple one-qubit and two-qubit Hamiltonians |
| 68 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week5 |
| 69 | + - _Reading recommendation_: For the discussion of one-qubit, two-qubit and other gates, sections 2.6-2.11, 3.1-3.4 and 6.11.1-.6.11.3 of Hundt's book Quantum Computing for Programmers, contain most of the relevant information. |
| 70 | +- Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/caR8AQM6Rwo |
| 71 | +- Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesFebruary19.pdf |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +## February 24-28, 2025. Quantum gates and circuits and Quantum Fourier Transform and Hamiltonians |
| 74 | + - Quantum gates and operations and simple quantum algorithms |
| 75 | + - Discussion of the VQE algorithm and discussions of project 1 |
| 76 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/13JyMS50beg/ |
| 77 | + - Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesFebruary26.pdf |
| 78 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week6 |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +## March 3-7, 2025. Algorithms for solving quantum mechanical problems. |
| 81 | + - VQE and adaptive VQE, Variational Quantum Eigensolver and discussion of codes |
| 82 | + - Simulations of of Hamiltonians, focus on the one- and two-qubit Hamiltonians |
| 83 | + - Start discussions of Lipkin model |
| 84 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/jGtcEc85VbE |
| 85 | + - Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesMarch5.pdf |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week7 |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +## March 10-14, 2025. Solving quantum mechanical problems |
| 91 | + - Lipkin model and VQE |
| 92 | + - Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week8 |
| 93 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/hdUnJcJGigw |
| 94 | + - Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesMarch12.pdf |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +## March 17-21, 2025. Discussions of project 1 and work on the VQE |
| 98 | + - Lipkin model and VQE |
| 99 | + - Discussion of project 1 and work on finalizing project |
| 100 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week9 |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +## March 24-28, 2025 |
| 103 | + - Quantum Fourier Transforms, algorithm and implementation |
| 104 | + - Quantum phase estimation algorithm |
| 105 | + - Video of lecture at https://youtu.be/UHqBk1eQT6E |
| 106 | + - Whiteboard notes at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/blob/gh-pages/doc/HandWrittenNotes/2025/NotesMarch26.pdf |
| 107 | +- Teaching material in different formats at https://github.com/CompPhysics/QuantumComputingMachineLearning/tree/gh-pages/doc/pub/week10 |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +## March 31-April 4, 2025 |
| 112 | + - Discrete Fourier transforms (DFTs, reminder from last week) ) and the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) |
| 113 | + - Quantum Fourier transforms (QFTs), reminder from last week |
| 114 | + - Setting up circuits for QFTs |
| 115 | + - Quantum phase estimation algorithm (QPE) |
| 116 | +- Reading recommendation Hundt, Quantum Computing for Programmers, sections 6.1-6.4 on QFT and QPE. |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +## April 7-11, 2025 |
| 119 | + - Setting up circuits for QFTs |
| 120 | + - Quantum phase estimation algorithm (QPE) |
| 121 | +- Reading recommendation Hundt, Quantum Computing for Programmers, sections 6.1-6.4 on QFT and QPE. |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +## April 14-18, 2025, Public holidays in Norway no classes |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +## April 21-15, 2025 |
| 127 | + - Quantum Machine Learning |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +## April 28-May 2, 2025 |
| 131 | + - Quantum machine learning |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +## May 5-9, 2025 |
| 134 | + - Quantum machine learning |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +## May 12-16, 2025 |
| 137 | + - Quantum machine learning |
| 138 | + - Summary of course |
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