Class will be a lecture/lab format providing information on the D-Wave quantum computer system, January 24th and 25th, 2017.
The following topics will be covered:
- D-Wave Systems and quantum computing overview
- Hardware and software environments for a D-Wave quantum computer
- How to solve and think about problems on a D-Wave quantum computer
- Methods of programming a D-Wave quantum computer
- Useing tools and running problems on a live D-Wave quantum computing system
- Prototype applications and projects users have run on a D-Wave system.
The class will be held at Southern Maryland Higher Education Center (SMHEC) located at 44219 Airport Rd, California, MD 20619 in room 124.
Instruction times:
Instruction begins 09:00 to 12:00 - There will be a one hour break for attendees to get lunch 12:00-13:00 - Class will resume 13:00 to 17:00
Attendees are asked to bring their own device (devices need to be set up prior to class to run a certified Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client.
The goal of this class is to expand attendees' understanding of quantum computing in the market place and as implemented on the D-Wave System. Labs are integrated into the modules; attendees will have access to simulators and a live system located in Burnaby, Canada during class. It is recommended attendees have a Master’s Degree or higher in one of the following disciplines Computer Science, Math, and Physics or equivalent, or has demonstrated experience implementing algorithms in C/C++, Matlab, Python, etc.
Presenters:
Dr. Edward (Denny) Dahl received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Stanford University in 1985. His thesis work was with Richard Blankenbecler at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center on Hamiltonian methods in lattice gauge theories. Dr. Dahl transitioned into the field of neural networks in the 1980's, applying Hopfield networks to a variety of optimization problems and studying accelerated convergence techniques for stochastic gradient descent. He worked at Thinking Machines Corporation in the technical marketing group and was responsible for helping users develop algorithms that could run in the SIMD (single instruction multiple data) computational model. He obtained a patent for mapping irregular grid architectures to the hypercube architecture of the CM-2 system and was instrumental in the development of a macro programming language for the vector processors of the CM-5. Since then, Dr. Dahl has provided development support for management and optimization of high data volume and high complexity decision support systems at a variety of companies (Teradata, eBay, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America). He joined D-Wave Systems in 2012.
Dr. Joel Gottlieb received a B. S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from University of Michigan in 1983, and a Ph. D in Physics from the University of Wisconsin—Madison in 1990. Joel has experience as a Senior Unix Software Engineer, a Principal Technical Member at AT&T, A Principal Software Engineer at Intersect Solutions, and a Consultant for Microsoft Inc. He joined D-Wave Systems as Senior Pre-Sales Analyst in 2016, where he works with the software tools group and is part of the training team assisting new users on D-Wave systems and simulators.
