Hume Center / Virginia Tech D-Wave Programming July 12-13

This 2 day lecture/lab format will provide training on the D-Wave quantum computer system.   There will be two separate instructional components:

- How to solve and think about quantum problems

- How to program a quantum computer

The goal of this class is to expand students understanding of quantum computing as implemented on the D-Wave System. After a review of the general principles of quantum computing, the class focuses on the D-Wave hardware and software environments. Various programming options are covered in detail. Labs are integrated into each module, allowing students to access simulators and actual quantum computers.

This lecture/lab format will provide training on the D-Wave quantum computer system.   There will be two separate instructional components:

- How to solve and think about quantum problems

- How to program a quantum computer

Class will be held at the Virginia Tech Research Center Arlington, 900 N Glebe Rd, East West Falls Church Room 2nd Floor, Arlington, VA 22203, July 12^th and 13th; a light breakfast will be available at 8:30 AM, the presentation will begin at 9:00 AM and end by 5:00 PM, lunch will be provided at noon both days.

Participants are asked to bring their own device (devices need to be able to run a certified RDP client)

Prerequisites include a willingness to learn about novel programming models and to work with new and unfamiliar tools to develop programs for the D-Wave System

INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Edward (Denny) Dahl received his PhD in physics from Stanford University and has worked in the field of high performance computing for three decades. He has held positions at Thinking Machines Corporation, Teradata and LLNL, and has provided consulting services to eBay, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.   Denny joined D-Wave Systems in 2012.  He will be discussing general principles of quantum computing, focusing on the D-Wave hardware and software environments and cover various programming options.

Michael (Mike) Booth has led and participated in teams in High Performance Computing (Cray Research/SGI) , Embedded Computing (Freescale/Motorola) and Storage (StorageTek/Sun).  Currently working at D-Wave System Inc on market benchmarking and Tool development.