What you will learn

Learn examples of how classical software techniques can be applied to make quantum systems more reliable and efficient.
Learn how to think about the overall design of a quantum system and how the software and hardware work together.
Develop unique skills to be more competitive in seekinga position in quantum software development.

This course explores the basic design principles of today's quantum computer systems. In this course, students will learn to work with the IBM QisKit software tools to write simple quantum programs and execute them on cloud-accessible quantum hardware.

Textbook: Quantum Computer Systems (QCS). Ding and Chong.

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Topics covered in this course include:

Introduction to systems research in quantum computing
Fundamental rules in quantum computing, Bloch Sphere, Feynmann Path Sum
Sequential and parallel execution of gates, EPR pair, No-cloning, teleportation
Medium-size algorithms for NISQ computers
Microarchitecture: classical and quantum control
Program compilation and memory management

Expert instruction

3 skill-building courses

Self-paced

Progress at your own speed

3 months

8 - 12 hours per week

$540

~~$600~~USD

For the full program experience

Courses in this program

UChicagoX's Quantum Computer Systems Design Professional Certificate
8–12 hours per week, for 4 weeks
This course explores the basic design principles of today's quantum computer systems. In this course, students will learn to work with the IBM Qiskit software tools to write simple quantum programs and execute them on cloud-accessible quantum hardware.
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8–12 hours per week, for 4 weeks
This course explores the basic design principles of today's quantum computer systems. In this course, students will learn to work with the IBM Qiskit software tools to write simple quantum programs and execute them on cloud-accessible quantum hardware.
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8–12 hours per week, for 4 weeks
This course explores the basic design principles of today's quantum computer systems. In this course, students will learn to work with the IBM Qiskit software tools to write simple quantum programs and execute them on cloud-accessible quantum hardware.
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- The quantum computing market is $500M currently with projections of 25-30% AGR growth annually, leading to $2-4B by 2030.
- Quantum machines cannot be successful without efficient software that can solve real problems.
- Quantum software developers are and will be one of the areas of greatest need in the industry.