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Professional Certificate in
Quantum Computer Systems Design
UChicagoX
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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
Instructor-led
Assignments and exams have specific due dates
3 months
8 - 12 hours per week
Discounted price: $540
Pre-discounted price: $600USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. UChicagoX's Quantum Computer Systems Design Professional Certificate

  2. Started Jun 1, 2023
    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.

    View the course
  3. Started Jun 1, 2023
    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.

    View the course
  4. Started Jun 1, 2023
    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.

    View the course
    • 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.

Meet your instructors
from University of Chicago (UChicagoX)

Casey Duckering
Co-Instructor
University of Chicago
Fred Chong
Seymour Goodman Professor of Computer Architecture
University of Chicago
Yongshan Ding
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Yale University
Jonathan Baker
Co-Instructor
University of Chicago

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Discounted price: $540
Pre-discounted price: $600USD
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