Qiskit Global

Summer School
2024
The Path to Utility

Attendee Guide
#QGSS24
Table of Content IMPORTANT!
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3 About the Summer School

4 Resources
5 Lecturers and Lab Creators
7 Schedule
9 Labs & Lectures
11 Discord
13 Certificates
14 Code of Conduct
15 FAQs QUICKLINKS
Key Locations
16 Support
Discord Server
17 Get Started Lab Portal
[Live starting July 16]

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About The Summer School

The Qiskit Global Summer School is a two-week intensive summer program

designed to empower the quantum researchers and developers of tomorrow with
the know-how to explore the world of quantum computing, as well as refresh and
sharpen the industry professional’s skills. This year’s fifth-annual summer school
will prepare participants for the imminent era of quantum utility. Using hands on
examples, the syllabi will guide students through areas of near-term practical
importance.

Please read through this Attendee Guide to find answers about the structure,
setup, agenda, and resources that accompany the Summer School. This is not a
passive course - active participation is key to making it a success. Grab a
notebook and a pen, and find your favorite chair. The Qiskit Global Summer
School is just about here.

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Resources

Pre-Requisites

Minimal prerequisites have been required for the Qiskit Global

Summer School. To follow this year’s course, you will need to
understand the basics of quantum computing and be familiar with
Qiskit. Below are necessary resources to prepare yourself for
#QGSS24.

•Visit the Qiskit Youtube Channel

• Introduction to Qiskit
• How to Install Qiskit
• Hello World
• Primitives
•Learn the “Basics of Quantum Information” with John Watrous Additional Resources
on the Learning Platform
Suggested readings will be provided in Discord &
more resources are available online at
learning.quantum.ibm.com!

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Lectures and Lab Creators
Our expert speakers from around the world include industry leading researchers and developers
in Quantum Computing – representing the pioneering work of IBM and IBM Quantum.

Olivia Lanes John Watrous Abby Mitchell Kevin Sung

Global Lead, IBM Quantum Technical Director of Education, IBM Quantum Developer IBM Quantum Researcher
Advocacy and Education IBM Quantum Advocate and Software Developer

Chris Wood Pedro Rivero

Matt Treinish
IBM Quantum Senior Kaelyn Ferris
Research Scientist IBM Quanutm Open IBM Quantum Algorithm
Source Software Engineer IBM Quantum Researcher Engineering Technical
Lead
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Lectures and Lab Creators
Our expert speakers from around the world include industry leading researchers and developers
in Quantum Computing – representing the pioneering work of IBM and IBM Quantum.

Antonio Córcoles Sebastian Brandhofer Samantha Barron Daniel Egger

Head of Quantum + HPC, IBM Quantum Compiler Researcher IBM Quantum Software IBM Quantum Senior
Principal Research Developer Research Scientist

Meltem Tolunay Mario Motta Haimeng Zhang Abdullah Ash Saki

IBM Quantum Research IBM Quantum Senior IBM Quantum Algorithm IBM Quantum Enabling
Staff Member Research Scientist Engineer Researcher
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Qiskit Global Summer School 2024
Week 1 Schedule
JULY 15 JULY 16 JULY 17 JULY 18 JULY 19
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:00 AM EDT
Global Summer School
Welcome & Kickoff

11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT

11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT
Quantum Circuit Hardware Noise: Modeling Execution on Noisy
Introduction to Qiskit Quantum Hardware: Workflows for Quantum-centric
Compilation with Qiskit and Characterization supercomputing with
Speaker: Abby Mitchell Fighting Errors Before Fault
Speaker: Matthew Treinish Speaker: Haimeng Zhang Antonio Córcoles
Tolerance
Speaker: Pedro Rivera
1:00 PM EDT 1:00 PM EDT
Introduction Qiskit Runtime Lab 1: Transpilation: 1:00 PM EDT 1:00 PM EDT 1:00 PM EDT
Primitives V2 Generating Efficient Live Q&A Session with Live Q&A Session with Live Q&A Session with
Speaker: Chris Wood Hardware-Compliant Haimeng Zhang Pedro Rivera Antonio Córcoles
Quantum Circuits
Sebastian Brandhofer
3:00 PM EDT
3:00 PM EDT Lab 3: Execution on Noisy
3:00 PM EDT 3:00 PM EDT
Lab 2: Hardware Noise Quantum Hardware via
Live Q&A Session with Abby Live Q&A Session with
Samantha Barron Qiskit Runtime
Mitchell and Chris Wood Matthew Treinish Pedro Rivera
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Week 2 Schedule
JULY 22 JULY 23 JULY 24 JULY 25 JULY 26
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT 11:00 AM EDT
Mapping Problems to Quantum Combinatorial Hamiltonian Dynamics: Quantum Machine Closing Ceremony/ Panel
Qubits Optimization Applications and Learning Speakers: Various
Speaker: Kevin Sung Speaker: Daniel Egger Simulation Speaker: Meltem Tolunay
Speaker: Mario Motta

1:00 PM EDT 1:00 PM EDT 1:00 PM EDT 1:00 PM EDT

Live Q&A Session with TBD Live Q&A Session with Live Q&A Session with
Kevin Sung Mario Motta Meltem Tolunay

3:00 PM EDT
Lab 4: Simulating Nature
at Utility Scale
Kaelyn Ferris
Labs and Lectures

The school will include 10 in-depth lectures and 4 live graded laboratory
exercises. There will be live Q&A sessions, and our team of quantum Lectures
computing experts will provide hands-on mentorship throughout the
• Live Q&A will be hosted each day following the lectures -
school. Participation and the completion of at least one lab are required
questions can be asked live or submitted on Discord
to receive a certificate of participation from the Summer School, with
• Be an active audience member - take notes along with the
optional activities available to enhance your Summer School experience.
lecturers!

The schedule is not fixed, aside from final lab submission deadlines, and
all students can participate on the schedule that works best for them.
Labs
Lectures and lab sessions will all be recorded and available for live
participation and post viewing, as well as the daily Q&A sessions.
• Lab portal will be live by July 16th.

• Demonstrating lecture material with hands-on exercises

Students should anticipate a minimum time commitment of 25 hours for on quantum programming using Qiskit
the full Summer School, but we recommend planning on 35 hours of • Pre-recorded session is accompanied by problem set

participation, with additional time for discussion and collaboration with exercise

other students.

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Lab Access & Information

Labs will be available in the IBM Quantum platform

starting July 16.
Each lab is made up of multiple exercises, with an estimated time to
complete of 1-3 hours per lab. Exploratory exercises are not graded,
but all exercises count toward final completion.
To achieve a passing grade and acquire a badge of Quantum
Excellence, you must complete ALL four labs and their respective
IBM Quantum without verification
exercises.

Access & Verification

In order to access the channels in the discord, all students must select
the “Join here” button in the welcome channel on discord. This button
will confirm your status as a student in the Summer School. As long as
your IBM Quantum ID is the same email you registered with, you will
have full access to the lab portal and all related Discord channels with
in 24 hours of confirming your status.
Make sure and log out of you account and re-login, refreshing your
browser, once you are verified. This is a required final step in order to IBM Quantum WITH verification
have access to lab exercises.

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Discord will be used for
all Summer School
event communications,
updates, study groups,
lab work, Q&A, and
more. CORE ESSENTIAL
Channels Features
Study Groups will form and collaborate #welcome Create a ticket in #submit-a-
Get started here for first steps when you ticket
in the text/video channel places, and join the server. Directly connect with our
mentors will be able to see active #announcements
mentors and support for code of
conduct violations.
groups and join to provide lab guidance Follow this channel for all live
announcements and updates.
and support.
#code-of-conduct
Review the IBM Quantum Community
Code of Conduct and other guidelines -
thank you for supporting an inclusive and
welcoming community throughout the
course!

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As you join the Discord and
Summer School…

Create IBM Verify

Join Discord
Account Yourself

And that’s it!!

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Certificates and Badges

Lab work will be assigned throughout the Summer School as Jupyter notebook exercises. The
notebooks must be completed and submitted following the Summer School no later than
Wednesday, July 31st (11:59 PM EDT) with ALL four labs complete in order to receive a badge of
Quantum Excellence.

IMPORTANT NOTE! You have the option to submit your notebook multiple times - only the
highest score will contribute to your cumulative average.

Support & Collaboration Pass/ Fail Certification

Channels will be available that will be filled with IBMers and mentors to You cannot reduce your score by submitting multiple times - only
answer questions throughout the weekdays of the Summer School course. the highest score is kept. All lab work exercises must be completed
Students are also strongly recommended to set up or join a “study group” and received no later than 11:59 PM EDT on Wednesday, July 31st.
to foster group-work and building connections throughout the school.
Students must complete all four labs across notebook
Labs will not be reviewed during the lecture(s), so take the time to sit down
and review your work. For the best experience, work with your study group
submissions to get the badge of Quantum Excellence.
to view lab session content & application exercise.

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IBM Quantum Community Code of Conduct

In our collective mission to continue to promote and encourage

an inclusive and welcoming global quantum community, the
IBM Quantum Community Code of Conduct is available for
download and review here. Live Moderation & Incident
Reporting
We appreciate everyone's support in this mission and ask that
any observed code of conduct violations or inappropriate
In Discord, you can also submit
behavior are reported here.
anonymous Code of Conduct violations
or offensive/inappropriate content using
this command in any channel:

Create a ticket in #submit-a-ticket

[ Read Code of Conduct ]

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Will the lectures and labs be recorded? Is live-participation required?
Yes, all lectures, labs, and Q&As will be recorded! You can join live or watch
the content on-demand.

Will the Summer School content be available later in the year?

As in past years, all Summer School content and materials will be re-
packaged after the Summer School concludes.

How many students are in the Summer School?

There are just over 6,000 students registered for the 2024 Qiskit Global
Summer School.

Can my friend/student/colleague be added to the Summer School or IMPORTANT !!

Discord? Please make sure and use Google
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Can I download/share this content? access.
Not yet - the team will share all of this (and more!) as an update to the Qiskit
Youtube channel later this year.

FAQs
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We are here to help!
Please follow these
guidelines to ensure the Discord

most timely and efficient • Reach out in designated

#general-support

support, and don’t hesitate

channel(s) For any general support
questions or support
• Allow 1 business day for requests.

to ask any questions. support

• Avoid multiple requests/spam
Email
• Avoid Direct Message or Quantum.Events@us.ibm.com
emails
• Avoid submitting same Requests involving personal or
request in multiple locations sensitive information may have
longer replay times.

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Let’s Get Started
1. Join Discord
2. Verify Yourself
3. Join Kick Off

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