IIT Madras invites applications for 2-week course on advanced quantum computing

The course will be conducted on the IIT Madras campus between December 5 and 16. The last day to register is December 2. Those interested can register at the official link, wsaqc.pravartak.org.in.  

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is organising a two-week course on ‘Advanced Quantum Computing’ with training on IBM QISKIT. The course is being offered in collaboration with Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) India and Mphasis Centre for Quantum Information, Communications and Computing (MCQuICC). 

As per IIT Madras, the new course will focus on introducing specialised topics to participants familiar with the fundamentals of quantum computing. It will also introduce QISKIT runtime which will soon be the default method for programming in IBM QISKIT.  

People from industries, govt organisations  can participate

The two-week long course will be conducted on the IIT Madras campus between December 5 and 16. It will be open to participants from industries and government organisations. The last day to register is December 2. Candidates can register at the official link, wsaqc.pravartak.org.in.  This school is a sequel to the ACM school on quantum computing which was organised in January 2022. The aim of the programme is to train participants to use advanced IBM QISKIT modules on quantum machine learning, quantum finance and quantum simulation.  

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, under its National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). Its aim is to develop and productise solutions in the areas of Cyber Physical Systems with special emphasis on Indian needs. 

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