Developing curricular and pedagogical tools for introductory quantum computing graduate courses

TitleDeveloping curricular and pedagogical tools for introductory quantum computing graduate courses
Faculty/College/UnitScience
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2020
Completion10/31/2020
Project Summary

Quantum computing (QC) has the potential to transform many aspects of society. Over the past decade QC has evolved from small devices in labs to cloud-hosted devices built by companies such as IBM and Google. The rapid growth of the field, and its relative obscurity until recent years, has led to a shortage of qualified personnel. It is critical to begin educational initiatives that bring QC to students, and make it accessible. This project will develop open source course materials and pedagogical approaches for two graduate courses in QC in the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Applied Science. We will leverage expertise from UBC faculty working in QC, staff in the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, and Skylight, and hire graduate students to support development of the materials, providing them opportunities to gain experience in QC. These materials will be open source so that everyone has the opportunity to study this technology.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2020/2021
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorMarcello Pavan
Year 1: Funded Amount10,775
Year 1: Team Members

Marcello Pavan, Sessional Lecturer, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
Joe Salfi, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Lukas Chrostowski, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Olivia Di Matteo, Quantum Information Science Associate, TRIUMF

Project Report2020-TLEF-Final-Report-Pavan-WEB.pdf