| Title | Developing curricular and pedagogical tools for introductory quantum computing graduate courses |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Science |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2020 |
| Completion | 10/31/2020 |
| 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 Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2020/2021 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Marcello Pavan |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 10,775 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Marcello Pavan, Sessional Lecturer, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science |
| Project Report | 2020-TLEF-Final-Report-Pavan-WEB.pdf |