In class workshops

For high schools

Duration 1 hour per group

Dive into the fascinating world of quantum sciences! Each workshop puts your students in contact with this little-known science through interactive activities. You can choose between the two following themes.

Light as you've never seen it before!

Did you know that you can see quantum phenomena with your naked eyes? Light is an excellent model for demonstrating and understanding them! 

Topics covered: definition of quantum, polarization of light and birefringence.

Journey into the quantum world

Take a trip into the quantum sciences world by discovering superconducting materials, an important area of research that helps explain quantum levitation. 

Topics covered: history and definition of quantum science, magnetism and superconducting materials.

For cégeps and colleges

Duration 2-3 hours per group

Introduction to quantum computing

This introductory workshop covers the key principles and allows participants to take their first steps in quantum computing on the IBM Quantum platform. It also allows them to explore quantum programming using an applied algorithm and to familiarize themselves with quantum computing notation. 

Topics covered: Classical vs. quantum information. Superposition, entanglement, control, and measurement. Dirac notation. Practical application: programming on a quantum computer.

Advanced workshops

The introductory workshop on quantum computing is a prerequisite for the advanced workshops.

1. Qubits and linear algebra

This workshop covers the key concepts of linear algebra including vectors and matrices, as well as their applications to quantum programming.

Concepts covered: One and two qubit system in vector form. Expression of a quantum circuit in matrix form.

2. Quantum optimization

This workshop offers participants the opportunity to develop their knowledge of quantum optimization and programming with Qiskit.

Concepts covered: Quantum circuits and Qiskit, binary combinatorial optimization, hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, observables.

3. Quantum machine learning

This workshop explores the possibilities Qiskit offers in quantum machine learning for supervised classification tasks. Participants will explore quantum variational algorithms in the context of machine learning.

Concepts covered: Datasets and classification problems, encoding classical data in a quantum computer.

4. Quantum cryptography

This workshop explores two aspects of cryptography: the secure exchange of encryption keys and the decryption of protocols. Participants will become familiar with two of the most famous algorithms from the field of quantum information.

Concepts covered: Quantum information, cryptography and algorithms, and quantum key distribution protocol.

5. Grover’s algorithm

Grover's algorithm allows for searching unordered databases with significant performance gains compared to equivalent classical algorithms. This workshop presents the application of this algorithm to various problems, including satisfiability problems.

Concepts covered: Grover's algorithm applied to satisfiability problems.

Logistics

• Workshops last 3 hours and are led by a member of the Institut quantique. The format can be adapted.
• A minimum of 15 participants is required for the workshop to take place. We will contact you one week before the workshop to confirm everything.