2024 Advanced Special Topics in Physics VIII

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Physics
Instructor(s)
Ohzeki Masayuki 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive ()  
Group
-
Course number
PHY.P658
Credits
1
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/15
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

With the maturation of theoretical and experimental research on quantum computers, interest in the field is growing.
In this lecture, students will gain hands-on experience in creating solutions using quantum annealing machines through practical workshops.
First, you will learn its basic concepts, contents, and programming techniques. After learning the basic concepts, contents, programming techniques, and some example problems, a student-led workshop will be held.
The goal of the workshop is to create the seeds for research that fuses your own research field with quantum annealing.
The students will also experience industry-academia collaboration by responding to requests and needs from some private companies.

Student learning outcomes

The students will be able to use the actual quantum annealing machine,
Furthermore, they will be able to conduct research activities using it on their own initiative.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
Creating solutions using quantum annealing machines and using the results
Discuss the perspectives required to create services with business value,
Discuss business plans and business feasibility

Keywords

Quantum computers, quantum annealing, Optimization problem, Machine learning

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures will be followed by workshops, focusing on programming and communication.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 About Quantum Annealing Review of its concepts and principles
Class 2 How to program a quantum annealing machine Various program execution
Class 3 Examples of solutions using quantum annealing machines Planned development of various solution cases
Class 4 Integrate your research field with quantum annealing Consider the application to your own research questions
Class 5 Programming with Quantum Annealing Machines. Quantum annealing applied to research projects
Class 6 Review and discussion of results using quantum annealing machines Considerations for Performance Improvement
Class 7 Presentation Summarize research results

Textbook(s)

Fundamentals of Quantum Annealing (Kyoritsu Shuppan)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Distributed as appropriate.

Assessment criteria and methods

Mainly by homework

Related courses

  • PHY.S301 : Statistical Mechanics
  • PHY.S312 : Statistical Mechanics II
  • PHY.S440 : Statistical Mechanics III
  • PHY.Q207 : Introduction to Quantum Mechanics(Lecture)
  • PHY.Q208 : Quantum Mechanics II(Lecture)
  • PHY.Q311 : Quantum Mechanics III(Lecture)

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

To bring some sense of challenge in research issues, personal DX promotion, etc.

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