Summer School

Purpose:

The NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Institute for Quantum Simulation (RQS) is planning its second annual inclusive and immersive summer school. We aim to provide graduate students and postdocs with a broad background on which they can build their understanding of the existing challenges in quantum simulation and create opportunities for collaboration. 

Please note that the Summer School is at capacity for this year. We hope you will consider joining in future years.

Date: Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 3, 2025

Location: IBM, 1 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010

Registration: There is a $15 registration fee for the summer school. Attendance is limited. Once registration is open, please complete the registration process to submit your interest in attending. We will review each application and respond separately via email to update you on the outcome of the review process. Please do not make any travel plans until you receive a confirmation of acceptance. This procedure applies only to the summer school due to limited attendance.

Focus: 

Class-room style lectures exploring the intersection of Quantum Error Correction and Quantum Simulation from experimental and theoretical perspectives.

Invited Lecturers:

• Ken Brown, Duke
• Andrew Darmawan, Kyoto University
• Vedika Khemani, Stanford
• Jungsang Kim, Duke
• Anirudh Krishna, IBM
• Nathalie de Leon, Princeton
• Nathan Wiebe, University of Toronto

Student-postdoc organizing committee:

• Abhinav Anand, Postdoc, Duke
• Rhine Samajdar, Postdoc, Princeton
• Hrushikesh Patil, Student, NCSU
• Kaavya Sahay, Student, Yale
• Greeshma Oruganti, Student, UMD
• Maryam Mudassar, Student, UMD
• Twesh Upadhyaya, Student, UMD
• Ian Spielman, Faculty Advisor, UMD

Staff organizing committee:

• Kuljeet Kaur, UMD

Agenda:

Day 1: Friday, August 1, 2025

Day 2: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Day 3: Sunday, August 3, 2025