Qiskit Fall Fest landing in Catania.

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Welcome to the Qiskit Fall Fest 2024 / Catania
We are thrilled to invite you to the most exciting global event about quantum computing promoted by IBM Quantum and the Qiskit community: the Qiskit Fall Fest!
The Qiskit Fall Fest is a collection of quantum computing events on college campuses around the world. Every Fall Fest event is organized and run by the students on each campus, with support from IBM Quantum. Student leaders work alongside IBM to design and plan their event, which are run in October and November. Each event is standalone - only made for the students on that particular campus. The events vary from technical hackathons to beginner-friendly challenges, all with the goal of helping to grow the local community's skill set. qiskit.org This year a Qiskit Fall Fest event will be held also in Catania and it will be hosted by the Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy

The Qiskit Fall Fest is a celebration of quantum technology, research, and collaboration, bringing together quantum enthusiasts, researchers, students, and professionals from around the world. Whether you’re a quantum expert or just starting your journey into the quantum realm, this event is designed for you.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the event!

What is Qiskit?

An open-source python framework for quantum programming Learn more

Calendar

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Partners

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Qiskit Community

Qiskit is an open-source framework for working with noisy quantum computers at the level of pulses, circuits, and algorithms. It provides tools for creating and manipulating quantum programs and running them on prototype quantum devices on IBM Quantum Experience or on simulators on a local computer. Qiskit also enables the user to optimize quantum circuits for a particular device, perform quantum computing experiments on real devices with little effort, and easily access to IBM Quantum hardware through the cloud.

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IBM Quantum

IBM Quantum is an industry-first initiative to build universal quantum computers for business, engineering and science. This effort includes advancing the entire quantum computing technology stack and exploring applications to make quantum broadly usable and accessible. With a worldwide network of Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, researchers, educators, and enthusiasts, IBM Quantum is committed to driving innovation for clients in the IBM Q Network and the Qiskit Community.

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Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica - UNICT

The Department of Mathematics and Informatics (DMI), located in the University Citadel, was founded in 1999 by the merger of the Degree Course in Informatics and the Department of Mathematics. It aims to coordinate and promote research in Mathematics and Computer Science, covering various scientific sectors. It currently has 84 teachers (26.19% women) and 17 staff units (38.8% women). It includes a Library with 900 journals and over 70,000 volumes, and a Computing Center to support teaching and research activities.

Invited Speakers

Simone Faro
Simone Faro
Associate Professor @ Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania.
Elisabetta Paladino
Elisabetta Paladino
Associate Professor @ Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania.
Giuliano Chiriacò
Giuliano Chiriacò
Researcher @ Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania
Francesco Schillirò
Francesco Schillirò
Leading Technologist @ INAF Catania Astrophysical Observatory

Schedule

Giovedì 7 Nov. 2024Mercoledì 13 Nov. 2024Martedì 19 Nov. 2024
14:40 - 15:00
Registrazione
15:00 - 15:15
Saluti Istituzionali
15:00 - 15:45
Error Mitigation (G. Piccitto)
15:00 - 15:45
Quantum Fourier Transform (F. Schillirò)
15:15 - 15:55
Qiskit 101 (C. Viola)
15:45 - 16:15
Presentation of the Master in Quantum Technologies (E. Paladino)
15:45 - 16:15
Qiskit Projects @UniCT
16:00 - 17:00
Quantum Basics (G. Piccitto)
16:15 - 17:00
LAB 2 (M. Gibilterra e C. Viola)
16:15 - 16:45
Near Term Applications of Quantum Computing (M. Gibilterra)
17:00 - 17:30
Coffee Break and Network
17:00 - 17:30
Coffee Break and Network
16:45 - 17:15
Coffee Break and Network
17:30 - 18:15
LAB 1 (M. Gionfriddo - A. Pricoco - E. Scaletta)
17:30 - 18:15
LAB 2 - Hands On Challenge
17:15 - 18:45
LAB 3 (G. Messina)
18:15 - 19:00
Quantum No-Cloning: How the Hippies saved Physics (S. Faro)
18:15 - 19:00
From Quantum Tris to Cryptography (G. Chiriacò)
18:45 - 19:00
Chisura

Location

Università degli Studi di Catania
Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Aula 25
Viale Andrea Doria, 6, 95125 Catania

Sponsors

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Organizers

Caterina Viola
Caterina Viola
Researcher @ Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania
Giulia Piccitto
Giulia Piccitto
Researcher @ Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania
Elenoire Scaletta
Elenoire Scaletta
B.Sc. Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Miriana Russo
Miriana Russo
Master's Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Mirko Russo
Mirko Russo
Master's Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Gabriele Messina
Gabriele Messina
Master's Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Marco Gionfriddo
Marco Gionfriddo
Master's Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Martin Gibilterra
Martin Gibilterra
Master's Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Antonio Scardace
Antonio Scardace
Master's Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania
Andrea Pricoco
Andrea Pricoco
B.Sc. Student in Computer Science @ University of Catania