Quantum Computing Boot Camp
Fall 2026
Sep 14, 2026
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Dec 18, 2026
Tu/Th 5:30pm - 6:30pm ET
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Registration Deadlines
Sep 14, 2026
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All Erdős Fall 2026 Career Launch Cohort or Alumni Club members who are not participating in another Launch bootcamp
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Launch, Certificate Program
Overview
In this boot camp, we will cover introductory sections from industry-standard texts. The material will cover basic quantum algorithms (Grover, Quantum Phase Estimation, Shor) and selected advanced topics (for example, Quantum Signal Processing, Hamiltonian Simulation, Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Error Correcting Codes).
There will be two ``mini-projects'' implementing both fundamental algorithms (for example, Grover's Search or Shor's algorithm) and current methods (for example, state-of-the-art quantum state preparation or error correction methods). You will have the option to select from a list of project ideas, or bring your own.
These will be announced at the beginning of the second and fifth weeks, and you will have three weeks to
submit your work.
The successful submission of these mini-projects is a requirement for the certificates of completion of the boot camp.

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Organizers, Instructors, and Advisors
Objectives
Learn about/gain familiarity with:
1. Mathematical and physical foundations of Quantum Computation.
2. Gate based Quantum Algorithms.
3. Quantum Error Correction.
Project Examples
TEAM 7
Amin Idelhaj - Quantum Computing - Final Project
Amin Idelhaj

Project 1: Quantum State Preparation
We implement arbitrary quantum state preparation in Qiskit using a circuit of single-qubit gates and multi-controlled RZ gates, with no ancilla qubits. Correct handling of the global phase makes the circuit usable as a controlled subroutine.
https://github.com/Daminark/quantum-state-preparation
Project 2: Clifford Noise Reduction
In this project, we study the Clifford Noise Reduction (CliNR) scheme of Delfosse-Tham in arXiv:2407.06583. This is a form of quantum error mitigation which has a much smaller qubit overhead compared to quantum error correction, thereby making it a more viable near-term approach to handling quantum noise, while avoiding the exponential overhead sampling cost typical for error mitigation. We use Stim to simulate this scheme and provide numerics demonstrating its performance in various regimes.
https://github.com/Daminark/clifford-noise-reduction
TEAM 24
Tuscany McCann - Quantum Computing - Final Project
Tuscany McCann

Project 1 - HHL Algorithm - https://github.com/Tuscany-McCann/Annotated-HHL
Steps through the construction of a circuit to implement the HHL algorithm for solving linear equations Ax=b, i.e. computing A^{-1}b. This is achieved by Quantum Phase Estimation on e^{iA}, and dividing by the estimated eigenvalues by means of an appropriate rotation of an ancillary qubit.
Project 2 - GQSP Algorithm - https://github.com/Tuscany-McCann/Annotated-GQSP
Steps through the construction of a circuit to implement Corollary 8 from the GQSP paper, which is Hamiltonian Simulation of a linear combination of unitaries. LCU formalism combines with a sequence of SU(2) rotations to block-encode a Laurent approximation of the desired evolution.
First Steps/Prerequisites
Program Content
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Textbook/Notes
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Quantum Computing Introduction
Introduction
Introduction/Orientation
Project/Homework Instructions
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Schedule
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Orientation & Setup Week: Sep 14 - 18, 2026
Phase 1 - Instruction and Project Completion: Sep 21 - Nov 06, 2026
Project Review & Judging: Nov 09 - Nov 12, 2026
Phase 2 - Intense Interview Prep & Career Connections for Certificate Holders: Nov 13 - Dec 18, 2026
Orientation
Sep 17, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 1
Sep 22, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 2
Sep 28, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
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Lecture 4
Oct 1, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 3
Oct 5, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Office hour
Oct 9, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 7
Oct 13, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 5
Oct 19, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
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Lecture 10
Oct 22, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 6
Oct 26, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Office hour
Oct 30, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC
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Problem Session 1
Sep 21, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
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Lecture 2
Sep 24, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 2
Sep 28, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Office hour
Oct 2, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 5
Oct 6, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 4
Oct 12, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
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Lecture 8
Oct 15, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 5
Oct 19, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Office hour
Oct 23, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 11
Oct 27, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 1
Sep 21, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Office hour
Sep 25, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 3
Sep 29, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 3
Oct 5, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 6
Oct 8, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 4
Oct 12, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Office hour
Oct 16, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Lecture 9
Oct 20, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Problem Session 6
Oct 26, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
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Lecture 12
Oct 29, 2026 at 09:30 PM UTC
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Project/Homework Deadlines
Sep 18, 2026
03:59 AM UTC
Last chance to switch bootcamps
Email Amalya Lehmann at amalya@erdosinstitute.org if you would like to switch to a different bootcamp.
Oct 2, 2026
03:59 AM UTC
Last day to defer enrollment to a future cohort
Contact Amalya Lehmann (amalya@erdosinstitute.org) if you would like to unenroll from this cohort and defer to a future cohort.
Oct 19, 2026
03:59 AM UTC
Mini-project #1 is due
Mini-project #1 is due
Nov 6, 2026
04:59 AM UTC
Submit projects and a 5-minute presentation to the Erdős Institute website
Submit projects and a 5-minute presentation to the Erdős Institute website
Nov 6, 2026
04:59 AM UTC
Mini-project #2 is due
Mini-project #2 is due


