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Quantum Computing Boot Camp

Spring 2026

Jan 26, 2026

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May 1, 2026

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Registration Deadlines

Jan 21, 2026

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All Erdős Spring 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 State Preparation, Hamiltonian Simulation, Stabilizer/CCS 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.

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.

Slack

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Organizers, Instructors, and Advisors

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Ákos Nagy

Course Lead, Senior Quantum Algorithm Scientist at BEIT Canada

Office Hours:

Wednesdays, 4-5PM ET

Email:

Preferred Contact:

Slack

Feel free to reach out to me on slack @Ákos

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Cindy Zhang

Course TA

Office Hours:

TBA

Email:

Preferred Contact:

Slack

Feel free to reach out to me on slack @Cindy Zhang

Objectives

Learn about/gain familiarity with:
1. Mathematical and physical foundations of Quantum Computation.
2. Gate based Quantum Algorithms.
3. Quantum Error Correction.

First Steps/Prerequisites

Please read the attached document on Linear Algebra and Quantum Mechanics Fundamentals. If you need help with any of these materials, then please reach out to the Instructor!
 
Mathematical background: Linear Algebra (advanced), Probability theory (beginner or above), Group theory (beginner or above)
Physics: Quantum Mechanics (beginner or above)
Computer Science: Algorithms/Complexity theory (beginner or above)
Coding: Python (Numpy, Qiskit https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit)
 
First Steps

Program Content

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Course materials are available on github through the following link:

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Program Content

Textbook/Notes

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Project/Homework Instructions

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Project/Team Formation
Project Submission
Projects README

Schedule

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Phase 1 - Instruction and Project Completion: Feb 02 - Mar 20, 2026
Project Review & Judging: Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2026
Phase 2 - Intense Interview Prep & Career Connections: Mar 27 - May 1, 2026

Orientation

Jan 29, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

EVENT

Problem Session 01

Feb 6, 2026 at 04:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 04

Feb 12, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 05

Feb 17, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 03

Feb 20, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 04

Feb 27, 2026 at 04:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 10

Mar 5, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 11

Mar 10, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 06

Mar 13, 2026 at 06:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 01

Feb 3, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 01

Feb 6, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 02

Feb 13, 2026 at 04:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 06

Feb 19, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 07

Feb 24, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 04

Feb 27, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 05

Mar 6, 2026 at 04:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 12

Mar 12, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 02

Feb 5, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 03

Feb 10, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 02

Feb 13, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 03

Feb 20, 2026 at 04:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 08

Feb 26, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Lecture 09

Mar 3, 2026 at 09:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 05

Mar 6, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

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Problem Session 06

Mar 13, 2026 at 03:00 PM UTC

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Project/Homework Deadlines

Jan 31, 2026

04:59 AM UTC

Last chance to switch bootcamps

Email Amalya Lehmann at amalya@erdosinstitute.org if you would like to switch to a different bootcamp.

Feb 12, 2026

04:59 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.

Mar 3, 2026

04:59 AM UTC

Mini-project #1 is due

Mini-project #1 is due

Mar 21, 2026

03:59 AM UTC

Mini-project #2 is due

Mini-project #2 is due

Mar 21, 2026

03:59 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

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