NITheCS & CoRE AI Masterclass

Abstract

This Masterclass offers an accessible exploration into the world of quantum computing, focusing on the qubit—the fundamental unit of quantum information. In this class, we demystify core quantum concepts such as superposition, interference, and measurement through hands-on demonstrations that can be performed with just one qubit. Designed for a diverse audience including computer scientists, mathematicians, and curious minds alike, the course illustrates how a single qubit can generate true randomness, secure data using quantum cryptography, and even implement simple algorithms. Join us to discover how understanding one qubit opens the door to the revolutionary possibilities of quantum technology.

Biography

Francesco Petruccione is a physicist and professor with a career spanning quantum science, computational thinking, and artificial intelligence. After earning his PhD and habilitation from the University of Freiburg, he joined the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where he held the South African Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing and served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Big Data and Informatics. Now Director of the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences and a Professor of Quantum Computing at Stellenbosch University, he co-leads the Africa Europe Cluster of Research Excellence in AI and Data Science for global challenges. Prof Petruccione has authored over 250 scientific papers and landmark texts, including ‘The Theory of Open Quantum Systems and Machine Learning with Quantum Computers’. His contributions have earned him accolades such as the Stella d’Italia honour and fellowship in leading academies, reflecting his impact on science and education worldwide.

Qubits Uncovered: The Gateway to Quantum Computing

This Masterclass offers an accessible exploration into the world of quantum computing, focusing on the qubit—the fundamental unit of quantum information. In this class, we demystify core quantum concepts such as superposition, interference, and measurement through hands-on demonstrations that can be performed with just one qubit. Designed for a diverse audience including computer scientists, mathematicians, and curious minds alike, the course illustrates how a single qubit can generate true randomness, secure data using quantum cryptography, and even implement simple algorithms. Join us to discover how understanding one qubit opens the door to the revolutionary possibilities of quantum technology.

Revolución Cuántica

El Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní (ITESCAM) propone organizar un ciclo de conferencias de dos días, del 3 al 4 de abril de 2025. El título del evento es “Revolución Cuántica: Ciencia, Tecnología y Futuro”. Este evento está diseñado para ser mayoritariamente divulgativo, con el objetivo de hacer accesibles los conceptos de la ciencia y la tecnología cuántica a toda la comunidad, independientemente de su formación en física.

Las actividades incluirán charlas que abordarán temas como la computación cuántica, las aplicaciones médicas de la tecnología cuántica y su impacto en la vida cotidiana, aplicaciones en energías renovables y nanomateriales. Los contenidos se presentarán de manera sencilla y comprensible, utilizando ejemplos prácticos y evitando tecnicismos, para asegurar que todos los asistentes puedan comprender y apreciar la relevancia de estos avances.

Quantum Perspectives: WITS & IBM Seminar Series

Seminar on the potential and limitations of quantum machine learning followed by a panel discussion on Quantum computing enablement and driving quantum computing research at Wits and in South Africa.

European Researcher’s Night Slovakia

European Researcher’s Night is the biggest science festival in Slovakia, and it brings news from the world of research and innovation in an inspiring and unique way.

The festival is traditionally held on the last Friday of September in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Poprad, and other accompanying locations. The day-long program (9 am to 11 pm) offers a series of scientific presentations, discussions, experiments, workshops, technological attractions and so much more!

What 2025 holds

The scientific community is increasingly confronting the limitations of traditional predictive models and linear approaches in analyzing complex systems. Chaos, once understood as a synonym for disorder, is now seen as an inherent property of dynamic processes, where sensitivity to initial conditions and nonlinearity determine their evolution. Instead of perceiving uncertainty as an obstacle, we can interpret it as a catalyst for scientific discoveries and technological innovations.

Last year’s theme of complexity highlighted the interdisciplinary connections in research. This year, as part of the Night of Science, we will explore chaos as a fundamental mechanism of adaptation, evolution, and transformation in various systems. The event will open discussions on how scientific disciplines approach uncertainty and nonlinearity and what paradigmatic shifts these phenomena imply.

Quantum Physics and Chaos: Uncertainty as an Epistemological and Technological Imperative

At the quantum level, uncertainty is a fundamental property of systems. Quantum fluctuations, state superposition, and wave function collapse challenge classical notions of predictability and deterministic understanding of reality. Quantum physics thus provides a natural link between chaotic phenomena and the emergence of new orders, where uncertainty becomes a source of technological innovations.

The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationship between chaotic processes and quantum mechanics. Quantum algorithms utilize chaotic behavior to solve nonlinear problems, while quantum communication protocols introduce new standards of security and efficiency in information transmission.

Chaos in Nature and Society: Mechanisms of Stability and Transformation

In natural systems, chaos does not merely represent entropy but also stabilization and emergent organization. From climate processes and ecosystem interactions to neural networks and evolutionary mechanisms – nonlinear dynamics lead to the formation of self-organizing structures and adaptive strategies.

Similar principles apply to social and technological systems. Financial markets, digital networks, and information ecosystems exhibit chaotic behavioral patterns, where even minimal perturbations significantly influence global outcomes. This presents challenges for modeling, regulating, and managing complex systems.

Night of Science 2025 will offer an interdisciplinary perspective on the connection between chaos, quantum technologies, natural phenomena, and social dynamics. We will explore how uncertainty shapes innovation processes and what epistemological and technological implications we can extrapolate for a better future. Chaos is not just a challenge – it represents a potential key to new scientific paradigm shifts.

Quantum Computing Industry Training

Quantum computing promises great potential for companies in almost all sectors thanks to its speed and precision advantages. The combination with machine learning methods also opens up new possibilities. How do quantum computers work, what principles are their programming based on, and why does the so-called “quantum advantage” promise a disruptive change in the IT industry? In a 3-day course, the quantum team of the Fraunhofer IAO trains the experts of tomorrow.

​​​The free training program provides comprehensive knowledge in the field of quantum computing, from basics to application. The course aims at a general understanding of quantum technology and builds up the necessary key skills for industrial application. Four modules will teach you how to assess the key technology of quantum computing, how to deal with it and how to apply it in a targeted manner: Basics, Hardware, Algorithms, and Application.

​We invite participants to join us in learning about the phenomena of the quantum world, the differences between today’s system architectures, and the basics of programming them. From the principles of quantum mechanics, we take the exciting path to their industrial application and work on a wide variety of use cases, for example, in the fields of quantum chemistry, finance, optimization, or quantum machine learning.

International Conference on Quantum Computing

The International Conference on Quantum Computing 2025 (ICoQC2025) will present the state of the art in quantum computing research from different perspectives: significant progress and novelties on the hardware, strategies and architectures for protecting quantum information, quantum algorithms themselves, and related enabling technologies. It is a follow-up on ICoQC 2018 with a similar program, composed of invited talks, contributed talks and poster sessions.

The conference will be held from May 12 to 16, 2025 in Paris.

2025 APS Global Physics Summit, Global Satellite Session – Serbia: Novel Topics in Quantum Science and Technology

The event will present quantum science and technology research by invited speakers during the virtual session and by early-career scientists during the poster session. It will aim at increasing public awareness about quantum science and its applications, and also the importance of international and interdisciplinary cooperation among researchers and institutions in quantum science and technology.

Quantum Machine Learning Conference 2025

🚀 Join Us for the 5th Quantum Machine Learning Conference! 🚀

QPoland and Fundacja Quantum AI invite you to the 5th edition of the Quantum Machine Learning Conference, an online-only event bringing together leading experts in quantum computing and AI.

📅 Date: March 15, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM UTC+1
🌍 Where: Online (Zoom)

📢 Agenda:
🎤 11:00 – Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning – Paweł Gora
🎤 11:30 – Measuring and Interpreting the States of Temporal Quantum Models – Jacob Cybulski
🎤 12:00 – Data Preparation for Quantum Autoencoders – Sebastian Zając
🎤 12:30 – KANQAS: The Implications of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks in the Quantum Domain – Akash Kundu
🎤 13:00 – The Cost of Quantum Kernel Methods: Insights into Resource Estimation – Artur Miroszewski
🎤 13:30 – Exploring Quantum Machine Learning & Quantum Federated Learning for Financial Fraud Detection – Nouhaila Innan
🎤 14:00 – Automated Quantum Machine Learning as a Hyperparameter Optimization Problem – Tomasz Rybotycki

🔗 Register now.