Organizers:

A. Cervera-Lierta (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), A. Pérez-Salinas (Leiden University), A. Pozas-Kerstjens (U. de Genève - Constructor University)

In 2026, it will be 10 years since the first quantum computing device was put on the cloud by IBM. This event marked the beginning of an era where researchers from all over the world could access real quantum computers, assess their strengths and limitations, and develop tailor-made algorithms. Since then, several scientific fields have come together to extract the most from current-term quantum devices while preparing new algorithmic solutions for future quantum computers.

The goal of this School is to expose students and young researchers to a large collection of areas in the state of the art of quantum computing, including topics of theory, hardware, and software. The current term quantum computers are imperfect, which limits some of the original quantum computing algorithms and applications. For this reason, the new generation of quantum computing scientists must know both the experimental phenomena and limitations and the possible applications, theoretical and software tools to exploit these devices.

The School is organized to give time and space for the participants to interact with each other and the school lecturers, surrounded by a stimulating environment created by the open architecture and blackboard walls of the CCBPP center and the astonishing nature of Benasque Valley.

Subjects of the school

• Tensor networks
• Quantum Simulation
• Quantum Chemistry
• Adiabatic Quantum Computation
• Variational Quantum Algorithms
• Quantum Error Mitigation
• Quantum Machine Learning
• Machine Learning for Quantum Science
• Complexity theory
• Quantum Error Correction

Partners

RITCE-Quantum Information Network in Spain

Bus transportation

Registration & accommodation