Attendee Guide

Summer School 2022: Quantum Simulations

July 18 – July 29

#QGSS2022
Index IMPORTANT!
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3 About the Summer School for headache-free course access.
4 Student from Around the World
5 Resources

6 Lecturers
8 Lab Creators

9 Schedule

11 Labs & Lectures

QUICKLINKS

13 Discord Key Locations

15 Certificates
Discord Server
16 Code of Conduct Lab Portal [Live starting July 18]
Verification Form
17 FAQ

18 Support

19 Get Started We appreciate your support in keeping this experience for registered attendees only, and welcome your feedback and suggestions for
any improvement. Please do not share the lecture and lab materials outside the attendees of the Qiskit Global Summer School.
About the Summer School
Welcome to the third-annual Qiskit Global Summer School hosted by IBM Quantum, focused on Quantum Simulations. We are excited
to have you join us for a 2-week dive into quantum computing through daily lectures and lab sessions, as well as a vibrant community
set up for you to meet other students and collaborate together to solve problems. Through education and open science, we aim to
build and shape a diverse, equitable, and inclusive quantum workforce. We're thrilled to have you join us on this journey.

Please read through this Attendee Guide to find answers about the structure, setup, agenda, and
resources that accompany the Summer School. This is not a passive course - active participation is
key to making it a success. Grab a notebook and a pen, and find your favorite chair. The Qiskit
Global Summer School is just about here.

We appreciate your support in keeping this experience for registered attendees only, and welcome your feedback and suggestions for
any improvement. Please do not share the lecture and lab materials outside the attendees of the Qiskit Global Summer School.
Students from around the world
With 5,000 students registered, the 2022 Summer School showcases the global reach
and engagement of students and industry professionals around the world – putting the
GLOBAL in Global Summer School 72%
First time participating in a QGSS

69%
Current Students

19%
Industry Professionals

53%
Little to no knowledge of Qiskit
Over 100 Countries Represented
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Resources
Pre-Requisites Quantum Computing

Minimal prerequisites are required for the Qiskit Global Summer School. If you know how to Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious
[ Read Textbook ]
multiply two matrices, and have some programming experience in Python, you are ready for by Hughes C et al
the Summer School.
Learn Quantum Computing Using Qiskit
You can brush up on Python programming, before attending the lectures by using the Qiskit [ Read Textbook ]
by IBM Quantum
Textbook. To make the most out of these lectures, you may also consider looking through
additional resources in the Qiskit Global Summer School Syllabus.
Introduction to Quantum Computing
[ Join Course ]
by IBM Quantum

[ Qiskit Global Summer School Syllabus ]

Quantum Computation and Quantum Information
[ Buy Textbook ]
by Nielsen & Chuang

Additional Resources
Suggested readings will be provided in Discord & more
resources are available online at qiskit.org/learn!
Lecturers
Our expert speakers from around the world include industry leading researchers and developers
in Quantum Computing – representing the pioneering work of IBM and IBM Quantum.

Olivia Lanes Maria Violaris Jeffrey Cohn Zlatko Minev

North American Lead, Qiskit & IBM Quantum Advocate Intern IBM Quantum Researcher IBM Quantum Physicist
IBM Quantum Community
Lecturers
Our expert speakers from around the world include industry leading researchers and developers
in Quantum Computing – representing the pioneering work of IBM and IBM Quantum.

Yukio Kawashima Ieva Liepuoniute Alexander Miessen Panos Barkoutsos

IBM Quantum Researcher IBM Quantum Researcher IBM Quantum Researcher Pasqal
Lab Creators
Our expert speakers from around the world include industry leading researchers and developers
in Quantum Computing – representing the pioneering work of IBM and IBM Quantum.

Marcel Pfaffhauser Mirko Amico Alexander Rasmusson

Workforce Development Software Developer, Quantum Community
Advocate and Educator, Qiskit Research Advocate Intern
IBM Quantum
Live Q&A
Labs & Lectures

Lectures
The summer school is made up of a total of 19 lectures, 4 lab sessions
& application exercises, in addition to the daily Live Q&A Sessions. • Live Q&A will be hosted each day following the multi-part lecture -
Participation and completion of all labs and lectures are required in
questions can be asked live or submitted on Discord
order to receive a certificate of completion from the Summer School,
• Be an active audience member - take notes along with the lecturers!
with the optional activities available to enhance your Summer School
experience.
Labs
The schedule is not fixed, aside from final lab submission deadlines,
• Lab portal will be live on July 18th.
and all students can participate on the schedule that works best for
• Demonstrating lecture material with hands-on exercises on
them. Lectures and lab sessions will all be recorded and available for
quantum programming using Qiskit
live participation and post viewing, as well as the daily Q&A sessions.
• Pre-recorded session is accompanied by problem set exercise

We appreciate your support in keeping this experience for registered attendees only, and welcome your feedback and suggestions for
any improvement. Please do not share the lecture and lab materials outside the attendees of the Qiskit Global Summer School.
Lab Access & Information
Labs will be available in the IBM Quantum platform starting July 18.

Each lab is made up of multiple exercises, with an estimated time to complete ranging
from 30 minutes to a few hours, depending on your background and grasp of the material.
Exploratory exercises are not graded, but all others count towards your final grade.

To achieve a passing grade, a minimum score of 75% or more is required (27/35 total
exercises).

Access & Verification

IBM Quantum without verification
In order to access the labs, all students must complete this verification form. This form
will also confirm your status as a student in the Summer School.

For your IBM Quantum Account, you must use the same email address you registered
with on Eventbrite for the QGSS22. If this email address is not registered as your IBM
Quantum Account, please visit here to register this email as your IBM Quantum account.
(If you skip this step, it will result in delays in your verification process.)

On July 18th, you will have full access to the lab portal and all related Discord channels.

Make sure and log out of you account and re-login, refreshing your browser, once you
are verified. This is a required final step in order to have access to lab exercises.

IBM Quantum WITH verification

As you join the Discord and
Summer School…
Everyone will need to complete a quick verification step prior to getting full

access to the Summer School Discord and lab exercises. It just takes three

simple steps, and a dash of patience!

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

[ Join Discord ] [ Use your Eventbrite Email for IBM Quantum ] [ Submit Verification ]

And that’s it!!!

Verification may take up to 24-48 hours – make sure and submit your information immediately upon joining
the Discord server! Let us know in #verification-support if you run into any issues or require support.
Discord will be used for all
Summer School event
communications, updates,
study groups, lab work,
Q&A, and more.
Study Groups will form and collaborate in the text channels, where mentors
CORE ESSENTIAL
will be able to see active groups to join to provide lab guidance and support.
Channels Commands
Students will be able to use the !raisehand command to tag mentors
directly!
#welcome !schedule
Get started here for first steps Get the schedule for the course.
when you join the server.
!gethelp
#announcements Get helpful tips for when you
Follow this channel for all live need help but aren't sure where
announcements and updates. to go.

#conduct-guidelines !raisehand
Review the IBM Quantum Let our mentors and support
Community Code of Conduct know directly for insights in
and other guidelines - thank you ongoing conversations.
for supporting an inclusive and
welcoming community !channels
throughout the course! Get a list of easily-linked server
channels and resources.
Certificates
Lab work will be assigned throughout the Summer School as Jupyter notebook exercises. The notebooks must
be completed and submitted following the Summer School no later than Wednesday, August 3rd (11:59 PM
EDT) with a cumulative average score of 75% or higher in order to receive a certificate.

IMPORTANT NOTE! You have the option to submit your notebook multiple times - only the highest score
will contribute to your cumulative average.

Support & Collaboration Pass/Fail Certification

Channels like #general-discussion & #lab-1 (will open once lab 1 is You cannot reduce your score by submitting multiple times - only
live) will be available that will be filled with IBMers and mentors to the highest score is kept. All lab work exercises must be completed
answer questions throughout the weekdays of the Summer School and received no later than 11:59 PM EDT on Wednesday, August
course. Students are also strongly recommended to set up or join a 3rd.
“study group” to foster group-work and building connections
throughout the school. Students must achieve cumulative/average 75% across
notebook submissions to get a certificate.
Labs will not be reviewed during the lecture(s), so take the time to
sit down and review your work. For the best experience, work with
your study group to view lab session content & application exercise.

We appreciate your support in keeping this experience for registered attendees only, and welcome your feedback and suggestions for
any improvement. Please do not share the lecture and lab materials outside the attendees of the Qiskit Global Summer School.
IBM Quantum Community Code of Conduct
In our collective mission to continue to promote and
encourage an inclusive and welcoming global quantum
community, The IBM Quantum Community Code of
Conduct is available for download and review here.

We appreciate everyone's support in this mission, and Live Moderation & Incident Reporting
ask that any observed code of conduct violations or
In Discord, you can also submit anonymous Code of Conduct violations or
inappropriate behavior are reported here.
offensive/inappropriate content using this command in any channel (we recommend #sandbox!):

/report [message]
This will send a report to the admins. It will also display a confirmation
[ Read Code of Conduct ] message that the report was sent which will be visible only to you.

Make sure to include a link to the reported message (Select the message you are
reporting and "Copy Message Link) for admins to review.
FAQ IMPORTANT!
Please make sure and use Google Chrome
Will the lectures and labs be recorded? Is live-participation required?
Yes, all lectures, labs, and Q&As will be recorded! You can join live, or watch the content on-demand.
for headache-free course access.

Will the Summer School content be available later in the year?

As in past years, all Summer School content and materials will be re-packaged and provided as a textbook
module in the Qiskit Textbook to use in classrooms even after the Summer School concludes.

How many students are in the Summer School?

There are 5k students at the Qiskit Global Summer School.

Can my friend/student/colleague be added to the Summer School or Discord?

No.

Can I download/share this content?

Not yet - the team will share all of this (and more!) as an update to the Qiskit Textbook later this year.
We are here to help!
Please follow these
guidelines to ensure
the most timely and Discord

efficient support, and #general-support

don’t hesitate to ask For any general support questions or support requests.

any questions! E-mail

[email protected]
• Reach out in designated channel(s) Requests involving personal or sensitive information may have

• Allow 1 business day for support longer reply times.

• Avoid multiple requests/spam

• Avoid Direct Message or emails
• Avoid submitting same request in multiple locations
Let’s Get Started!

1 Join the Discord

2 Verify Yourself

3 Join Kickoff

We appreciate your support in keeping this experience for registered attendees only, and welcome your feedback and suggestions for
any improvement. Please do not share the lecture and lab materials outside the attendees of the Qiskit Global Summer School.