Quantum Converse → Weekly #2

Observations & Measurements (What’s New)

• IBM established it’s first education & research initiative for historically Black Colleges & Universities
  https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-09-17-IBM-Establishes-First-Quantum-Education-and-Research-Initiative-for-Historically-Black-Colleges-and-Universities
• AtoS announced the Joseph Fourier Prize — a competition to support innovation in Quantum applications (communications, computation, simulation, sensing and metrology).
  Researchers can register for the prize as an individual or as a team now:
  https://atos.net/en-gb/united-kingdom/atos-stfc-hartree-centre-joseph-fourier-prize

Some Superposition(Tutorials)

• An Interactive Introduction To Quantum Computing
  (Or What Do You Mean They Can Be Both Zero And One At The Same Time!) by David Kemp
  https://davidbkemp.github.io/QuantumComputingArticle/
• This demonstration of Quantum Advantage and a few benchmark comparisons between Classical & Quantum computers, by Brian Siegelwax
  https://medium.com/@bsiegelwax/benchmarking-quantum-advantage-90e02fb75612

It’s Certain (Open Source)

A good way for undergrads & learners to dip their toes in Quantum Computing is by working on open-source projects. Thankfully, the qiskit project has a lot of documentation.

• Read about getting started with contributing to qiskit here:
  https://qiskit.org/documentation/contributing_to_qiskit.html
• Here are a few open issues (that are marked as “good first issues”) on the qiskit terra project, to get your open-source journey started:
  https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-terra/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22

Get Entangled (Jobs & Offers)

• IBM is still accepting applications for its Summer 2021 Quantum Internships; interested students (undergraduates, graduates) should apply at:
  https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2020/09/2021-ibmquantum-internships/
• Although a little dated, this article by Jay Gambetta talks a bit about finding a job in the Quantum Computing field:
  https://medium.com/qiskit/the-hitchhiking-cats-guide-to-getting-a-job-in-quantum-computing-da7e3bb9ff64

Thanks a lot for subscribing to (and reading) the Quantum Converse Weekly! The first few suggestions/feedback I have received were mostly unsatisfied with the 1st section (What’s New), so I have changed that around a bit. Also, the Tutorial’s section was the most liked one. I’m considering another suggestion around building a magazine-like website, where you can find multiple relevant resources. Would you be interested in a Quantum based Magazine? (Blog/website) Do let me know via the feedback form.

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