Tutorial Structure

The tutorial comprises six parts, including both lectures and practical activities:

• First, basic concepts and application areas of quantum computing are introduced. This comprises the presentation of a broad picture of the technology including its history, hardware, software, and limitations. Additionally, the basic working principles are outlined, and selected essential quantum algorithms for noisy and noise-free quantum computers will be explained.
• Second, a lifecycle for developing and operating hybrid quantum applications is introduced. It integrates the lifecycles of the different classical and quantum programs, as well as workflows, and shows their connection points.
• Third, the actual challenges of selecting existing quantum computers promising precise execution results based on given quantum programs are presented. Furthermore, a framework that tackles these challenges by enabling the automated selection of suitable quantum computers for quantum programs based on the requirements of the user is demonstrated.
• Next, a concept for modularizing quantum applications in a service-oriented manner is presented. To facilitate the integration of classical and quantum programs, a model-based orchestration approach using workflows is shown.
• Afterward, a practical session is planned in which attendees can model and execute a typical hybrid quantum application, solving the Maximum Cut problem with the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA), using workflows. The required services will be provided and attendants will focus on orchestrating them to build the quantum application.
• Finally, the automated deployment of hybrid quantum applications using TOSCA is presented in a lecture and practically shown in a demonstration.

Agenda

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