Certificate

Awarded to : Verity Greenald

Course Description: A nine week course consisting of a four week taught Course Stage and a five week Research Stage for completing a research project under the guidance of an academic mentor.

Research Project: Usage of VQE and QPE for Chemical Problems

Completion Date: 28/06/2024

Verity Greenald

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Accomplishments

Completion of the research project Usage of VQE and QPE for Chemical Problems and delivering a poster presentation. (Poster, Code)
Completion of an introductory course on Quantum Computing using Qiskit in Python on Google Colab covering:
- Gates: X, H, CX, rotation, Y, Z
- Algorithms: Bell state, Bernstein-Vazirani
- Experiments: Coin flip, Quantum Teleportation
Completion of an introductory course on Quantum Mechanics covering:
- The need for a departure from Classical Physics (Photelectric Effect, Rutherford's model of the atom, discrete spectra of elements)
- Wave-particle duality of matter and the 2nd-order Bohmian Mechanics approach to Quantum Mechanics
- The Schroedinger Equation and Wave Mechanics
- Abstract Quantum Mechanics on Hilbert spaces
- The Measurement Problem in Quantum Mechanics and how it is resolved by Bohmian Mechanics
Completion of a set of Introduction to Research workshops covering:
- The world of academic research
- Effective study skills
- Personal knowledge management
- Time management and scheduling
- Project management and team work
- Writing as an academic (paper writing and poster making)
- Literature search, referencing and writing in LaTeX
- Productivity tools in research
Completion of all the required preparation and consolidation tasks for each topic, either individually, or in a team
Attendance of a set of talks by industry experts on selected topics in Quantum Computing, including:
- Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning
- Real world applications of Quantum Computing
- Introduction to the ZX Calculus
- Error Mitigation

Awards

Special Awards & Recognition
- Award for excellent Personal Knowledge Management on Notion