Overview

Founded in 1993 by Jean Tran Thanh Van, the association Rencontres du Vietnam, a non-profit organization and an official partner of UNESCO, has as its objective the promotion of international exchanges between Vietnam and the international community, particularly in the areas of science and education. It also aims at the encouragement and integration of Vietnamese scientists into the international scientific community and at supporting the role of education and science by encouraging scientific awareness and stimulating passion for science in the younger generation. The Rencontres du Vietnam lies within the scope of two series of scientific meetings created by Jean Tran Thanh Van : the Rencontres de Moriond in 1966 and the Rencontres de Blois in 1989.

The creation of the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in the city of Quy Nhon (Central Vietnam) has the ambitious objective to focus on developing Science and Education by fostering exchanges between Asia-Pacific scientists and colleagues from other parts of the world.

XVIIth Rencontres du Vietnam

“Quantum Computing School”
Dates to be fixed, ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam

About the School

No longer belonging to the ivory tower of scientists, noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computers available for public use have been successfully manufactured. Thanks to quantum superposition and quantum entanglement, quantum computing can be parallel at the bit level and exponentially speed up calculations, exploring the tremendous potential to revolutionalize almost every aspect of society. NISQ computer still has large errors with a small number of qubits and has not proved it quantum supremacy. Separated from commercialization with a few technical obstacles, the current stage of quantum computers is similar to classical computers in 1950. The “Quantum Computing School: Theory and Applications” provide students fundamental knowledge in quantum computing and implementing quantum algorithms on actual quantum computers available publicly from IBM. The School will start with an introduction to linear algebra and quantum physics, supporting students from various disciplines to follow. Employing IBM’s Qiskit package, the School will deliver primary quantum algorithms that students will practically execute on real quantum computers. Finally, the School will shortly introduce advanced topics in quantum computation: quantum machine learning and quantum chemistry.