Understand the requirements necessary for reliable quantum computation and get hands-on experience on potential applications using the IBM Q Experience. This course explores the concepts of quantum error correction, the threshold for practical, fault-tolerant quantum computation, and models of quantum computation beyond quantum circuits. Learners will also work on mitigating errors in a superconducting qubit system with composite pulses using the IBM Q Experience in an assessment exercise.
- Describe the conceptual role of fault-tolerance in realizing large-scale quantum and classical computation.
- Gain knowledge of one quantum error correction code, and its code parameters.
- Familiarize yourself with the scientific basis for families of quantum error correction codes.
- Understand the different strategies for counteracting systematic versus random error in quantum computation.