2024 Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Physics Graduate major in Physics
Advanced Special Topics in Physics VIII
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Toru Hirahara / Masayuki Ohzeki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- PHY.P658
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
With the maturation of theoretical and experimental research on quantum computers, interest in the field is growing.
In this lecture, students will gain hands-on experience in creating solutions using quantum annealing machines through practical workshops.
First, you will learn its basic concepts, contents, and programming techniques. After learning the basic concepts, contents, programming techniques, and some example problems, a student-led workshop will be held.
The goal of the workshop is to create the seeds for research that fuses your own research field with quantum annealing.
The students will also experience industry-academia collaboration by responding to requests and needs from some private companies.
Course description and aims
The students will be able to use the actual quantum annealing machine,
Furthermore, they will be able to conduct research activities using it on their own initiative.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Creating solutions using quantum annealing machines and using the results
Discuss the perspectives required to create services with business value,
Discuss business plans and business feasibility
Keywords
Quantum computers, quantum annealing, Optimization problem, Machine learning
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be followed by workshops, focusing on programming and communication.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | About Quantum Annealing | Review of its concepts and principles |
| Class 2 | How to program a quantum annealing machine | Various program execution |
| Class 3 | Examples of solutions using quantum annealing machines | Planned development of various solution cases |
| Class 4 | Integrate your research field with quantum annealing | Consider the application to your own research questions |
| Class 5 | Programming with Quantum Annealing Machines. | Quantum annealing applied to research projects |
| Class 6 | Review and discussion of results using quantum annealing machines | Considerations for Performance Improvement |
| Class 7 | Presentation | Summarize research results |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Fundamentals of Quantum Annealing (Kyoritsu Shuppan)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Distributed as appropriate.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Mainly by homework
Related courses
- PHY.S301 ： Statistical Mechanics
- PHY.S312 ： Statistical Mechanics II
- PHY.S440 ： Statistical Mechanics III
- PHY.Q207 ： Introduction to Quantum Mechanics(Lecture)
- PHY.Q208 ： Quantum Mechanics II(Lecture)
- PHY.Q311 ： Quantum Mechanics III(Lecture)
Prerequisites
To bring some sense of challenge in research issues, personal DX promotion, etc.