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The field of quantum computing is rapidly expanding. As manufacturers and researchers grapple with the limitations of classical silicon central processing units (CPUs), quantum computing sheds these limitations and promises a boom in computational power and efficiency. The quantum age will require many skilled engineers, mathematicians, physicists, developers, and technicians with an understanding of quantum principles and theory. There is currently a shortage of professionals with a deep knowledge of computing and physics able to meet the demands of companies developing and researching quantum technology. This study provides a brief history of quantum computing, an in-depth review of recent literature and technologies, an overview of IBMs QISKit for implementing quantum computing programs, and two successful programming examples. These two programs along with the associated Jupyter notebook pages will provide additional intermediate samples for IBM Q Experience.
Thanks to the IBM Faculty Award that made this research possible.
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Barabasi, S. et al. (2020). Student User Experience with the IBM QISKit Quantum Computing Interface. In: Arai, K., Bhatia, R. (eds) Advances in Information and Communication. FICC 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 70. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12385-7_41
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