Vanier Quantum TechWeek 2026

We’re excited to invite you to three hands on workshops taking place during Vanier College’s Study Break week. Whether you're curious about the fundamentals or eager to explore advanced applications, these workshops is a great opportunity to dive into the world of quantum technologies.

These workshops are offered in partnership with PhD researchers from the Institut quantique at Université de Sherbrooke, bringing cutting edge expertise directly to Vanier students.

Workshops Schedule

March 9, 2026 11:00–13:00 Introduction to Quantum Computing — In Person
This workshop covers the key principles and enables you to take your first steps in quantum computing on IBM Quantum systems.

• Classical computing
• Bit, simple operations and hardware
• Quantum computing
• Qubit, Entanglement, Superposition, Interference, Control and measure, Quantum parallelism and quantum advantage
• IBM Quantum and circuit composer
• Operations on qubits and quantum circuits, Experiments and qubit entanglement exercises, Running a quantum algorithm to generate a quantum teleportation
• Discussion on the notion of measuring and error

March 11, 2026 11:00–13:00 Quantum Optimization — In Person

• Binary combinatorial optimization
• Quadratic programs and MaxCut example
• Notion of observable and cost function
• QAOA et algorithmes hybrides quantiques-classiques

March 13, 2026 11:00–13:00 Quantum Machine Learning — Online via Zoom (Zoom link will be shared closer to the date)
This workshop offers a series of practical exercises in applied quantum machine learning, including training a model for classifying a dataset.

• Definition of the binary classification problem in machine learning
• Basic concepts in quantum computing
• Projection of classical data into quantum feature space
• Variational quantum classifier (VQC)
• Perspectives in quantum machine learning (QML)

Reserve your spot (Limited places! First come, first serve)