Awesome Quantum Computing

Quantum computing utilises quantum mechanical phenomenon such as entanglement and superposition to manipulate qubits to perform computation on a quantum computer. Currently available are tools to create and run programs on publicly usable quantum computers as well as resources to learn about them.

This is a curated list of up-to-date resources on learning about and developing on quantum computers. The goal is to build a categorised community-driven collection of up to date, high quality resources.

Sharing, suggestions and contributions are always welcome! Please take a look at the contribution guidelines and quality standard first. Thanks to all contributors, you're awesome and it wouldn't be possible without you!

Contents

• Learning
• MOOCs
• Development Tools
• Blogs
• Books
• Papers
• Videos
• Community

For further resources related to Open Source Quantum Software Projects, please check out qosf's repo.

Learning

• CNOT - Easy to understand, step by step introduction to quantum computing concepts.
• Documentation for Forest and pyQuil - Tutorials for Rigetti Computing's SDK.
• Documentation for Strawberry Fields - Background information on the photonic continuous-variable approach to quantum computation, as well as tutorials for Xanadu’s SDK.
• How the quantum search algorithm works - Essay on the quantum search algorithm by Michael Nielsen and Andy Matuschak.
• IBM Q Full User Guide - Short tutorials providing a gentle introduction to quantum computing and IBM Q.
• John Preskill's Notes on Quantum Computation - Notes of Caltech's Quantum Computation Course Physics 219/Computer Science 219 by John Preskill.
• Nielsen and Chuang - Worked examples on quantum algorithm problems.
• Qiskit Tutorials - Jupyter notebooks simply demonstrating how to use Qiskit.
• Quantum Algorithm Zoo - Comprehensive catalog of quantum algorithms.
• Quantum Computing Playground - 3D quantum state visualisation tool able to simulate up to 22 qubits.
• Quantum computing for the very curious - Essay introducing quantum computing by Michael Nielsen and Andy Matuschak.
• Quantum in the Cloud - Four qubit photonic quantum simulator and computer.
• Quantum Katas - Programming exercises for learning quantum computing and Q#.
• Quantum Machine Learning for Data Scientists - Explanation of quantum machine learning algorithms.
• Quirk - Browser-based drag-and-drop quantum circuit simulator that reacts, simulates, and animates in real-time.
• The Quantum Quest - Introductory web class on quantum computing principles designed for high school students.

MOOCs

• MIT Quantum Information Sciences - Series of lecture notes on the MIT quantum information sciences course.
• QC101 Quantum Computing & Quantum Physics for Beginners - Introductory course on quantum cryptography and how to run quantum programs.
• Quantum Cryptography - Learn how quantum communication provides security that is guaranteed by the laws of nature.
• Quantum Information Science I, Part I - Foundational course on quantum information and computation.
• The Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers: How Will They Change the World? - Learn the principles and promises behind developments in quantum computers and quantum internet and how they will impact our future.
• Quantum Machine Learning - Learn about the benefits quantum technologies can provide to machine learning.
• Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computation - Conceptual introduction to the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics.
• Understanding Quantum Computers - Introduction to the key concepts of quantum computing with minimal mathematics.
• Quantum Quest - A web class for high school students, organised by QuSoft.

Development Tools

• Cirq - Python library for writing, manipulating, and optimizing NISQ circuits to run on quantum computers.
• IBM Quantum Composer - Online quantum composer to run experiments on real quantum computing hardware.
• NISQAI - Library for performing quantum artificial intelligence on near-term quantum computers.
• Project Q - Framework for implementing quantum computing in Python.
• pyQuil - Python library for quantum programming using Quil.
• QCL - Older, C like language for quantum computers. Only has a simulator and debugger.
• Qiskit SDK - Software development kit for working with OpenQASM and the IBM Q Experience.
• Qiskit.js - Qiskit for JavaScript.
• Qrack - High performance LGPL-licensed C++ quantum simulator library, documentation, and test code.
• Quantum Programming Studio - Web based quantum programming IDE and simulator.
• Quipper - Embedded, scalable, functional programming language for quantum computing.
• Qurry - Quantum probabilistic programming language based on functional and probabilistic paradigms.
• QuTiP - Quantum toolbox in Python for simulating dynamics of open quantum systems.
• Q# - Microsoft quantum development kit and Q# programming language.

Blogs

• Algorithmic Assertions - About quantum computing and computing in general by Craig Gidney - a member of Google Quantum Computing Team.
• Bits of Quantum - By the QuTech institution, sharing their research and daily life.
• Dawid Kopczyk - Quantum algorithms explained to data scientists with visualisations.
• Decodoku - Interesting posts on quantum computation, by James Wootton.
• Quantum Frontiers - By the Quantum Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, sharing behind the scenes research insights.
• Quantum Weekly - A weekly correlation of all things quantum - computing, cryptography, entanglement.

Books

• Classical and Quantum Computation - Introduction to fundamentals of classical and quantum computing.
• Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q# - Introduces quantum computing using Python and Q#, Microsoft's new language for quantum programming.
• Problems and Solutions in Quantum Computing - Easy to advanced quantum computing and information problems with detailed solutions.
• Quantum Computation and Quantum Information - Comprehensive textbook for those with some prior knowledge in mathematics, computer science and physics.
• Quantum Computing: A Gentle Introduction - Explains quantum computing with only basic college maths knowledge needed.
• Quantum Computing Explained - Conversational approach to explaining quantum computing with worked solutions.
• Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists - Quantum computing explained using an approach accessible to undergraduate computer science students.
• Quantum Computing for Java Developers - Explains quantum computing through the lens of its practical implementation.

Papers

• Opportunities and Challenges for Quantum Machine Learning - Opportunities and challenges for quantum-assisted machine learning in near-term quantum computers.
• Quantum Machine Learning - Quantum machine learning and what quantum computing means to data mining.

Videos

• Introduction to Quantum Programming - The why and how of quantum programming with a focus on the Python Forest SDK from Rigetti.
• Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists - Microsoft Research Talk on introductory quantum computing for computer scientists. Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes.
• Quantum Computing for the Determined - A series of lectures on quantum computing basics by Michael Nielsen.
• Quantum Computation and Information at CMU - A series of lectures on quantum computing by Professor O'Donnell at CMU

Community

• D-Wave Leap Community - D-Wave System's Leap Community Forum.
• IBM Q Community - IBM Quantum experience Community Forum.
• IBM Q Qiskit Community - Slack Channel for Qiskit and quantum computing discussions.
• Mike & Ike Subreddit - Discussion about the book Quantum Computation and Quantum Information.
• Pennylane Discussion Forum - Discussion forum for quantum machine learning, both using simulations and on near term hardware.
• Quantum Computing StackExchange - Question and answer site for quantum computing.
• Quantum Information and Quantum Computer Scientists of the World Unite - Facebook group for quantum research discussion.
• Rigetti Community - Slack Channel for Rigetti and quantum computing discussions.
• Strawberry Fields Community - Slack channel for Xanadu and Strawberry Fields photonic/CV quantum computing discussions.
• Quantum Computing Slack Community - Slack channels for discussion of quantum computing.
• Q# Community - Community contributed libraries, projects, and demos for the Q# language.

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