Quantum Computing Specialists

Learn as much as you can about the field by reading quantum computing blogs and news Web sites. A list of 50 resources is provided on https://bloggers.feedspot.com/quantum_computing_blogs. Additionally, IBM offers a useful article, “What is quantum computing?, on its Web site, https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/quantum-computing.

High school students can participate in QC summer exploration programs that will help them to learn more about the field and career paths. Some programs are free, while others are fee based. Here are several programs:

• Physics & Quantum Computing (Georgetown University): https://summerspringboard.com/teen-programs/quantum-computing-georgetown
• QCaMP (Quantum, Computing, Mathematics, & Physics) (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory): https://quantumsystemsaccelerator.org/ecosystem/qcamp
• Quantum Quickstart (University of Chicago): https://summer.uchicago.edu/courses/quantum-quickstart
• Qubit by Qubit (The Coding School): https://www.qubitbyqubit.org/programs

Some tech companies offer QC tutorials or introductory tools that allow high school students to explore the field. Here are some examples to check out:

• IBM Quantum Experience: https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com
• Microsoft Quantum Development Kit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/install-overview-qdk
• Qiskit Textbook by IBM: https://github.com/RafeyIqbalRahman/Qiskit-Textbook
• Quantum Katas by Microsoft: https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/tools/quantum-katas