Lectures
The program is organized around three connected lecture blocks, each paired with hands-on tutorial sessions, and complemented by a colloquium day highlighting the broader landscape of quantum information science.
- Why quantum computation for QFT?
Why real-time dynamics and finite-density physics remain hard for classical methods, and how Hamiltonian formulations with gauge constraints open a path toward quantum simulation. - How to simulate?
How quantum field theories can be mapped to circuits for state preparation, real-time evolution, and observable estimation, using adiabatic and variational methods together with Trotter-based and block-encoding-based approaches. - How to trust the results?
How noise, error mitigation, and validation shape the reliability of quantum simulations on current and near-term quantum devices, with emphasis on Pauli twirling, zero-noise extrapolation, symmetry-based verification, and readout error mitigation.
Tutorial Sessions
The lecture blocks will be complemented by substantial tutorial sessions built around representative toy models, using Qiskit to construct and execute quantum circuits primarily on classical simulators, with selected demonstrations on real quantum hardware. The tutorials emphasize concepts and workflows transferable across platforms.
Colloquium Day
In addition to the main school program, the colloquium day will feature a series of broader talks by invited speakers from different areas of quantum information science, offering participants a wider view of current experimental platforms, interdisciplinary developments, and emerging directions beyond the core lecture curriculum.
