Q-BEAST: A Practical Course on Experimental Evaluation and Characterization of Quantum Computing Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14084v1
• Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:02:05 GMT
• Title: Q-BEAST: A Practical Course on Experimental Evaluation and Characterization of Quantum Computing Systems
• Authors: Minh Chung, Yaknan Gambo, Burak Mete, Xiao-Ting Michelle To, Florian Krötz, Korbinian Staudacher, Martin Letras, Xiaolong Deng, Mounika Vavilala, Amir Raoofy, Jorge Echavarria, Luigi Iapichino, Laura Schulz, Josef Weidendorfer, Martin Schulz,
• Abstract summary: Quantum computing promises to be a transformative technology with impact on various application domains.<n>Q-BEAST is a practical course designed to provide structured training in the experimental analysis of quantum computing systems.<n>Students gain experience in assessing the advantages and limitations of real quantum technologies.
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• Abstract: Quantum computing (QC) promises to be a transformative technology with impact on various application domains, such as optimization, cryptography, and material science. However, the technology has a sharp learning curve, and practical evaluation and characterization of quantum systems remains complex and challenging, particularly for students and newcomers from computer science to the field of quantum computing. To address this educational gap, we introduce Q-BEAST, a practical course designed to provide structured training in the experimental analysis of quantum computing systems. Q-BEAST offers a curriculum that combines foundational concepts in quantum computing with practical methodologies and use cases for benchmarking and performance evaluation on actual quantum systems. Through theoretical instruction and hands-on experimentation, students gain experience in assessing the advantages and limitations of real quantum technologies. With that, Q-BEAST supports the education of a future generation of quantum computing users and developers. Furthermore, it also explicitly promotes a deeper integration of High Performance Computing (HPC) and QC in research and education.

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