Building a Quantum-Ready Workforce: D-Wave Launches Starter Course to Bridge Critical Skills Gap
February 27 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
New course tailored for anyone seeking to enhance math and
Python skills as foundational base for quantum computing
programming
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave”), a leader in quantum
computing systems, software, and services and the world’s first
commercial supplier of quantum computers, today announced it is
addressing the escalating demand for skilled quantum programmers
with the launch of a new, six-module quantum training course called
“Foundations for Quantum Programming.” This self-paced, online
course equips learners with essential mathematics and Python
skills, laying a solid foundation for success with D-Wave’s
flagship course, “Quantum Programming Core.”
“Foundations for Quantum Programming” encompasses video
presentations, quizzes, and hands-on programming activities,
requiring about 10 hours of learners’ time. Upon completion,
learners will have gained crucial skills such as: identifying
optimization problem objectives and variables, representing problem
objectives as mathematical expressions, converting constraints to
penalty functions, and writing basic Python programs for quantum
programming.
The new course stems from the success and feedback of over 500
students who completed “Quantum Programming Core,” a mid-level
course designed for individuals with intermediate Python
programming skills who want to accelerate their quantum application
development. Students can take a self-assessment to determine which
course is most appropriate for them to start their quantum training
journey—although “Foundations for Quantum Programming” is
recommended as a prerequisite for “Quantum Programming Core.”
According to a 2022 survey conducted by Hyperion Research, early
adopters of quantum computing identified the “lack of in-house
quantum computing expertise and domain knowledge” as a major hurdle
in adopting quantum computing in their businesses. Increased access
to abundant academic and enterprise learning opportunities can help
close the skills gap and enable a quantum-ready workforce.
“Quantum computing isn’t just for specialists. We’re equipping
employees across roles to take advantage of this technology now,”
said Victoria Goliber, global head of technical advising at D-Wave.
“From students to experienced professionals, our expanding learning
programs are key to building a quantum-ready workforce to
accelerate the adoption of quantum technologies.”
Visit https://learn.dwavesys.com/catalog for more details or to
enroll in the course.
D-Wave also offers an extensive library of free resources at
https://www.dwavesys.com/learn/resource-library/ with case studies,
technical whitepapers, videos, and much more to help boost learning
opportunities for students. Students can also put learning into
practice by signing up for a Leap™ quantum cloud service account so
they can develop quantum applications and run them on D-Wave’s
quantum and hybrid solvers.
About D-Wave Quantum Inc.
D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum
computing systems, software, and services, and is the world’s first
commercial supplier of quantum computers—and the only company
building both annealing quantum computers and gate-model quantum
computers. Our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing
today to benefit business and society. We do this by delivering
customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as
diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences,
drug discovery, scheduling, cybersecurity, fault detection, and
financial modelling. D-Wave’s technology has been used by some of
the world’s most advanced organizations including Mastercard,
Deloitte, Davidson Technologies, ArcelorMittal, Siemens
Healthineers, Unisys, NEC Corporation, Pattison Food Group Ltd.,
DENSO, Lockheed Martin, Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of
Southern California, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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These statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors
that may cause actual results to differ materially from the
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statements and may not be indicative of future results.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding the skills that may be gained
by participants in D-Wave’s training courses; and the impact of the
training courses on building a quantum-ready workforce. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, among others, various factors beyond
management’s control, including unforeseen issues with the delivery
of the training courses; individual performance and participation
in the training courses; general economic conditions and other
risks; our ability to expand our customer base and the customer
adoption of our solutions; risks within D-Wave’s industry,
including anticipated trends, growth rates, and challenges for
companies engaged in the business of quantum computing and the
markets in which they operate; the outcome of any legal proceedings
that may be instituted against us; risks related to the performance
of our business and the timing of expected business or financial
milestones; unanticipated technological or project development
challenges, including with respect to the cost and/or timing
thereof; the performance of our products; the effects of
competition on our business; the risk that we will need to raise
additional capital to execute our business plan, which may not be
available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that we may never
achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that we are unable to
secure or protect our intellectual property; volatility in the
price of our securities; the risk that our securities will not
maintain the listing on the NYSE; the risk that our restatement of
certain previously issued audited and unaudited financial
statements or material weaknesses in internal controls could
negatively affect investor confidence and raise reputational
issues; and the numerous other factors set forth in D-Wave’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue
reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in
this press release in making an investment decision, which are
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