CSIR - IBM Quantum Innovation Center Workshop

from Tuesday, 30 September 2025 (09:00) to Wednesday, 1 October 2025 (16:00)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
30 Sep 2025
1 Oct 2025
AM
09:15 --- Tea, Coffee & Registrations ---
10:00
Welcome, Introductions and Expectations (until 10:10) ()
10:00 IBM Quantum   ()
10:10
Strategic Landscape of Quantum Computing in South Africa (until 12:00) ()
10:10 SA QuTI Overview   ()
10:25 SA QuTI Review and State of QC in South Africa   ()
10:40 NICIS / CHPC's HPC and QC Strategy   ()
10:55 What is an IBM Quantum Innovation Center   ()
11:10 Research Groups and their Specific Area(s) of Interest (Wits, SU, UKZN, UZ, CPUT, UP, UCT, NMU, CSIR)   ()
08:30 --- Tea, Coffee & Registrations ---
09:00
Hands-On Workshop (until 11:00) ()
09:00 Onboarding and Activation (part 1)   ()
11:00 --- Tea and Coffee Break ---
11:15
Road to Practitioner (until 13:15) ()
11:15 Introduction and Overview   ()
12:15 Program Requirements   ()
PM
12:00 --- Tea and Coffee Break ---
12:15
Africa's Quantum Computing Research Ecosystem (until 13:00) ()
12:15 Identifying the Barriers   ()
12:35 Proposing the Solutions   ()
12:55 Summary of Action Items   ()
13:00
Media Engagement (until 13:15) ()
13:00 Photographs and Interviews   ()
13:15 --- Lunch and Networking ---
14:00
Roundtable Discussion and Brainstorming (until 15:20) ()
14:00 Education and Training   ()
14:20 Research and Industry   ()
14:40 Gauging Strategic Impact   ()
15:00 Road to Commercialization   ()
15:20
Closing (until 15:30) ()
15:20 Summary of Objectives   ()
13:15 --- Lunch and Networking ---
14:00
Hands-On Workshop (until 16:00) ()
14:00 Onboarding and Activation (part 2)   ()