The Physics Department in the College of Arts and Science launched a Quantum Initiative in 2021 with several new graduate degree programs on quantum computing. IBM is the industry leader in the quantum computing space with multiple systems with over a 100 qubits. To support this initiative, URI has just entered a partnership with IBM for full access to their current quantum computing technologies. This agreement has been funded through an internal collaboration between URI College of Arts & Sciences and the Graduate School of Oceanography.

URI video tutorial: Quantum Computing on the IBM Quantum Platform

IBM Quantum documentation: https://quantum-computing.ibm.com/docs/

To begin, please follow the steps below (if you don’t already have an IBM account):

  1. Go to https://quantum-computing.ibm.com/
  2. Click on “Create an IBMid account.”
  3. On the next page click on “Create an IBMid”
  4. Fill in the form for “Sign up for an IBMid” and use your URI email address which will become your IBMid.