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About The Quantum Design Jam
The Quantum Design Jam will take place October 1st – 9th at The New School and online. The Design Jam is hosted by The New School Innovation Center in partnership with the IBM Quantum team. The Quantum Design Jam is the first of its kind to bring together students and faculty from The Parsons School of Design, the College of Performance Arts and across The New School with IBM Quantum Experts. The Design Jam will focus on two main themes: Art & Design, and Music and explore the intersection between the creative arts and quantum physics. Students from the Fall 2021 “Collab: Quantum Computing” course and others will be invited to attend a series of events, form teams and explore possible applications of quantum computing and develop prototypes.
About Quantum Computing
Classical computing which is based on Moore’s Law is hitting a plateau and we will need a new form of computing to continue to advance in our use of technology. In quantum computing, a qubit or quantum bit is the basic unit of quantum information. Qubits can exist in a state known as superposition, where their value can be 0 and 1 simultaneously. Any attempt to measure a qubit causes this state to collapse to a 0 or 1. Based on this phenomena quantum computers offer the possibility of a technology exponentially more powerful than current classical computing systems. The introduction of quantum computing will allow us to simulate extraordinarily complex systems and transform business, industry, and the world by solving problems that seem impossible today.
Quantum computers are expected to advance solutions to challenges in diverse fields such as energy, finance, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, new materials, manage traffic in urban areas, combat climate change, accelerate AI and cybersecurity. With these developments, we will also face critical questions about access, ethics, diversity and inclusion.
Join the Quantum Design Jam at The New School
The Design Jam will bring students, faculty, experts and practitioners to explore Art, Design, Music and Quantum Computing. During the Quantum Design Jam students will be introduced to Qiskit and how to visually build quantum circuits using the IBM Quantum Composer. Students will use Qiskit, a language based on Python, and run quantum circuits on the actual IBM quantum hardware accessible through the cloud. Throughout the Quantum Design Jam students will attend workshops facilitated by IBM quantum Experts and meet with IBM mentors.
Students will use these tools to explore possible applications of quantum computing across disciplines and think about an emerging set of career opportunities for designers and policy makers. No previous tech skills are required. The Design Jam goals are to:
• Explore the affordances of quantum computing as an artistic medium
• Build quantum prototypes and experiments with Qiskit in a cloud programming environment.
• Make quantum computing more accessible as we demonstrate this vision with creative prototypes
• Educate the next generation of quantum computing practitioners, designers, and creative entrepreneurs
Presented by the Innovation Center and IBM Quantum.
By joining this online event, you will be prompted to accept Zoom Terms of Service. If the session is recorded, you acknowledge that by participating, your name, phone number, and profile picture might be visible to the public. You can customize your personal information when creating your Zoom account. The New School may use any recorded material from the event.
This event will feature live automatic captioning via Zoom. Students seeking additional accommodations can reach out to the Office of Student Disability Services.
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Facilitators: Russell Huffman & Paul Kassebaum
Every technology has the ability to be used as an artistic medium, and every artistic medium has certain affordances that make for unique creative opportunities.
In this session, Russell and Paul will introduce how quantum computing can be used to create visual art. This session will include a primer of the physics behind quantum computing, how the physics can be exploited for creative expression, and a step by step tutorial that will go all the way to a final composition that uses real quantum systems.
Knowledge Sessions: IBM facilitated Workshops |
Composing Quantum Dance Music: A Musical Journey Into Quantum Computing
Facilitators: James Weaver and Brian Ingmanson
Music has often been leveraged to demonstrate new computing technologies. For example, in the 1950s an ILLIAC computer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was programmed to compose a string quartet.
In this session, Brian and James will give an introduction to quantum computing, and demonstrate how a quantum computer can collaborate in composing what they call “quantum dance music”. They will then demonstrate how to use the Quantum Music Playground application that leverages a Qiskit quantum computing simulator.
Teams continue work over the course of the week using the IBM slack space and zoom. Consultations with Experts available on demand during the week of October, 3 – 8th. Teams video pitches and demos of 3 – 5 minutes due on Friday, October 9th at 10:00 pm. Submission instructions will be shared on Saturday, October 2nd.
Russell Huffman is a product designer at IBM Quantum and the Qiskit Design Lead, focusing on educational efforts to support the Qiskit community, including the Qiskit Textbook. Russell has been with IBM for 5 years, working on the user experience of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Prior to IBM, Russell did his graduate studies at Georgia Tech in Digital Media, concentrating on design and technology for civic engagement.
James Weaver is a developer, author, and speaker with a passion for quantum computing. He is a Java Champion, and a JavaOne Rockstar. James has written several books including Inside Java, Beginning J2EE, the Pro JavaFX series, Java with Raspberry Pi, and the Qiskit Pocket Guide. As an IBM Quantum Developer Advocate, James speaks internationally about quantum computing with Qiskit at quantum and classical computing conferences.
Dr. Paul Kassebaum is a physicist and science communicator who works to make quantum computing understandable, relevant, and impactful. He graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, served as a board member for the makerspace Artisan’s Asylum, worked at MathWorks to manage partnerships with Big Science experiments (e.g. LIGO), and works at IBM Quantum to manage partnerships with Big Business companies (e.g. Infosys).
Brian Ingmanson is the Education Engagement Lead for the IBM Quantum Community Team. He works with students and educators around the world to host engaging events and create new learning pathways into the field of quantum computing. Brian left his classroom after 6 years of public education and joined IBM Quantum in 2019. He holds a B.S. and M.A. in Education from the University of Connecticut. Brian frequently presents on stage for adults and students, and sometimes plays the drums. Occasionally he’s known to do both at the same time.
Austin Flon is the Innovation Hub Leader for New York City on the IBM Ventures team. He is responsible for connecting with the startup ecosystem consisting of venture capital firms, accelerators, universities, and startups to find great new innovative companies that IBM can partner and/or invest in (including Quantum startups). Before IBM Ventures he worked on IBM’s portfolio of acquisitions on the Corporate Development M&A Integration team and held multiple roles throughout the Finance organization.
“In the beginning, computers were just a tool in a designer’s or artist’s arsenal, but today they offer a platform for unlimited experimentation and expression in art, media, and design,” says Sven Travis, who launched Parsons’ original Design and Technology program and is the former dean of the School of Art, Media, and Technology. Travis spearheads technology-related projects that lay the groundwork for social networks both locally and worldwide. “Increasingly, art and design are a social enterprise in terms of process and product,” he explains. Sven Travis and Lin Zhou teach the “Collab: Quantum Computing” course at the Parsons School of Design.
Dr. Lin Zhou is the SVP & CIO of The New School where he leads the transformation of information technology. He founded the Quantum Computing initiative and was named the prestigious FutureEdge 50 Award. Prior to joining The New School, Dr. Zhou was the program director and innovation leader for IBM Watson Education. He was recognized by IBM as a Master Inventor and Corporate Technology Achievement Award. He played a critical role in leading Watson Education from its start-up phase to a global leader in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) for pre-K to grade 12 and higher education.
Maya is a futurist, XR strategist, immersive storyteller, producer, and sought-after keynote speaker on the future of Immersive Learning and Innovation in creative industries. Maya provides strategic leadership in creating an institutional culture and capacity for innovative design with emerging technologies including XR, Quantum Computing, and AI. In Summer 2021, she led Interns with a focus on machine learning and quantum computing. Her work has been featured at SXSW, the MIT Media Lab, The Atlantic, The Economist, and the Fulbright Program. She is an Innovator In Residence at ShapingEDU, Arizona State University. Maya is the co-author of the State of XR and Immersive Learning report. Maya has worked with Google, HP, Microsoft, Intel, Salesforce and various education and non-profit organizations on developing immersive experiences, digital strategy and innovation. She has spoken at United Nations forums and assisted the European Commission on policy recommendations for the future of learning and work.
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