Scaling Quantum Simulation on HPC Clusters with PennyLane

Instructor: Daniel Nino
Date/Time:  Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
Location: Zoom (Zoom coordinates will be shared before the event)

Abstract: Xanadu is a Canadian company, founded in Toronto in 2016, with a mission to make quantum computers useful and available to people everywhere. Xanadu is one of the world's leading quantum hardware and software companies and also leads the development of PennyLane, an open-source quantum software platform for designing, compiling, and realizing meaningful quantum algorithms.

This workshop explores GPU-assisted quantum simulation using PennyLane to bridge the gap between small-scale and large scale state-vector simulations in quantum algorithmic research. Participants will gain hands-on experience using PennyLane's high-performance GPU devices to simulate 15+ qubits with high efficiency through two illustrative examples of quantum algorithmic sub-routines.

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with Python is needed. Experience with Slurm-based clusters will be useful. 

Hands-on participation: The demonstrations will be on NCSA's DeltaAI cluster.  If you already have an allocation on DeltaAI, then please use that for the workshop. If you do not have an allocation on DeltaAI, then we will add you to a training allocation for the duration of the workshop. 

You will need to an ACCESS account for to be added to a training allocation on DeltaAI. The account is free and can be set up on the ACCESS account registration page. Please set up your ACCESS account before completing this registration form. If you already have an ACCESS account, then please ensure that your academic status and country of residences information are correct. Please create your ACCESS account and register by June 19, 2026, to ensure that you are added to the training allocation on DeltaAI.