Talks

9 am - 9:15 am

Opening Remarks

Dr. Charles Tahan, Laboratory for Physical Sciences

9:15 am - 9:50 am

Keynote

Dr. Richard Ross, UCLA (formerly HRL)

9:50 am - 10:00 am

10 Minute Break

Lightning Talks

10:00 am - 10:12 am

An Undergraduate Major in Quantum Information Science

Dr. Michael Bremner, University of Technology Sydney

10:12 am - 10:24 am

An Undergraduate Minor in Quantum Information Science

Dr. Ed Barnes, Virginia Tech

10:24 am - 10:36 am

A Master’s in Quantum Computing from Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Ken Brown, Duke University

10:36 am - 10:48 am

A Quantum Engineering Minor and Master’s at an Engineering and Applied Sciences School

Dr. Lincoln Carr, Colorado School of Mines

10:48 am - 11 am

12 Minute Break

11:00 am - 11:12 am

A Quantum Computing Course at a Liberal Arts University

Dr. Tom Wong, Creighton University

11:12 am - 11:24 am

Quantum Upskilling at a University-Affiliated Research Center

Dr. Tim Sweeney, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

11:24 am - 11:36 am

A Professional Certificate in QIS

Dr. Jorn Venderbos, Drexel University

11:36 am - 11:48 am

Workforce and Education in the Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance

Dr. Steve Rolston, University of Maryland

11:48 am - 12:00 pm

Teaching quantum computing via quantum programing: curricula by Microsoft

Mariia Mykhailova, Microsoft

12:00 pm - 1 pm

Lunch Break (1 hr)

Rapid Talks on Industry Needs (12:15 pm)

• Amazon, Dr. Antia Lamas-Linares
• EeroQ, Nick Farina
• Goldman Sachs, Dr. Will Zeng
• Honeywell, Susan Schwamberger
• IBM, Dr. Zlatko Minev
• Keysight, Dr. Philip Krantz
• QC Ware, Dr. Wim van Dam
• Rigetti, Dr. Matt Reagor
• Strangeworks, Dr. Andrew Ochoa
• Zapata, Claudia Taylor

1:00 pm - 1:12 pm

Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development at NSF

Dr. Tomasz Durakiewicz, National Science Foundation

1:12 pm - 1:24 pm

Skills Gaps from the Perspective of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center

Dr. Will Oliver, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

1:24 pm - 1:36 pm

Skills Gaps from a Startup Perspective

Dr. Nathan Killoran, Xanadu

1:36 pm - 1:48 pm

A PhD Program in Quantum Science and Engineering

Dr. John Doyle, Harvard University

1:48 pm - 2:00 pm

12 Minute Break

Panels and Discussions

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Panel Discussion: Access, Gaps, Issues, and Concerns in Quantum Education and Training

Moderator: Dr. Chris Richardson, Laboratory for Physical Sciences

Panelists

• Dr. Justin Perron, California State University, San Marcos
• Dr. Thomas Searles, University of Illinois - Chicago
• Dr. Chandraleka Singh, University of Pittsburgh
• Dr. David Steuerman, IonQ

2:50 pm - 3:00 pm

10 Minute Break

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

Moderated Discussion: Prioritization of Gaps

Dr. Chris Richardson, Laboratory for Physical Sciences

3:50 pm - 4:00 pm

Closing Remarks