Quantum Computing Courses and Certifications

Get started with Azure Quantum

Intrigued by quantum computing but don't know where to start? This learning path helps prepare you for this exciting next generation of computing.

• Microsoft Learn
• 3 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Qiskit

Understanding Quantum Information and Computation

A mathematically detailed, computer-science perspective on how quantum information powers algorithms and computation.

• YouTube
• 15 hours 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Qiskit

Qiskit Global Summer School 2023 - Understanding Quantum Information and Computation

Move from foundational quantum computing concepts to implementing algorithms and working with noisy quantum hardware.

• YouTube
• 16 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Qiskit

Quantum Query Algorithms and Computation Models - Lesson 5

The quantum query model reveals how Deutsch, Deutsch–Jozsa, Bernstein–Vazirani, and Simon algorithms can outperform classical approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Adiabatic Quantum Computation and Quantum Annealing Conference - AQC2022

Researchers compare quantum annealing methods and hardware, from optimization algorithms and Ising machines to quantum dynamics, noise, and applications.

• YouTube
• 23 hours 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Applied Quantum Computing II: Hardware

Learn how present-day material platforms are built to perform quantum information processing tasks.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 7-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cryogenic Electronics for Quantum Computing

A design-oriented course on modeling cryogenic MOS devices and building cryo-CMOS interfaces for quantum processors, qubits, and sensing.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Azure Quantum Developer Workshop - July 2020

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A developer workshop combining Azure Quantum, Q# programming, optimization, and a virtual lab for building and executing quantum algorithms.

• YouTube
• 5 hours 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ryan O'Donnell

Quantum "Supremacy" - Lecture 25 of Quantum Computation at CMU

Examine quantum supremacy through fault tolerance, random circuit sampling, and complexity-theoretic evidence for quantum advantage.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ryan O'Donnell

Quantum Complexity - Quantum Computation at CMU

Examines how quantum computation fits into complexity theory through BQP, factoring, NP, and related complexity classes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ryan O'Donnell

Quantum Query Complexity - Quantum Computation at CMU

A lecture formalizing the quantum query model and comparing quantum, randomized, and deterministic query complexity through Simon’s, Grover’s, and related problems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ryan O'Donnell

Revealing XOR-Patterns I - Lecture 11 of Quantum Computation at CMU

Explains how quantum interference and superposition reveal hidden XOR patterns using reversible oracle circuits.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Programming with Q# and Running on Hardware with Azure Quantum

Follow a quantum application from algorithm description through Q# coding, unit tests, simulation, and execution on real hardware with Azure Quantum.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Microsoft Azure Quantum Developer Workshop - Part 2

Explore Azure Quantum through partner hardware showcases, quantum-inspired optimization, and hybrid Q# and Python algorithm implementation.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Wolfram

Quantum Programming: Classiq and Wolfram - Building Higher Level Functionality for Quantum Algorithms

Developers discuss using Qmod to abstract quantum algorithms and build higher-level functionality for quantum problem solving.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video