The Michigan State University College of Engineering hosts various summer camps for K-12 students every year. A new one began its pilot run in 2024, the Quantum Motor City Camp.
It was run by Ryan LaRose, an assistant professor of computational mathematics, science and engineering, and electrical and computer engineering.
The free camp was designed for high school students from Detroit. It featured a look into quantum computing, an emerging technology at the interface of computer science, physics, and mathematics that can solve certain problems that are too complex for classical computers.
During the three-day camp, participants resided in an MSU residence hall, toured the MSU campus and learned the basics of quantum computing by programming IBM quantum computers. James Weaver, a member of IBM’s Quantum Education Team, assisted the students in coding the computers.
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