NITheCS Micro-School: The Power of Pandas – Introduction to the Pandas Library

Title:  NITheCS Micro-School: The Power of Pandas - Introduction to the Pandas Library Speaker: Pashlene Naidoo (Stellenbosch University) Abstract: Pandas is a powerful and flexible open-source data manipulation library for Python, designed to make data analysis fast and expressive. This micro-school will provide an introduction to the basics of Pandas,  highlighting its key features. Attendees …

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Quantum@SUN Webinar: Applications of topological algebras to quantum computing and information

Title:  Applications of topological algebras to quantum computing and information Speaker: Dr Martin Weigt (Nelson Mandela University) Abstract: A well-known mathematical tool that is applied to quantum computing and information is operator space theory. To be brief, completely positive linear mappings between operator spaces serve as quantum channels. Observables in a quantum system can be …

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NITheCS Colloquium: The role of intermolecular interactions in chemical processes and materials science

Title:  NITheCS Colloquium: The role of intermolecular interactions in chemical processes and materials science Speaker: Prof Catharine Esterhuysen (Stellenbosch University) Abstract: The most challenging aspect in understanding the properties of materials in the solid state is to identify the role that intermolecular interactions play in their behaviour. For instance, molecules ("guests") are taken up into …

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Quantum@SUN Seminar/Webinar: Dr Ryan Sweke (AIMS, SU), Should we use parameterized quantum circuits for machine learning?

Should we use parameterized quantum circuits for machine learning? Abstract: Recent years have seen an incredible interest in the use of parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) for machine learning tasks. As of yet however, it remains unclear to what extent one can use PQC based algorithms to obtain a meaningful advantage over state-of-the-art classical methods. In …

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