King's IBM Qiskit Fall Fest London

2025 edition (100 Years of Quantum)

The first London programme brought students together for lectures, practical Qiskit workshops, social activities and an industry networking evening from 8 October to 23 November 2025.

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2025 agenda

The programme as published for the 2025 edition.

8 October – 23 November 2025

  1. 01

    Introduction to Quantum Programming & Qiskit

    Lecture and hands-on workshop introducing quantum programming, Qiskit and running circuits on remote quantum devices.

    • Dr Eleanor Crane
    • Lissan Koirala
    • Bush House, King's
  2. 02

    Introduction to Noisy Circuits

    An introduction to noisy quantum circuits, with demonstrations using remote quantum hardware.

    • Professor George Booth
    • Bush House, King's
  3. 03

    Evening Run in St James's Park

    A steady-paced community run open to seasoned runners and casual joggers.

    • Social run
    • St James's Park
  4. 04

    Speaker from IBM: Quantum Hardware

    An online hardware walkthrough followed by team formation and project topic selection.

    • Dr Nick Bronn · IBM
    • Bush House, King's
  5. 05

    Reading Week

    No formal session. A pause to recharge and refine project ideas.

    • No session
  6. 06

    Speaker from IBM: Adaptive Quantum Circuits

    Measurement and feed-forward techniques, workshop support and guided team project time.

    • Dr Kevin Smith · IBM
    • KIN LG109, King's
  7. 08

    Run Through London: Social Team Run

    A team run through central London to celebrate the end of the Fall Fest.

    • Team social
    • Central London