Workshop: Quantum Engineering Education

摘要为了解决在工程学科中建立量子信息科学、数学、工程和技术(QISMET)劳动力的下一个必要步骤，将举办这次研讨会，来自行业、国家实验室和从旗舰学校到四年制大学的整个美国大学生态系统的代表将参加这次研讨会。研讨会将描述社区面临的挑战，探索应对这些挑战的机会，并为近期的进展制定前进道路。研讨会将确定现实的交付成果：(A)关于创建量子工程辅修专业的建议；以及(B)关于在工程专业内创建量子工程专业和/或专业轨道的建议。研讨会的建议将在未来2-5年内在大多数美国大学实现。量子工程教育需要培养未来量子计算、通信和传感方面的量子工程师。如果没有量子工程专业知识，这些基础科学领域就不会成为强大的技术。研讨会将为美国工作人员制定本科及以后量子工程教育的清晰愿景。研讨会提供的关于在本科水平创建量子工程学科的最佳方法的建议将有助于指导美国大学和美国国家科学基金会等政府机构的教育发展和投资。学生阅读提出这些建议的网站和/或路线图文件，将对量子工程的范围和支持其发展所需的教育创新有一个快速而清晰的了解。目前，数字量子计算机往往见诸报端，而支持其发展的量子劳动力教育大多还不到位。该研讨会将有助于扩大对量子工程教育和量子信息科学的理解，更广泛地面向来自许多工程子领域的学生和专业人员、STEM专业人员和更广泛的公众。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

AbstractIn order to address the next needed steps in creating a quantum information science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (QISMET) workforce in the engineering disciplines, this workshop will be held, to be attended by representatives of industry, national labs, and the full US university ecosystem from flagship schools to four-year colleges. The workshop will describe the community challenges, explore opportunities to address those challenges, and map out a path forward for near-term progress. The workshop will identify realistic deliverables: (a) recommendations for creating a quantum engineering minor; and (b) recommendations for creating a quantum engineering major and/or specialized track within engineering majors. The workshop recommendations will be realizable over the next 2-5 years in most US universities.Quantum engineering education is required to create future quantum engineers in quantum computing, communications, and sensing. These areas of fundamental science will not become robust technologies without quantum engineering expertise. The workshop will develop a clear vision for quantum engineering education at the undergraduate level and beyond for the U.S. workforce.The recommendations provided by this workshop on best ways to create a quantum engineering discipline at the undergraduate level will help guide educational development and investment in US universities and government agencies such as NSF. Students reading the web site and/or roadmap paper where these recommendations are presented will have a quick and clear understanding of the scope of quantum engineering and the educational innovation needed to support its development. At the present time, digital quantum computers are often in the press while the quantum workforce education to support their development is mostly not in place. This workshop will help expand the understanding of quantum engineering education and quantum information science more generally to students and professionals from many engineering subfields, to STEM professionals, and to the wider public.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.