Educational Resources for Promoting Talent in Quantum Computing
IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering 2020
Co-first author
Quantum physics has a deep impact in today's economy, with a historical role in industry sectors ranging from chemicals to electronics. Today, Quantum Computing advents to industrial relevance, signalling a renewed demand for a quantum-enabled workforce. Despite this clear interest, novelty and complexity frequently limit the exposure of young students to this topic, threatening the engagement of potential future practitioners and leaders. We advocate that quantum computing concepts can, effectively, be introduced at the primary and secondary school level. We substantiate this by compiling in this paper a number of publicly available resources, of our creation and from third parties, tested in real classes, for integrating Quantum Computing to the education for K-12 age groups.
Awarded “Best Paper” in the Quantum Education track
Term Paper for POLI366 - International Political Economy
Afghanistan has been in conflict for over 40 years. Since the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1979, the country has struggled to establish sustainable economic development and independence from foreign aid. One particular area of weakness in the country is the significant lack of foreign direct investment. In spite of the country’s untapped mineral resources worth trillions of dollars and the government’s efforts to promote Afghanistan as pro-business, there is still significant hesitation from foreign actors in establishing large investment projects in the country. In this paper, I would like to determine how factionalism and the illicit economy are linked to a lack of human resources development, leading to a decrease in foreign direct investment. I will review the impact of factionalism on the country, assess how it contributes to perpetual conflict and undercover economic activities, and evaluate the impact of both on understanding the development of human resources that is needed for investment. Using Afghanistan as a case study, I propose that factionalism, the emergence of the underground economy and a lack of domestic talent capable of implementing projects are all linked and together, offer an explanation for the hindering foreign direct investment in post-war countries…