Our History
What we've done
A running record of the talks, workshops, and events we've hosted over the years.
2025
Quantum High School
Hosted our 3rd annual Quantum High School — we spent a quarter designing and teaching a custom curriculum to bring the fundamentals of quantum computing to roughly 100 high schoolers.
2021
Quantum Pathways Night
Co-hosted with QFarm. Undergraduate and graduate students visited online booths representing four different quantum pathways, with professors and students on hand to answer questions about resources and opportunities.
Stanford – Yale Speaker Series
Featured Professor Steve Girvin from Yale.
Reading Group: Gordon Martinez-Piedra
A presentation on quantum computing applied to computer networks and communications.
Introduction to Quantum Computing Talk
A beginner-friendly talk covering the basics of quantum computing and its applications, plus how to get involved regardless of major.
Reading Group: Zhiyong Zhang
A presentation on a quantum algorithm for finding the lowest eigenstates of a Hamiltonian.
Quantum Conversations
Alexy Khrabrov, joined by Brett Koonce and Mark Kasevich, discussed quantum mechanics, implementations, and fabrication techniques.
Reading Group: Akshay Malhotra
A presentation on quantum computing in finance.
Winter Quarter Welcome Event
Introduced new initiatives for the quarter, including Stanford's first Quantum Hackathon and a Quantum Open Source Projects track.
2020
Stanford Quantum Chess Tournament
Students from Stanford, Berkeley, and other universities received a tutorial on quantum chess ahead of an intercollegiate competition.
Quantum Ecosystem Talk
Featured Denise Ruffner (IonQ) and Andre Konig (OneQuantum).
Reading Group: Kejun (Ben) Xu
A presentation on the experimental progress of Majorana fermions.
Post-Supremacy Talk with Google AI Quantum
Bill Huggins discussed Google's post-supremacy quantum computing work.
Quantum Conversations: Tequila
Alba Cervera presented on designing variational quantum algorithms with Tequila.
Reading Group: Matthew Radzihovsky
A presentation on the 1-D topological Majorana qubit.
Industry Talk with Atom Computing
Quantum engineer Mickey McDonald discussed Atom Computing's work.
Reading Group Inaugural Meeting: Gordon Martinez-Piedra
A presentation reviewing the landscape of quantum algorithms.
Quantum Computing Bootcamp Welcome Event
Stanford students joined the welcome event for Stanford's first Quantum Computing Bootcamp with IBM.
Talk with the Head of Algorithms at QCWare
Iordanis Kerenidis discussed designing quantum algorithms for machine learning and optimization.
Fall Quarter Welcome to SQCA
The new leadership team introduced the club's initiatives and events for the year.
Quantum Industry Panel
A panel of engineers, researchers, and managers from Google, Microsoft, and IBM.
Tensor Network Workshop with Google X
More than 100 people attended a two-hour virtual session hosted by X, the Moonshot Factory (formerly Google X), on tensor networks.
Lunch with Prof. Kathryn Moler
The Vice Provost and Dean of Research discussed her research and administrative role.
Google X on Quantum Technologies
Jack Hidary gave an update on current quantum technology approaches in the NISQ regime.
Industry Lunch with QCWare
CEO Matt Johnson and Head of Chemistry Simulations Robbert Parrish discussed quantum solutions.
Introduction to Quantum Computing Talk
Jessica Pointing presented on the potential applications and progress of quantum computing.
Journal Club
Students discussed John Preskill's paper, "Quantum Computing in the NISQ Era and Beyond."
Lunch with Prof. Vedika Khemani
The Physics Department professor discussed her research and offered career advice.
Meet and Greet at Joe and the Juice
A social event in Palo Alto to discuss quantum computing.
Mentorship Coffee Chats
Members were matched for mentorship over a provided meal.
Quantum Computing Project with IBM
A partnership with SystemX and the CS210 course on an IBM-sponsored project.
2019
Dinner with the Google Quantum Team
A social dinner with Google Quantum Team engineers at Local Union 271.
Quantum Supremacy Talk with Google
Quantum Electronics Engineer Jimmy Chen discussed Google's quantum supremacy results.
Quantum Programming Workshop with Microsoft
An engineer demonstrated Microsoft's Q# quantum development tool.
Industry Lunch with Will Zeng
A lunch discussion with the former Rigetti product lead for quantum cloud services.
Quantum Neural Network Talk
Stanford postdocs Peter McMahon and Logan Wright presented on quantum neural networks.
Field Trip to Rigetti
We hired a bus and drove twenty Stanford students to Rigetti, a quantum computing startup in Berkeley.
Quantum Programming Workshop with Jessica Pointing
Students learned the foundations of quantum computing and coded programs on real quantum computers.
Social Event at Salt and Straw
A free ice cream social in Palo Alto.
Field Trip to PsiQuantum
An exclusive tour of the quantum hardware startup's Palo Alto offices.
Lunch with Prof. Monika Schleier-Smith
A physicist active in quantum computing hardware research held a lunch discussion.
Lunches with Prof. Patrick Hayden
Multiple organized lunches with a quantum information theorist throughout the quarter.
Quantum Programming Workshop with Rigetti
Amy Brown taught quantum programming for about two hours, followed by dinner.