Quantum Error Correction Workshop

Join us for the Riverlane Quantum Error Correction Distance-3 Surface Experiment workshop Feb. 10-12, 2026.

This three-day, hands-on workshop hosted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will provide participants from the Quantum Science Center with an end-to-end quantum error correction (QEC) experience using Riverlane and IQM tools on IQM cubits. Attendees will work with real qubits to implement a distance-3 surface code, exploring key QEC algorithms such as surface codes and real-time decoding. The event will balance theory and practice—covering the fundamentals of qubit physics, circuit design, and real-time error decoding—while demonstrating system calibration.

Participants will execute circuits and observe how QEC improves qubit performance. By the conclusion, every participant will have completed a full surface-code experiment on a functioning quantum processor, gaining a clear understanding of both the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of operating error-corrected quantum systems.