The ERN Quantum Education Alliance emerged from the ERN Summit 2025 as a collaborative effort among academic institutions, research organizations, and industry partners to facilitate quantum education and broaden career pathways. As a subcommittee of the Broadening the Reach Working group, the Alliance advances the ERN’s mission to strengthen multi-institutional collaborations across scientific domains, with particular emphasis on empowering non-R1 institutions to drive scientific innovation.
We aspire to cultivate a dynamic quantum workforce prepared to lead innovation. By integrating hands-on experiences, shared curricula, and cross-sector collaboration, the alliance will empower learners from all backgrounds with essential quantum knowledge and skills. ERN's convening role ensures cohesion and coordinated access to opportunities throughout the research community.
Uniting academia, industry, national labs, and non-profits in a shared mission to increase availability and participation in quantum education and expand career pathways across the ecosystem. This alliance focuses on building a well-prepared talent pipeline by aligning national strategies with regional strengths and community needs.
The Ecosystem for Research Networking and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) have partnered to host a series of webinars focusing on Quantum Computing. This dynamic series will convene leading researchers, industry innovators, and educators to explore the evolving frontiers of quantum science and technology. These virtual events are designed for learners, educators, researchers, and professionals. Each interactive session will span topics from foundational principles to cutting-edge real-world application, bridging disciplines and sparking discovery.
These are free webinars, requiring registration.
March 27, 2026 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Dr. Bruno Abreu, Deputy Scientific Director, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Quantum computing promises to transform how we approach some of the most challenging computational problems, from molecular simulation to complex optimization. This talk introduces the core ideas of quantum information science at a high level and explains how they enable new computational models based on qubits, gates, and quantum circuits. We then explore key quantum algorithms, emerging application domains, and the current state of quantum hardware in the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) era. Finally, the talk discusses how quantum processors are likely to integrate with high-performance computing systems as specialized processing units, highlighting the importance of hybrid quantum–classical workflows and the opportunities this emerging paradigm presents for research and cyberinfrastructure.
February 20, 2026 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Dr. Hanna Terletska – Professor of Physics at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), and Director of the Quantum Research, Interdisciplinary Science, and Education (QRISE) Center
December 5, 2025 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Dr. Torey Battelle – Associate Director, Research Computing and Quantum Collaboration, Arizona State University
October 17, 2025 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Dr. Monica VanDieren – Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Quantum Computing and HPC, NVIDIA