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Mentoring a New Generation of Quantum Women Overview In this episode of “The Quantum Spin by HKA,” host Veronica Combs discusses how to support women in the quantum industry with Biliana Rajevic, Head of Strategy, Corporate Development, and Public Relations at Quantum Brilliance and the founder of Quantum Women. The conversation explores the motivations and initiatives of Quantum Women, including mentoring, networking, and raising the visibility of women’s work in quantum sciences. Biliana also shares her strategies for building relationships, and her thoughts on responsible quantum computing. Tune in to learn about her efforts to create an inclusive, equitable environment in [...]

At the SuperComputing 2024 and European Quantum Technologies Conference, EuroQCS-France, led by GENCI and CEA, announced that the European research community will gain remote access to a 6-qubit photonic quantum computer developed by Quandela. This early access precedes the deployment of Lucy, a 12-qubit universal digital photonic quantum computer, expected to go live in France by mid-2025. EuroQCS-France is part of the EuroHPC pan-European hybrid HPC/QC infrastructure. The early access initiative allows researchers to familiarize themselves with linear optics quantum computing (LOQC) through Perceval, Quandela’s programming and emulation environment. This 6-qubit system will bridge the gap until Lucy’s installation at CEA’s [...]

Quantum Corridor Inc., a quantum-ready fiber-optic communications network connecting Chicago and Northwest Indiana, announced the close of a $10 million Series A funding round. Supported by eight family offices and tech investors, the raise brings the company’s total funding to $27 million since its founding in 2021. The funds will support the expansion of Quantum Corridor’s 14-mile network, currently linking Hammond, Indiana, and Chicago’s ORD10 Data Center, into a 263-mile quantum superhighway. The expanded network will connect key locations across Indiana, including the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Lafayette, and Indianapolis, leveraging both new and existing fiber-optic infrastructure. Along the [...]

Anyon Technologies has integrated its quantum computing systems with NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform, enabling hybrid quantum-classical workflows that merge quantum processing units (QPUs) with NVIDIA's GPU infrastructure. Announced at SC24, this collaboration aims to enhance enterprise applications in artificial intelligence, finance, and chemical engineering by bridging current computational capabilities with the future of quantum technologies. The CUDA-Q platform simplifies the development and deployment of hybrid quantum applications, allowing enterprises to leverage QPUs and GPUs for transformative performance. Anyon’s scalable quantum systems, paired with NVIDIA's AI supercomputing capabilities, offer significant advantages for benchmarking, deploying, and scaling quantum solutions. Dr. Jie Luo, Anyon’s CEO, [...]

Performance Benchmark Comparison versus QuTip for Five Different Cases on both CPU and GPU based Systems. Credit: Alice & Bob Alice & Bob has introduced Dynamiqs, an open-source quantum simulation Python library that integrates NVIDIA-accelerated computing to achieve up to 60x faster performance in quantum simulations. Developed in collaboration with researchers from institutions including the University of Sherbrooke, Yale, INRIA, Ecole de Mines, and ENS, Dynamiqs addresses the computational challenges of simulating complex quantum systems, enabling breakthroughs in quantum research and development. The library leverages NVIDIA GPU acceleration and the differentiability of JAX and Diffrax frameworks to enhance simulation capabilities. GPU [...]

Error correction and training of AlphaQubit. Credit: Google The Google DeepMind and Google Quantum AI teams have introduced AlphaQubit, an AI-based decoder that sets a new standard for accuracy in identifying quantum computing errors. This innovation addresses a critical challenge in quantum computing: enhancing reliability by accurately detecting and correcting errors caused by the inherent fragility of qubits. AlphaQubit leverages Transformer-based neural networks to decode errors in quantum circuits, achieving superior performance compared to existing methods. In tests on Google's Sycamore processor, AlphaQubit reduced errors by 6% over tensor network decoders and by 30% compared to correlated matching, a fast and [...]

At SC24, NVIDIA announced its collaboration with Google Quantum AI to advance the design of quantum processors through large-scale simulations on the NVIDIA CUDA-Q™ platform. Using NVIDIA Eos supercomputers powered by 1,024 H100 Tensor Core GPUs, Google Quantum AI is simulating quantum device physics to address hardware limitations caused by noise in quantum operations. These simulations focus on understanding how qubits interact with their environment, a complex process requiring significant computational resources. The CUDA-Q platform enables simulations of up to 40-qubit devices—among the largest ever performed—dramatically reducing computation times from weeks to minutes. This breakthrough aids in scaling quantum hardware designs [...]

Quantum Brilliance (QB) has sold its first room-temperature quantum accelerator in Europe to Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF (Fraunhofer IAF). This 19-inch rack-mountable system, the Quantum Development Kit 2.0 (QB-QDK2.0), leverages diamond-based qubits, avoiding the need for expensive cooling systems. The purchase enhances Fraunhofer IAF’s quantum computing capabilities, furthering its research into nitrogen-vacancy center technologies and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. Fraunhofer IAF will integrate the system with QB’s Qristal SDK and Emulator, which simulate quantum computing back-ends using NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform. This builds on the institute's existing collaboration with Quantum Brilliance, including projects like DE BRILL. The QB-QDK2.0 pairs [...]

IonQ announced an industry-first demonstration integrating its quantum computing hardware with NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform. Presented at SC24, the workflow focuses on molecular electronic structure calculations, with potential applications in drug discovery and chemistry. This achievement reinforces IonQ’s vision of combining quantum and classical computing for seamless hybrid deployments. Using the NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform alongside IonQ’s Forte quantum processor and A100 Tensor Core GPUs, the workflow exemplifies how quantum processing units (QPUs) can work with classical accelerated computing. The demonstration highlights the resource efficiency of IonQ’s approach for solving complex problems like molecular modeling, showcasing the practicality of hybrid quantum-classical systems in [...]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has added IQM Quantum Computers’ cloud service, IQM Resonance, to its Quantum Computing User Program (QCUP), enabling global access to advanced quantum processing units (QPUs). Researchers and developers worldwide can now utilize IQM’s Crystal and Star topologies for cutting-edge computational applications. The IQM Crystal QPU features a square-lattice topology optimized for high-fidelity quantum computations, while the IQM Star QPU employs a star-shaped topology with a central resonator, enhancing quantum error correction and algorithm accuracy. This integration supports QCUP’s mission of expanding quantum information science ecosystems and providing over 400 users access to diverse quantum computing resources. [...]