PASQuanS2 (Programmable Atomic Large-Scale Quantum Simulation) has the goal of building a quantum simulator capable of handling simulations of up to 10,000 atoms. It is a follow-on to the previous European Flagship program PASQuanS which initially explored the concept of quantum simulation with smaller arrays. Although a quantum simulator is not as general purpose as a full-fledged programmable quantum processor, it can be very effective for solving certain computation problems beyond the capability of a classical processor, particularly for problems involving quantum chemistry.

The project will be led by the German Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and this next phase will last 3.5 years (April 2023 – September 2026). It will include 25 academic and technology partners from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Spain. The goal of phase, also called PASQuanS2.1 will be to develop the hardware and software needed to support simulation of up to 2,000 atoms with a roadmap to extend the technology further. It is expected that this phase will have a follow-on program, PASQuanS2.2, for another 3.5 years to develop a system capable of the 10,000 atoms.

Additional information about the program is available on its new website here. And another one from press release from ParityQC about their activity in the project can be seen here. A listing of the 25 partners in the program and their countries is shown below:

Austria
• Alpine Quantum Technologies GmbH
• Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Parity Quantum Computing GmbH
• Universität Innsbruck

France
• Atos BULL
• Azur Light Systems
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
• Electricité de France
• Institut d´Optique Théorique et Appliquée
• Exail
• PASQAL

Germany
• Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
• EURICE – European Research and Project Office GmbH
• Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
• Freie Universität Berlin
• Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
• Menlo Systems GmbH
• Qruise GmbH
• Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• TOPTICA Photonics AG

Italy
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
• Università degli Studi di Padova

Slovenia
• Univerza v Ljubljani

Spain
• Fundacio Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques

April 3, 2023