The Week in Quantum Computing - October 25th
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago and The Quantum World Association.
Quick Recap
This week has been full of news, so we bring a packed newsletter with many developments specially on the busines side. We are seeing some rapid development on cold superconductors, which can lead to better-more resilient qubits. At the same time every week we see more and more development on the higher layers of quantum computation. Prevision lauches a framework / wrapper around Pennylane, or AQuantum launches their platform for Quantum SDLC.
Promoted Content
For those speaking spanish, Guillermo (Ket-G) has this great YouTube channel to get introduced to QC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCedVPGH5fnWBmsR4oHVOX6w
I want to learn Quantum Machine Learning! - I have heard this question so many times now. And I am truly convinced that the best resource is the course taught by Dr. Peter Wittek in EDX: Quantum Machine Learning. who unfortunately passed away last year. Reading his papers and doing his course is the best way to learn the topic and honor his work. (Repositories for assignments here: https://gitlab.com/qosf/qml-mooc/-/tree/master/). This by Schuld, Sinayskiy and Petruccione is also a great introduction with the outlook for coming years: https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.3097
Remember that you can still submit your nominations for Quantun Open Source contributions for the Wittek Prize: https://qosf.org/wittek_prize/
Events / Webinars and other stuff happening
More on Quantum Machine Learning: Quantum Barcelona announces the next two events. Quantum Machine Learning (November 25th). And for those new in the field: Quantum Computing and Qiskit for Dummies (November 18th)
QBN Webinar: Quantum Computing for Material Science & Pharma - 09.11.2020 15:00 - 17:15h
Inside Quantum Technology Europe - 26th - 30th October.
European Quantum Week - 2nd - 6th November
Random Stuff
The ABCs of Quantum Mechanics
Looking from a pessimistic perspective. Sometimes it is good to look from the other side (oldie but goldie and with lots of truths, however a lot has rained in two years): https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/the-case-against-quantum-computing
Looking for the counter? Here it is: An optimistic view of the 4 challenges of quantum computing.
The Summary of the Week
Toshiba targets $3 billion revenue in quantum cryptography by 2030
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp 6502.T said on Monday it aims to generate $3 billion in revenue from its advanced cryptographic technology for data protection by 2030, as the Japanese sprawling conglomerate scrambles to find future growth drivers.
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October 18, 2020 at 08:35PM
First Results Of Quantum Natural Language Processing (NLP) Initiative With Intel
Results of an intense 14-month-long Quantum project between ICHEC and Intel Corporation have been published in the Institute of PhysicsMachine Learning: Science and Technology journal. The research was carried out by computational scientists Dr. Lee James O'Riordan and Myles Doyle who have demonstrate the use of combining classical and quantum computing models to perform Natural Language Processing tasks.
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October 18, 2020 at 08:36PM
Perfect Energy Efficiency: Quantum Engines With Entanglement as Fuel?
University of Rochester researcher receives $1 million grant to study quantum thermodynamics. It’s still more science fiction than science fact, but perfect energy efficiency may be one step closer due to new research at the University of Rochester.
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October 18, 2020 at 10:06PM
Paper: Quantum autoencoders with enhanced data encoding
We present the enhanced feature quantum autoencoder, or EF-QAE, a variational quantum algorithm capable of compressing quantum states of different models with higher fidelity. The key idea of the algorithm is to define a parameterized quantum circuit that depends upon adjustable parameters and a feature vector that characterizes such a model. We assess the validity of the method in simulations by compressing ground states of the Ising model and classical handwritten digits. The results show that EF-QAE improves the performance compared to the standard quantum autoencoder using the same amount of quantum resources, but at the expense of additional classical optimization. Therefore, EF-QAE makes the task of compressing quantum information better suited to be implemented in near-term quantum devices.
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October 19, 2020 at 01:18PM
Toppan, NICT, QunaSys, and ISARA Launch Collaboration to Establish Quantum Secure Cloud Technology
Secure communication, storage, and use of data enabled by quantum computing and quantum cryptography technologies Tokyo – Toppan Printing (Toppan), the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), QunaSys Corporation (QunaSys), and ISARA Corporation (ISARA) have announce
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October 20, 2020 at 08:08AM
QuantumCAT: Accelerating the application of quantum technologies
A consortium of research institutes, led by ICFO, and industry partners in Catalonia join forces to develop the Quantum Technologies Hub.
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October 20, 2020 at 12:57PM
Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light
Recent experiments show that particles should be able to go faster than light when they quantum mechanically “tunnel” through walls. No sooner had the radical equations of quantum mechanics been discovered than physicists identified one of the strangest phenomena the theory allows.
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October 20, 2020 at 07:32PM
The Quantum Technologies Flagship: the story so far, and the quantum future ahead
The Flagship funds projects in the areas of quantum computing, simulation, communication, and sensing and metrology, as well as the basic science behind quantum technologies. In addition, a coordination and support action runs the initiative.
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October 20, 2020 at 07:39PM
Quantum Computing Disrupts Finance
The quantum computing industry is gaining pace, and as we’ve already discussed in our previous blog post, we expect to see practically useful applications emerge within the next 3-5 years.
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October 21, 2020 at 08:02AM
A milestone in quantum physics: Physicists at Mainz University successfully carry out the controlled transport of stored light
Patrick Windpassinger and his team demonstrate how light stored in a cloud of ultra-cold atoms can be transported by means of an optical conveyor belt A team of physicists led by Professor Patrick Windpassinger at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has successfully transported light stored i
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October 21, 2020 at 08:02AM
Measuring Progress in the 'Noisy' Era of Quantum Computing
Measuring the progress of quantum computers can prove tricky in the era of “noisy” quantum computing technology. One concept, known as “quantum volume,” has become a favored measure among companies such as IBM and Honeywell. But not every company or researcher agrees on its usefulness as a yardstick in quantum computing.
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October 21, 2020 at 08:14AM
A new call for quantum films
Can you show us the world through a quantum lens? The Quantum Shorts film festival is returning with a new call for entries. We are seeking films up to five minutes long that draw inspiration from the quantum world.
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October 21, 2020 at 10:45AM
IN2UB team designs a molecule to implement a quantum error correction code
One of the challenges in implementing quantum computing is the protection of quantum states that code the information of errors caused by their interaction with the environment. A solution consists on introducing error protection codes.
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October 21, 2020 at 11:30AM
Paper: Coherent Ising machines—Quantum optics and neural network Perspectives
A coherent Ising machine (CIM) is a network of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs), in which the “strongest” collective mode of oscillation at well above threshold corresponds to an optimum solution of a given Ising problem
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October 21, 2020 at 11:41AM
Video: Minecraft, but on a Quantum Computer
Support this channel & check out Qiskit: http://qisk.it/jabrils Quantum computers are right around the corner, so the question must be asked, what could a game like minecraft look like on a quantum computer? We teamed up with @Qiskit, who has public Quantum Computers to use to give this a shot.
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October 21, 2020 at 12:04PM
Prevision-quantum-nn: Automating Quantum Neural Networks
Interests for quantum computing has increased in recent years. Thanks to the increases of the performances of quantum computers, we are now into the Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) [1] era. This motivates efforts to build effective Machine Learning models on quantum computers [2, 3, 4, 5].
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October 21, 2020 at 01:10PM
Braket Tutorials github
Primary repository for Amazon Braket tutorials, in which we provide tutorials on quantum computing, using Amazon Braket. We provide examples for both quantum circuits and quantum annealing.
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October 21, 2020 at 09:35PM
Los Alamos National Laboratory Deploys HPE Cray EX 'Chicoma' Supercomputer
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Oct. 20, 2020—Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed the installation of a next-generation high performance computing platform, with aim to enhance its ongoing R&D efforts in support of the nation’s response to COVID-19.
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October 22, 2020 at 07:34AM
ColdQuanta Announces Quantum Matter on the Cloud
Allows users to create their own quantum matter and run experiments at near zero temperatures. BOULDER, Colorado – October 20, 2020 – ColdQuanta, the quantum atomics company, today announced “Albert,” its quantum matter system on the cloud.
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October 22, 2020 at 08:40AM
China to include quantum technology in its 14th Five-Year Plan
China will include quantum technology as one of the new high techs in its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), a senior official with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) said at a press briefing on Wednesday.
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October 22, 2020 at 02:50PM
JPMorgan has a new method of hiring quantum computing talent
JPMorgan may be a bank, but somewhere within its wall is something that fancies itself as X - Google's Moonshot factory.
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October 23, 2020 at 01:43PM
Intel Creating Cryptographic Codes That Quantum Computers Can't Crack
Intel researchers developed a hardware accelerator that helps IoT devices use post-quantum cryptography
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October 23, 2020 at 01:47PM
aQuantum presents |QuantumPath>
|QuantumPath>TM The First Quantum Software Development and Application Lifecycle Platform Madrid, Spain, October 23, 2020 —aQuantum, a research, development, consulting and services group specialized in quantum software engineering and programming of AlhambraIT (a Prologue Group), today presented
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October 23, 2020 at 02:11PM
These Amazing Quantum Computing Ideas Came Out Of Our Landmark Qiskit Hackathon Global
By Ryan F. Mandelbaum, Senior Technical Writer, Qiskit Good ideas can come from anywhere if you give it enough time — especially when you have dozens of people around the world trying to create hacks using quantum computers.
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October 23, 2020 at 05:15PM
MasterCard recognizes Quantum Computing as important future trend
In their monthly signals report MasterCard highlight how important Quantum Computing is for the development of the business. In a recent series MasterCard show how they understand the potential of Quantum Computing.
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October 23, 2020 at 05:45PM
Recalculating the future of drug development with quantum computing
Two experts discuss how quantum computing can help solve intractable problems in drug discovery and development.
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October 23, 2020 at 10:57PM
Globe and Mail Reports D-Wave Valuation Cut by More Than Half
D-Wave Systems saw its valuation cut by more than half after it undertook a refinancing effort this year, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. D-Wave is a pioneer in quantum computing which attracted funding from investors including the U.S.
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October 24, 2020 at 04:24PM
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