The Week in Quantum Computing - December 12th
Issue #117
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto).
Quick Recap
This week was Q2B in California, one of the leading evetns in quantum and where many companies decide to make their announcements. That is why this newsletter is packed with news. D-Wave together with Hyperion published a report on the state of quantum, more details below. Qiskit launches their ecosystem for open source contributors. Xanadu opens registrations for QHack2023, one of the most exciting hackathons. Is the end of Moore’s law? Intel does not think so and plans for a trillion transistor chips by 2030. Q-Ctrl releases Fire Opal promising 9000x performance on quantum algorithms. Their claim is that error supression and error mitigation can help achieve advantage in the NISQ era. Jack Krupansky writes an excellent article on what he (the industry!) would really need from harware (spoiler: more transparency, higher fidelity and 48 any-to-any connectivity). IQM and Keysight sign collaboration MoU, and IQM presents the “Unimon” the new type of qubit that is supposed to be less error-prone than the Transmon. US Senate pases the bill on PQC. Finally a couple of articles on “the other” hot topic: How do we train or re-skill our workforce to be quantum ready.
The D-Wave hyperion Report. They estimate 2022 total revenues of at least US$15 million, and overall IT budgets of US$5 million or more.
Key findings of this study:
QC early adopter activity is taking place within the majority of organizations surveyed, and they are engaged in a range of QC-related development activities.
QC early adopters see the promise of QC for a wide range of computational workloads, including machine learning applications, finance-oriented optimization, and logistics/supply chain management.
QC adoption hurdles are primarily non-QC technology-specific and center on complexity with integrating QC technology into existing IT infrastructure, how to demonstrate ROI, and limited QC vendor options.
The most important criterion QC early adopters cited was the vendor’s ability
to integrate into existing IT infrastructureMost QC early adopters plan on continued exploration of QC capability but at a measured pace. About half are planning to move forward with modest increases in funding and internal resources commitment.
In my opinion, the report is very nicely done and gives good detail on where organizations are today and their level of commitment to the industry. However the sample is again, very small and skewed (like in previous reports we have talked about here). The Quantum industry is still very small and for example, in banking only the big tier 1 banks (the ones who invested first in Cloud, HPC, FPGAs and others) are the ones investing in Quantum.
The Week in Quantum Computing
Google’s Sycamore chip: no wormholes, no superfast classical simulation either
This is going to be one of the many Shtetl-Optimized posts that I didn’t feel like writing, but was given no choice but to write. News, social media, and my inbox have been abuzz with two claims about Google’s Sycamore quantum processor, the one that now has 72 superconducting qubits.
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December 04, 2022 at 10:30AM
Quantum Skills Required To Work In Quantum Technology
Quantum technology is a hot topic in the world of science. Companies across the globe are investing in research into quantum computers and other quantum technologies.
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December 04, 2022 at 06:31PM
Moore’s Law Lives On: Intel Paves Way To A Trillion Transistors In Next-Gen Chips By 2030
At IEDM, Intel Research has showcased how Moore's Law is Alive & how Chipzilla plans to offer next-gen chips with a Trillion transistors by 2030.
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December 05, 2022 at 09:31AM
Stony Brook University Awarded $6.5M Grant to Build a New Quantum Internet Test Bed
Nov. 30, 2022 — Stony Brook University has been awarded a $6.5 million grant from the Long Island Investment Fund to construct a new Quantum Internet Test Bed, part of $46.5 million in grants for three regional projects announced by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on November 29.
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December 06, 2022 at 04:33AM
Artificial Brain has signed an MoU with CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa Pune for 5 years to collaborate on quantum research
As the number of electric vehicles grows, the placement of electric vehicle charging stations will become a major optimization challenge.
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December 06, 2022 at 05:31PM
Infleqtion Announces Collaboration with Morningstar
SANTA CLARA, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- Infleqtion, the global quantum ecosystem leader, today announced the integration of SuperstaQ, Infleqtion's flagship quantum software, into Morningstar Direct, Morningstar's investment and portfolio analysis platform.
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December 06, 2022 at 05:31PM
Detecting dark matter with quantum computers
Dark matter makes up about 27% of the matter and energy budget in the universe, but scientists do not know much about it. They do know that it is cold, meaning that the particles that make up dark matter are slow-moving.
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December 06, 2022 at 07:47PM
Introducing the Qiskit Ecosystem: Join Today!
By Abby Mitchell and Luciano BelloIf you’ve been paying close attention to our website and our Qiskit Community Github Organization over the last few months, you may have noticed a bunch of activity around the Qiskit Ecosystem! The Ecosystem is a new way to spotlight your project for the broader Q
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December 07, 2022 at 12:31PM
Firing up quantum algorithms - boosting performance up to 9,000X with autonomous error suppression
Our expert team has built and experimentally validated advanced new tools for quantum algorithm enhancement. New benchmarking results on superconducting quantum computers show up to 9,000X advantages over quantum algorithms executed using the best compilers in the industry.
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December 08, 2022 at 12:47AM
New Study Reveals Growing Commercial Activity and Investment in Quantum Computing
More than 80% of respondents looking to move forward with increased commitment to quantum computing in next two to three years; more than one-third will invest at least $15M USD annually in quantum computing effort. Companies see promise of QC for wide range of use cases, including machine learning applications, finance-oriented optimization, and logistics/supply chain management
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December 08, 2022 at 12:47AM
France’s Siquance startup targets ‘European’ quantum computing
Siquance SAS (Grenoble, France) is a 2022 startup that aims to develop a quantum computer using advanced microelectronics from European chip manufacturers. The company was co-founded by CEO Maud Vinet, previously with CEA-Leti, and will be supported by France’s CEA and CNRS institutions, both of which have invested capital and will provide R&D capacities, intellectual […]
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December 08, 2022 at 12:47AM
QHACK 2022
COMING FEBRUARY 14 - 25 QHack 2022 Sign UpCoding Challenge Registration SPONSORS SPEAKERS Alejandro Perdomo-Ortiz Zapata Computing Zapata Computing Amira Abbas IBM Quantum & University of KwaZulu-Natal IBM Quantum & University of KwaZulu-Natal Andrea Mari Unitary Fund Unitary Fund […]
December 08, 2022 at 02:33AM
After a Quantum Clobbering, One Approach Survives Unscathed
A quantum approach to data analysis that relies on the study of shapes will likely remain an example of a quantum advantage — albeit for increasingly unlikely scenarios. Introduction Quantum computers get a lot of hype, but the truth is we’re still not sure what they’ll be good for.
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December 08, 2022 at 02:33AM
My Quantum Computing Wish List for Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023
Here’s my wish list for quantum computing for Christmas in 2022. Okay, that’s too tall an order with too little time left, so my wish list is really for the coming year, 2023.
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December 08, 2022 at 08:31AM
IQM and Keysight Sign MoU for On-Premises Quantum Computing Solution Collaboration
ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), the European leader in building superconducting quantum computers, and Keysight Technologies, a leading provider of advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, have signed a Memo
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December 09, 2022 at 08:31AM
What is Really Happening with Quantum Computers?
I have been following quantum computers closely for over two decades and I spent the last few days meeting with many of the major quantum computer companies, listening to talks and presentations and hearing from representatives of several governmental agencies and groups at the Q2B conference (Quant
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December 09, 2022 at 09:31AM
A Summary of a Quantum Machine Learning (QML) State of the Art and Future Directions
“Quantum Machine Learning: State of the Art and Future Directions” is a 122-page report by the United States Federal Office for Information Security.
Correction:
“Quantum Machine Learning: State of the Art and Future Directions” is a 122-page report by the United States Federal Office for Information Security.
It’s actually commissioned by the German ministry of information security and excecuted by Capgemini in collaboration with Fraunhofer. The updated and bigger version can be found Here
(Many thanks to Julian van Velzen for the heads up!)
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December 09, 2022 at 10:30AM
Paper: Benchmarking simulated and physical quantum processing units using quantum and hybrid algorithms
Powerful hardware services and software libraries are vital tools for quickly and affordably designing, testing, and executing quantum algorithms. A robust large-scale study of how the performance of these platforms scales with the number of qubits is key to providing quantum solutions to challenging industry problems. Such an evaluation is difficult owing to the availability and price of physical quantum processing units. This work benchmarks the runtime and accuracy for a representative sample of specialized high-performance simulated and physical quantum processing units. Results show the QMware cloud computing service can reduce the runtime for executing a quantum circuit by up to 78% compared to the next fastest option for algorithms with fewer than 27 qubits. The AWS SV1 simulator offers a runtime advantage for larger circuits, up to the maximum 34 qubits available with SV1. Beyond this limit, QMware provides the ability to execute circuits as large as 40 qubits. Physical quantum devices, such as Rigetti's Aspen-M2, can provide an exponential runtime advantage for circuits with more than 30. However, the high financial cost of physical quantum processing units presents a serious barrier to practical use. Moreover, of the four quantum devices tested, only IonQ's Harmony achieves high fidelity with more than four qubits. This study paves the way to understanding the optimal combination of available software and hardware for executing practical quantum algorithms.
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December 09, 2022 at 01:32PM
Meet the Unimon, the New Qubit on the Block
Physicists developing quantum computers have increasingly turned to a superconducting element called the transmon to store quantum information and protect it from noise. Now researchers have demonstrated a related circuit element, the unimon, which they say is less prone to disruption by noise [1].
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December 09, 2022 at 04:32PM
Inside Quantum Technology’s Inside Scoop: Quantum and the Loan Industry
As we’ve grown accustomed to the conveniences of digital technology, we’ve let this technology take over our finances, specifically our wallets. It’s become all too easy to tap our credit cards or use our phones to pay for things, causing only a few people to carry cash with them.
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December 09, 2022 at 05:32PM
Paper: ReQuSim: Faithfully simulating near-term quantum repeaters
Quantum repeaters have long been established to be essential for distributing entanglement over long distances. Consequently, their experimental realization constitutes a core challenge of quantum communication. However, there are numerous open questions about implementation details for realistic, near-term experimental setups. In order to assess the performance of realistic repeater protocols, we here present a comprehensive Monte-Carlo based simulation platform for quantum repeaters that faithfully includes loss and models a wide range of imperfections such as memories with time-dependent noise. Our platform allows us to perform an analysis for quantum repeater setups and strategies that go far beyond known analytic results: This refers to being able to both capture more realistic noise models and analyse more complex repeater strategies. We present a number of findings centered around the combination of strategies for improving performance, such as entanglement purification and the use of multiple repeater stations, and demonstrate that there exist complex relationships between them. We stress how this platform is filling a missing link in the presently available tools to model complex quantum communication protocols aimed at contributing to the quantum internet.
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December 09, 2022 at 07:36PM
Five lessons from AI on closing quantum’s talent gap—before it’s too late
To ensure organizations have access to the quantum computing talent they need when they need it, leaders will have to upskill workers and create pathways for new talent, just as they did for AI.
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December 10, 2022 at 01:33PM
Preparations for Quantum Cyber Threat Get a Senate Boost
Four lawmakers praised Senate passage of their bill to protect sensitive information from the prospect of a quantum computer capable of decoding current cryptographic standards, supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s plan to address such a threat.
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December 10, 2022 at 08:32PM