The Week in Quantum Computing - October 24th
Issue #110
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto).
Quick Recap
Quantum computing is much, much more than algorithms and chips. Someone has to build the fridges that cool down those superconductors, someone has to work on the control units to send the pulses. That is why QuantrolOx raised €10,5M. In the EU the Quantum Internet Alliance appears to make sure Europe does not get behind, as stated in a great article in TNW. Can we create a quantum memory in an artificial diamond? Maybe yes. Memory is one of the key missing pieces we need both for algorithms and “the quantum internet”. EntropicaLabs has released their OpenQAOA framework open source, allowing for more research in the field. A great report by Enisa on PQC and how Europlean companies will need to change in order to be Post Quantum Secure. (What, you don’t know what I am talking about yet? Then look at this presentation by Dustin Moody)
The Week in Quantum Computing
Paper: Testing platform-independent quantum error mitigation on noisy quantum computers
We apply quantum error mitigation techniques to a variety of benchmark problems and quantum computers to evaluate the performance of quantum error mitigation in practice. To do so, we define an empirically motivated, resource-normalized metric of the improvement of error mitigation which we call the improvement factor, and calculate this metric for each experiment we perform. The experiments we perform consist of zero-noise extrapolation and probabilistic error cancellation applied to two benchmark problems run on IBM, IonQ, and Rigetti quantum computers, as well as noisy quantum computer simulators. Our results show that error mitigation is on average more beneficial than no error mitigation - even when normalized by the additional resources used - but also emphasize that the performance of quantum error mitigation depends on the underlying computer.
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October 16, 2022 at 09:30AM
Quantum Leap: "The big bang of quantum computing will come in this decade"
Prof. Dario Gil, head of IBM Research, is at the forefront of the quantum computing revolution, which is about to fundamentally change our world. In an exclusive interview, he explains what are the challenges that have delayed the realization of this dream, why you need to be an Einstein to understand it, and when we’ll finally start using it ourselves
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October 17, 2022 at 09:30AM
Applying quantum technologies to the life sciences
Researchers assessed the global research landscape associated with the development and adoption of quantum technologies in the life sciences, highlighting current developments, opportunities and challenges, initiatives, and activities to help enable the ecosystem in the future.
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October 17, 2022 at 10:30PM
QuantrolOx raises €10.5m to stabilise quantum computers
QuantrolOx wants to automate this process using machine learning. Its software monitors and adjusts dozens of different parameters every microsecond, which helps increase the useful time the computers are in operation. It runs on classical computers and is designed to scale along with quantum computers.
It’s just raised €10.5m from the European Innovation Council (EIC) — which says that the company is “of strategic importance for EU sovereignty in quantum computing” — and will use the cash to support the launch of its product in 2023.
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October 17, 2022 at 10:30PM
Analysis: Europe’s quantum sector is poised for massive growth
The European quantum computing sector might be the most exciting field in tech. Funding is at an all-time high and the number of quantum startups is increasing year over year. Yet the global media tends to portray the EU and UK as potential runners up in the supposed quantum computing race.
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October 18, 2022 at 07:30AM
Robust quantum-network memory based on spin qubits in isotopically engineered diamond
Quantum networks can enable quantum communication and modular quantum computation. A powerful approach is to use multi-qubit nodes that provide quantum memory and computational power. Nuclear spins associated with defects in diamond are promising qubits for this role.
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October 18, 2022 at 09:30AM
Shield your data from a quantum attack: The path to PQC migration
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. For many in this community, a functioning quantum computer will probably still feel quite fictional — an innovation that’s still light-years away.
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October 19, 2022 at 07:31AM
entropicalabs/openqaoa
OpenQAOA is currently in OpenBeta. Please, consider joining our discord if you want to be part of our community and participate in the OpenQAOA's development.
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October 19, 2022 at 07:31AM
The Quantum Internet Alliance will build an advanced European quantum internet ecosystem
The European Commission has selected ‘quantum internet’ as a strategic area for investment to build a global quantum internet made in Europe.
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October 19, 2022 at 07:31AM
PlanQK develops AI on quantum computers
The €19m PlanQK project (Platform and Ecosystem for Quantum-Assisted Artificial Intelligence) is funded by the German Federal Ministry of the Economy and now has 15 partners and 33 associated partners, including Siemens and Daimler.
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October 19, 2022 at 07:31AM
Quantum tech could match oil and gas for jobs: CSIR
Australia’s quantum technology industry could employ more people than the oil and gas industry does now and rake in as much as $6 billion a year by 2045, Australia’s peak science agency says.
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October 19, 2022 at 08:30AM
PsiQuantum in $22.5m contract to build quantum computer
PsiQuantum has signed a $22.5m contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop a large photonic quantum computer.
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October 20, 2022 at 05:30PM
Quantum Computing Modalities – A Qubit Primer Revisited
In December 2021, in an early iteration of this Blog, I described the various qubit modalities in use by some of the Quantum Computing (QC) hardware players. A lot has happened since that post, so I thought it would be constructive to revisit the topic.
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October 20, 2022 at 08:31PM
Report: Post-Quantum Cryptography: Anticipating Threats and Preparing the Future
Can we integrate post-quantum algorithms to existing protocols? Can new protocols be designed around post-quantum systems? What's the role of double encryption and double signatures? What changes will new post-quantum algorithms impose to existing protocols? These are some of the questions the repor
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October 20, 2022 at 10:30PM
Amazon Braket launches Braket Pulse to develop quantum programs at the pulse level
When experimenting on a quantum computer, customers often need to program at the lower-level language of the device. Today, we are launching Braket Pulse, a feature that provides pulse-level access to quantum processing units (QPUs) from two hardware providers on Amazon Braket, Rigetti Computing and Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC). In this blog, we present an overview of pulse control on Amazon Braket.
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October 21, 2022 at 08:30AM
AWS open-sources OQpy to make it easier to write quantum programs in OpenQASM 3
In September 2021, we announced that AWS would be joining the OpenQASM 3 Technical Steering Committee in an effort to establish a consistent, industry-wide approach for describing quantum programs.
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October 21, 2022 at 10:30AM
Uncertain future for quantum computer → Kjoobe
“Another fundamental issue is that it is unclear what commercially-useful problems can even be solved with quantum computers — if any.” This statement by Nikita Gourianov was published in the Financial Times (
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October 21, 2022 at 01:30PM
US mulling bans to stunt China’s quantum computing
Last November, IBM launched its 127-qubit Eagle, surpassing China’s 113-qubit Jiuzhang to become the world’s fastest quantum computer. Now, China risks falling further behind in the quantum computing race as the United States reportedly weighs new export controls on the game-changing technology.
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October 23, 2022 at 01:30AM