The Week in Quantum Computing - October 25th
Issue #59
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). Sponsored by Qapitan Quantum.
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Quick Recap
Big contratulations to Multivers Computing for their new funding round, pushing the spanish quantum ecocystem. A potentially revolutionary reserach paper on QML removing one of our biggest enemies: Barren plateaus. GAO releases the US federal government roadmap and strategy. Toshiba releases chip for QKD on small devices. Zapata releases research that improves amplitude estimation, useful for many financial cases and beyond.
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The Quote of the Week
"νόμωι (γάρ φησι) γλυκὺ καὶ νόμωι πικρόν, νόμωι θερμόν, νόμωι ψυχρόν, νόμωι χροιή, ἐτεῆι δὲ ἄτομα καὶ κενόν"
Translation: "By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void."
Δημόκριτος (Democritus) - philosopher.
The Summary
Absence of Barren Plateaus in Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks
With the advent of quantum computers, many different architectures have been proposed that could provide an advantage over their classical counterparts.
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October 17, 2021 at 03:30PM
Quantum Ponzi
I have seen bubbles and winters(*) in AI, Internet, computer architecture, and even the PC. (And I've seen attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.) Now, some argue, we are in a quantum bubble that will inevitably pop and lead to a prolonged (and deserved) quantum winter.
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October 17, 2021 at 04:30PM
QuICS Receives Renewed Federal Funding from NIST
The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)—a research powerhouse focused on quantum computation, quantum communication and quantum cryptography—recently received a renewal of federal funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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October 17, 2021 at 04:30PM
University of Calgary physicists develop novel approach to building a 'quantum internet'
In a new study, University of Calgary physicists in the Faculty of Science used a nanoscale diamond device in a novel approach to couple qubits (quantum bits of information stored as quantum memories) with photons, or light.
In addition, the group’s custom-built device used light at the best possible wavelength for application in existing long-distance fibre-optic connections.
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October 17, 2021 at 09:30PM
aQuantum releases public access to QuantumPath®, the first quantum software development platform for the hybrid solutions ecosystem
October 18, 2021. The day has come, for us it is a pleasure to announce that from today, QuantumPath®, the first quantum development & application lifecycle platform for high-quality quantum software, can be publicly accessed.
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October 18, 2021 at 07:30PM
Breakthrough proof clears path for quantum AI
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Oct. 15, 2021—Convolutional neural networks running on quantum computers have generated significant buzz for their potential to analyze quantum data better than classical computers can.
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October 19, 2021 at 08:30AM
Doge Protocol, a Community-Driven Blockchain Project, Released Its Quantum Resistance Whitepaper
It highlights the fact that without a post-quantum cryptographic scheme, not only blockchains but also internet security protocols like TLS will be broken by quantum computers.
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October 19, 2021 at 05:30PM
Berlin Invests in becoming a Hotspot for the R&D of Quantum Technologies
NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin recently launched "Berlin Quantum Alliance" (BQA) to strengthen the research and development of quantum technologies in Germany's capital.
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October 19, 2021 at 06:30PM
Quantum Computing Market to Advance at CAGR of 35.3%; Players to Gain from Harnessing Transformative Potential in Process Optimization Applications : TMR Study
ALBANY, N.Y., /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Computing Market: Broad Contours Quantum computing is attracting massive attention among stakeholders in various industries, given the profound potential the next-gen computing technology holds in addressing incredibly complex problems.
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October 19, 2021 at 09:30PM
Cutting through the noise: AI enables high-fidelity quantum computing
Researchers led by the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN) at Osaka University have trained a deep neural network to correctly determine the output state of quantum bits, despite environmental noise. The team's novel approach may allow quantum computers to become much more widely used.
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October 19, 2021 at 09:30PM
Quantum algorithms that speed up banking operations 100x are here
Forget what Goldman Sachs said about useful quantum computing being five years away in finance. Banks can already get a 100-fold advantage by using quantum computers to solve problems such as portfolio optimisation and fraud detection fraud, says Spanish startup Multiverse Computing.
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October 20, 2021 at 02:30PM
A Hole of a Solution: Creating Faster, Stronger, and More Energy-Efficient Quantum Computers
UNSW Scientists are further along in their goal to create faster, stronger, and more energy efficient computers.
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October 20, 2021 at 03:30PM
Quantum Computing and Communications: Status and Prospects
Quantum information technologies aim to use the properties of nature at atomic scales to accomplish tasks that are not achievable with existing technologies. These technologies rely on qubits, the quantum equivalent of classical computer bits.
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October 21, 2021 at 02:30PM
The Quantum Leap Hinges on Worker Skills and Supply Chain Limits
Remember that Sci-Fi show Quantum Leap? In the late-1980s/early-90s, Quantum Leap predicted that (in the near future) quantum technologies could be used to, among other things, travel back in time to solve crimes and correct historic wrongs. Fast-forward to 2021.
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October 21, 2021 at 02:30PM
How to Prevent a Quantum Revolution Roadblock
Quantum computing has been discussed since the ‘80s. Yet, only in the last few years have quantum computers transitioned from dream to reality. Hardware development is reaching new heights.
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October 21, 2021 at 05:30PM
5 Steps to Prepare Security for the Quantum Era
The digital economy depends on trust in the internet—without it, neither businesses nor consumers would feel safe conducting business or spending time online. Making that trust possible today are cryptographic algorithms embedded in hardware and software throughout most enterprise infrastructure.
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October 21, 2021 at 05:30PM
Quantum computing comes out of shadows into public markets
The mind-bending complexities of quantum computing have so far been largely the domain of a handful of brilliant physicists. But now investors are going to have to grapple with the concept billed as the future of computing, and with terms such as qubits, as the sector emerges from the shadows into public markets. This month alone, two start-ups with blueprints for a working quantum computer have made or announced their stock market debuts. IonQ became the first-ever quantum computing company to pull off a listing with its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. It now has a market capitalisation of about $2bn.
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October 22, 2021 at 09:30AM
Shrinking quantum key distribution technology to a semiconductor chip
Figure 1: A QKD chip under test at Toshiba's Cambridge Research LaboratoryFigure 2: Prototype optical integrated circuit and chip-based quantum cryptography communication system. (Top row, from left: quantum transmitter chip, quantum receiver chip, quantum random number generator chip.
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October 22, 2021 at 09:30AM
Gartner advises tech leaders to prepare for action as quantum computing spreads
Quantum computing has hit the radar of technical leaders, because of the huge efficiency it offers at scale. It will take years to develop for most applications, however, even as it makes limited progress in the near term in highly specialized fields of materials science and cryptography.
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October 22, 2021 at 09:30AM
Robust Amplitude Estimation Experiment
This work explores a promising solution to the measurement problem called robust amplitude estimation (RAE). We introduced this technique in previous work. In this new paper we investigate: what value does RAE provide when used on today’s devices? We compare the performance of RAE to the standard method of estimation. Using IBM’s noisy quantum devices, we find that RAE improves both accuracy and precision of Pauli expectation value estimates by a factor of three while using the same total runtime. Moreover, unlike the standard estimation method, with RAE, better quality devices will yield higher-precision estimates. We find that estimating expectation values with RAE
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October 22, 2021 at 01:30PM
Quantum computing chiefs call for enterprise to embrace the revolution
Some 40 years ago now, the brilliant Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman implored humanity to build the first quantum computer.
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October 22, 2021 at 01:30PM
Can quantum computing re-route our supply chain issues
What if there was a solution that could optimize shipping routes in the face of changing conditions, discover new materials, and determine option pricing quickly and accurately? As quantum computing continues to advance and become more available to global markets, it has the potential to offer signi
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October 22, 2021 at 06:30PM
Scientists achieved quantum communication over fiber more than 600 kilometers long
A new study extends the range of fiber-based quantum communications beyond 600km for the first time. Scientists implemented a new signal stabilization technique and used the twin-field quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol.
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October 23, 2021 at 08:30PM