Nvidia builds quantum research centre
Nvidia is building a research centre for quantum computing in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Nvidia Accelerated Quantum Research Centre (NVAQC), set to open later this year, will include UK/US quantum company Quantinuum as well as Quantum Machines and QuEra.
The centre will combine their quantum hardware with AI supercomputers to solve problems such as qubit noise and designing scalable quantum processors.
“Quantum computing will augment AI supercomputers to tackle some of the world’s most important problems, from drug discovery to materials development,” said Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia. “Working with the wider quantum research community to advance CUDA-quantum hybrid computing, the NVIDIA Accelerated Quantum Research Center is where breakthroughs will be made to create large-scale, useful, accelerated quantum supercomputers.”
The centre will host a Grace Blackwell GB200 NVL72 rack-scale system to run complex simulations of quantum systems and deploy the low-latency quantum hardware control algorithms essential for quantum error correction. This will also accelerate AI algorithms in quantum computing research using the CUDA-Q quantum development libraries.
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“The NVAQC is a very special addition to the unique Boston area quantum ecosystem, including word-leading university groups and startup companies,” said Prof Mikhail Lukin, co-director of the Harvard Quantum Institute (HQI).
“The accelerated quantum and classical computing technologies Nvidia is bringing together has the potential to advance the research in areas ranging from quantum error correction to applications of quantum computing systems, accelerating quantum computing research and pulling useful quantum computing closer to reality.”
Researchers from the EQuS group, a member of the MIT Centre for Quantum Engineering — which serves as a hub for research, education and engagement in support of quantum engineering — will use NVAQC to develop quantum error correction techniques.
“The Nvidia Accelerated Quantum Research Centre will provide EQuS group researchers with unprecedented access to the technologies and expertise needed to solve the challenges of useful quantum computing,” said William Oliver, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and of physics, leader of the EQuS group and director of the MIT Center for Quantum Engineering.
“We anticipate the future will also include other members of the Centre for Quantum Engineering at MIT. Integrating the Nvidia accelerated computing platform with qubits will help tackle core challenges like quantum error correction, hybrid application development and quantum device characterization.”
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