Riken selects Quantinuum quantum computer for supercomputing
Riken is to use a quantum computer from Quantinuum for a large scale hybrid supercomputer in Japan.
Quantinuum will provide access to its H1-Series ion-trap quantum computer technology, installing the hardware at RIKEN’s campus in Wako, Saitama. The centre also hosts the world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer, Fugaku.
The deployment will be part of RIKEN’s project to build a quantum-HPC hybrid platform consisting of high-performance computing systems, combining Fugaku with quantum computers. The integrated hardware platform will support a large-scale software research program in which researchers at Riken together with collaborators Softbank, University of Tokyo, and Osaka University – will develop the software tools and applications required to integrate quantum computers and supercomputers most effectively.
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The researchers aim to demonstrate the advantages of such hybrid computational platforms for deployment as services in the future post-5G era. This project is commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a national research and development agency under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
“We are honoured to be selected to be part of this ambitious, advanced project in Japan,” said Dr Rajeeb Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum, which was formed by the combination of Honeywell’s quantum business and Cambridge Quantum.
“Quantinuum has a track record as a commercial leader in quantum computing, and we hope to bring our technical and operational know-how and contribute to achieving the project’s objectives. Our H-Series quantum computer is uniquely poised to enable ground-breaking developments by researchers around the world. We are excited that this engagement will allow researchers in RIKEN and other Japanese institutions to benefit from our H-Series quantum computer’s full power and capability.”
“Advanced quantum computers of NISQ are now moving into the practical stage as the number of qubits is increasing and the fidelity is improved. From the HPC’s point view, quantum computers are devices that accelerate scientific applications conventionally executed on supercomputers and enable computations that cannot yet be solved by supercomputers. RIKEN is committed to developing system software for quantum-HPC hybrid computing, by leveraging its comprehensive scientific research capabilities and experience in the development and operation of cutting-edge supercomputers such as Fugaku,” said Dr. Mitsuhisa Sato, Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Computational Science / Director, Quantum HPC Collaborative Platform Division.
www.quantinuum.com/hardware/h1; https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/fugaku/
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