IBM Quantum

Ever wanted to check out one of our labs? Join Jerry Chow, IBM Fellow and Director of Quantum Systems, as he walks through the IBM Quantum characterization lab, where quantum chips – like Falcon and Heron – and the systems that power them are tested before deployment. In this tour, we also visit quantum researcher Daniela Bogorin for an introduction of the ultra-cold (0.050 millikelvin) dilution refrigerator where she and her team can accurately capture quantum processor key performance indicators – like qubit frequency, qubit coherence and flux coupler tuning, among others – to determine readiness for client system deployment.

Congratulations to Patrick Flanigan, this year’s recipient of the IBM-SPIE HBCU Faculty Accelerator Award in Quantum Optics and Photonics! Flanigan, a principal investigator at North Carolina Central University, will use this $100,000 award to explore how to significantly reduce the footprint of future photon-based quantum-computing and quantum-information systems, as well as enable the exploration of new physics that may emerge in the chip-scale system. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gPyksivS IBM HBCU Quantum Center Kayla Lee, PhD IBM Quantum

We are thrilled to be continuing our ongoing collaboration with the State of Illinois through the newly announced National Quantum Algorithm Center. Read the official announcement here: https://ibm.co/41wkCGH The National Quantum Algorithm Center will be anchored by a next-generation IBM Quantum System Two, which is set to be deployed and housed within the forthcoming Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park in 2025. In placing our most performant quantum hardware and software in this new center, we expect Illinois’ growing ecosystem of quantum innovators to provide significant acceleration in both quantum algorithm discovery and quantum research more broadly. We are proud to have long-standing relationships with the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, members of the Chicago Quantum Exchange, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration-designated Bloch Quantum Technology Hub that will help further strengthen the quantum ecosystem in Illinois. We look forward to seeing the research, development, and discovery that come out of this new initiative. Learn more at the press release linked above. Photos: 1. L-R: Harley Johnson, Director and CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, and Founder Professor in Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urabna-Champaign; Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM; JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois; Paul Alivisatos, President of the University of Chicago 2. Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM (L) shaking hands with JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois (R) at the December 12, 2024 press conference to announce a collaboration to establish the new National Quantum Algorithm Center in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park in Chicago. 3. IBM Quantum System Two is the company’s first modular quantum computer and cornerstone of IBM’s quantum-centric supercomputing architecture. This photo taken at IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY is of the first IBM Quantum System Two, which began operations in 2023 with three IBM Heron processors and supporting control electronics.

A new IBM paper recently published in Nature offers the world’s first demonstration of an essential step toward our vision of quantum-centric supercomputing (QCSC): two connected quantum processing units (QPUs) working together to execute a circuit beyond the capabilities of either processor alone. In our latest post on the IBM Quantum blog, we’re taking a deep dive into the novel circuit cutting methods that made this research possible: https://ibm.co/41to7xy Just like today’s classical high-performance computing clusters are made up of hundreds or thousands of CPUs and GPUs working together to solve problems no single processor could handle on its own, we believe the future of quantum computing will be *modular*. In modular quantum computing architectures, we use circuit cutting techniques to decompose large quantum circuits into more manageable subcircuits we can run on individual QPUs, and classical post-processing to stitch their outputs back together to get the desired results. The quantum community has spent years exploring the theory of circuit cutting, but the new IBM research is among the first to experimentally demonstrate the specific decompositions and other methods needed to execute two-qubit gates across separate processors. The IBM researchers behind these experiments say the novel methods they created will have not only long-term relevance to the future of QCSC, but also near-term relevance for researchers working on utility-scale simulations of nature and other quantum computing applications. In the blog, you’ll learn many more details about the recent experiments—including the pros and cons of LO vs. LOCC circuit cutting schemes, the role of dynamic circuits in circuit cutting protocols, and more. Give it a read at the link above.

Quantum computing cannot achieve wide utility in the near term until we can efficiently load classical data onto quantum hardware. Now, we can. We are very excited about our joint work with HSBC, where we encode the largest financial distributions to date on IBM QPUs. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gzBU7a7i Our approach extends recent Tensor Network techniques, which can be used to generate linear-depth quantum circuits for approximating functions. We derived analytical results on the quality of approximation based on the properties of the function, and used them to construct an improved algorithm yielding extremely shallow and accurate encoding quantum circuits, which are easily executable on near-term devices. Our approach is compute- and memory-efficient and, contrary to previous approaches, scalable to utility-size problems. If you want to learn more, come see Richard & Mykola speak about our work at Q2B on Tuesday. Tomorrow! A special thank you to Philip Intallura Ph.D, Philippe De Brouwer, and Georgios Korpas, Ph.D., MSCS.

On the IBM Quantum blog, we’re marking the release of Qiskit SDK v1.3: https://ibm.co/4imr74z Qiskit SDK v1.3 brings significant progress in our ongoing efforts to rewrite the Qiskit SDK’s core data model in Rust, a high-performance programming language that has helped to alleviate many bottlenecks since we introduced it in Qiskit v1.0. The new SDK release also introduces several new features and improvements, including: ⏰ 6x speedup for transpiling tasks now that most of the passes used during quantum circuit transpilation are written in Rust. 👷 Major refactor of the circuit library to clarify the distinction between circuits that are defined by their structure and circuits defined by an abstract mathematical operation. ✅ New gates support for `HighLevelSynthesis` plugins, which also includes ancilla support. One of these changes includes the `PauliEvolution` gate that now offers the option to use the popular external library Rustiq (https://ibm.co/3VNBuFh). Head over to the blog for more on the top new features and improvements you'll be getting with the new release, and check out our release notes (https://ibm.co/3VsxlX4) for the full details.

Just one day until our next IBM Quantum Industry Webinar! We encourage energy, oil, gas, and sustainability executives to attend. Register here: https://ibm.co/4i79HZG Join us Tuesday, December 3 at 9AM ET for a webinar focusing on quantum computing’s potential impact to the energy industry and new opportunities for sustainability. This event features IBM’s Dr. Bob Parney, Global Lead, Quantum for Energy, Oil and Gas and Sustainability. In the next few years, we anticipate quantum-centric supercomputing—an architecture combining quantum and classical HPC—leading to opportunities in materials discovery, search and optimization, and machine learning. In the energy sector specifically, possible use cases include hydrogen and alternative fuel production, new battery material discovery and development, optimization of electric grids, and improved methods and materials for carbon sequestration. #energy #oil #gas #industry #carbon #fuel #quantum #machinelearning

Join us Tuesday, December 3 at 9AM ET for an IBM Quantum Industry Webinar, focusing on quantum computing’s potential impact to the energy industry and new opportunities for sustainability. This event features IBM’s Dr. Bob Parney, Global Lead, Quantum for Energy, Oil and Gas and Sustainability. Register here: https://ibm.co/4i79HZG In the next few years, we anticipate quantum-centric supercomputing—an architecture combining quantum and classical HPC—leading to opportunities in materials discovery, search and optimization, and machine learning. In the energy sector specifically, possible use cases include hydrogen and alternative fuel production, new battery material discovery and development, optimization of electric grids, and improved methods and materials for carbon sequestration.

We’re excited to announce an important update in our collaboration with IBM Quantum, aimed at advancing quantum-centric supercomputing. Together, we’re working to develop a unified programming model built on Qiskit, IBM’s leading quantum software. This initiative will enable seamless integration of quantum and classical hardware resources, redefining possibilities for high-performance computing (HPC) workflows. 🔑 What does this mean? - A unified architecture that works across IBM’s quantum computers, Pasqal’s neutral atom quantum devices, and classical HPC resources like CPUs and GPUs. - Developers will be able to use Qiskit SDK to leverage Pasqal’s quantum hardware, making hybrid workflows more accessible than ever. - The model will enable users to select the best hardware for each task in a cohesive framework, accelerating the usability and performance of complex computational workflows. This collaboration reflects our commitment to enabling quantum developers and HPC users to harness the power of quantum technologies and create solutions for some of the world’s most complex computational challenges 🌍 Together with IBM, we’re laying the foundation for quantum-centric supercomputing and helping redefine the future of HPC. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue this collaborative journey! 🌟 🔗 Read all the details here - https://lnkd.in/ettcciek #QuantumComputing #HPC #Innovation #Collaboration #IBMQuantum #Pasqal

Let’s talk about quantum-centric supercomputing. https://ibm.co/3Zh5qeZ We've often said that the path to a quantum advantage is not linear, and that one of the clearest paths to useful quantum computing will involve quantum computers working *together* with classical supercomputing resources. At this year's SC24 Conference in Atlanta, VP of IBM Quantum Jay Gambetta presented this vision to high-performance computer users as an invitation to join us on that journey. We believe the future of computing will involve mapping interesting research questions to the kinds of linear algebra problems we represent with tensors and quantum circuits. Quantum computers can significantly extend our ability to solve large, complex circuits. Classical supercomputing can provide the physical overhead needed to help quantum computers solve those problems without being biased by noise. Together, we believe quantum and classical HPC resources can open the door to new algorithms we could not discover using classical computing alone. We are deploying our quantum computers alongside classical HPC using resource management systems like Slurm so that HPC users can participate in this new era of quantum-enabled scientific discovery. To fulfill our mission of delivering useful quantum computing to the world, it is vital that we build a singular, fine-tuned user experience that encourages the exploration of quantum-centric supercomputing for researchers, developers, and others working at the forefront of computational science. We hope you'll come along for the ride. Head to the IBM Quantum blog linked above for more details.