The National Science Foundation awarded Quantum Simulation Technologies Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a matrix product state-based fermionic quantum emulator. The emulator will enable simulation of quantum computations involving up to 100 spin orbitals or 50 electrons on classical computing hardware, an order of magnitude larger than currently possible. Quantum Simulation Technologies will complete a Python...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Qubitsolve Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, will develop a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software prototype for quantum computers. The project aims to utilize quantum computing to perform CFD simulations, initially targeting applications in the aerospace and automotive industries, with potential future use in national defense, healthcare, and...
The National Science Foundation awarded Virginia Commonwealth University a $800,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop energy efficient quantum control of robust spin ensemble qubits. The three-year award will support research to simulate and demonstrate highly localized control of qubits using nanomagnets driven by electric fields at spin qubit Larmor frequencies. This aims to implement single-qubit quantum gates with high fidelities...
This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Northeastern University supports the development of cryogenic complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits and superconducting chip technology to enable scaling of quantum computing systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) energy-efficient, low-cost, and compact cryogenic CMOS chips for qubit control pulse generation, 2) time-modulated...
This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research, education, and outreach activities at the University of Minnesota. The goal is to develop theoretical underpinnings and quantum algorithms that can be implemented on modern quantum computing platforms. Specifically, the project will investigate the effectiveness of noisy-dissipative qubit arrays for quantum optimization and cooling, and implement...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $500,000 aims to accelerate the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing. The award supports an interdisciplinary team of computer scientists, engineers, physicists, and educators focused on identifying the most efficient quantum error-correction (QEC) codes for trapped-ion quantum computer hardware and optimizing their deployment. The team will also research ways to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $541,779 to the University of Central Florida to conduct research on spin quantum dynamics in molecular magnets. The key products and services funded under this award include: Experimental and educational efforts to study and disseminate knowledge on the quantum magnetic properties of single-molecule magnets, which have potential applications in quantum...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $256,000 Project Grant under the Division of Physics' Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Michigan State University to research methods for improving the performance of quantum computing algorithms for quantum state preparation. The project will explore preconditioning methods, sampling techniques, and reducing systematic errors to accelerate the Rodeo quantum computing algorithm, using the 2D Heisenberg model as a...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports the development, analysis, and deployment of Quantum Digital Twins (QDTs) - digital clones of existing quantum computers. The $299,990 award to the University of New Mexico aims to enable bidirectional interactions between quantum computers and virtual models on classical systems, optimizing quantum performance and advancing the state of quantum...
This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CFDA 47.070) supports research by the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) to develop analog quantum algorithms for studying the non-Markovian dynamics of multi-qubit systems. The research aims to advance the capabilities for modeling open quantum systems, which is critical for harnessing the potential of quantum information processing. Key technical objectives...