The University of Pittsburgh received a $194,087 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support collaborative research to realize joint detection receivers for quantum-enhanced optical communications using photonic NISQ-era quantum processors. Specifically, the University of Pittsburgh will work with partners to...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $351,242 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to support the research project "Enhancing Quantum Emissions from Atomically Thin Semiconductors with Metasurfaces" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The goal of the project is to improve quantum light emission from atomically thin semiconductors through the use of metasurfaces. This research aligns with the...
This $800,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds the development of new quantum communication technologies at The University of Texas at Arlington and Northwestern University through August 2025. The award supports research to increase quantum communication capacity by exploiting the spatial degrees of freedom of optical fibers. The universities will develop several types of high-capacity quantum communication links...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, provides $500,000 to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to conduct research on the design, analysis, and control of quantum networks. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award, which began on September 1, 2024, include: (i) Developing new path selection and link-level entanglement allocation algorithms...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) in the amount of $300,000.00 supports research to enable and operate a quantum network infrastructure. The key objectives are to: (i) develop path selection and entanglement allocation algorithms for quantum network flows; (ii) create resource allocation protocols optimized for quantum device quality metrics; and (iii) develop strategies to reduce the classical...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $135,000 supports research toward universal quantum computing with integrated quantum optical frequency combs through August 2025. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award to the University of Virginia will support collaborative research to demonstrate generation of continuous variable cluster states and Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill grid states on a photonic chip. Key objectives are to realize a chip-scale quantum state...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $399,083 will support research at the University of Illinois from August 2022 to July 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award will fund development of single-photon quantum information processing using nonlinear photonic integrated circuits. Specifically, the university researchers will work to generate and manipulate few-photon quantum correlations and entanglement through an integrated photonic system with record-high...
This National Science Foundation award provides $359,999 to the University of Maryland, College Park through September 2022 to August 2025 to support research toward universal quantum computing with integrated quantum optical frequency combs. The award is part of the NSF Engineering Directorate's $47.041 million program to foster innovation in engineering research. Specifically, the university will work to demonstrate generation of continuous variable cluster states and Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $451,486.58 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct accelerated research in quantum computing. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. This grant supports the university's cutting-edge interdisciplinary research initiatives focused on advancing quantum computing capabilities. The project leverages UT Austin's expertise in areas such as...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) will support the development of a new hybrid continuous-discrete variable quantum network architecture and associated models, algorithms, and protocols. The key objectives are to enable high-rate, high-fidelity distribution of quantum entanglement resources for quantum computing, sensing, and communication applications. The 3-year...