Project Grant 2313083

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $630,000 Project Grant under its Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Office of Research Administration. The grant will fund a collaborative research project between UCLA's Computer Science Department and Harvard University's Physics Department focused on developing novel compilation methods for Dynamically Reconfigurable Atom Arrays (DRAAs) - an emerging quantum computing hardware platform.

Key objectives of the 3-year project include: (1) scalable compilation techniques to efficiently map, schedule, and coordinate atom movement for DRAA systems with hundreds to tens of thousands of atoms; (2) optimization of the DRAA's cache-based architecture to enable efficient data reuse and movement; (3) customized error correction methods that leverage DRAA's unique properties; and (4) selective error correction under resource constraints. The research team will test the compilation algorithms and flow experimentally on DRAA quantum computers developed at Harvard. The project also aims to integrate the research with educational initiatives to train students in quantum computing and large-scale design automation.