Project Grant DESC0023659

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded $230,000 to Q-Ctrl Federal LLC through its Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the project "Automated Calibration, Characterization and Optimization of Near Term Quantum Processors" from February 14, 2022 to February 13, 2023. Under this Project Grant, Q-Ctrl Federal LLC will provide services to automate calibration, characterization and optimization of near-term quantum processors. The Office of...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, CFDA 47.083, provides $539,000 to develop a Rydberg tweezer quantum processor with real-time optical cavity readout at the University of California, Berkeley from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The award will enable measurements of a portion of a complex quantum system while the remainder continues to evolve coherently. This will be realized using arrays of optically trapped single atoms with...

This $400,000 NSF Engineering Project Grant (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop the QDREAM framework to support quantum dot device autotuning research. The key products and services to be delivered include: Device-physics-based "cold start" simulations that combine finite element electrostatic modeling with a quantum dot model to simulate untuned quantum dot devices. An FPGA-based quantum dot device emulator that can take real voltages and output a charge sensor signal in real-time. A series...

This is a Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The $305,000 award was granted to Emode Photonix LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Boulder, CO, to develop a new computer program that will enhance the design and optimization of photonic devices used in quantum technology. The project aims to create a simulation tool that can more accurately model nonlinear optical interactions and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $500,000 over 4 years to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop a verifiable quantum compiler that integrates formal methods with quantum computing. The project aims to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing by automating the generation of fault-tolerant quantum programs and ensuring their accuracy...

This $120,708.78 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program will support the development of algorithms and firmware for RFSOC electronics to better control qubits and quantum sensors at Theiss Research, a non-profit research organization based in La Jolla, California. The key activities include developing a scalable FPGA-based RFSOC quantum control system capable...

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Maryland, College Park to develop optically active quantum bits (qubits) in silicon. The goal is to create scalable quantum devices by integrating these silicon-based qubits with nanophotonic engineering and microwave control. The research will focus on a silicon color center called the "T center" which can exhibit efficient optical...

This $270,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) to Kent State University aims to enable temporal-reliable quantum learning on NISQ-era devices. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a novel compression-based error adaptor to adjust the parameters and structure of variational quantum circuits (VQCs) based on fluctuating quantum noise,...

This $2.46 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund research into interconnected superconducting and color center qubits in silicon devices from September 2021 through August 2025. The University of California, Berkeley will lead efforts to design high kinetic inductance superconducting devices using disordered superconducting alloys for insensitivity to light fields and coupling microwave fields to mechanical modes....

This three-year, $284,063 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support research into advances in quantum control and noise mitigation using a highly accurate quantum testbed. The University of Arizona, operating through the Arizona Board of Regents, will lead collaborative experimental and theoretical work to develop new techniques for quantum control and shielding quantum devices from noise. Researchers will employ a small,...