The agreement will see the building of a joint platform that will enable collaborative development of quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC) by exploring the on-premises integration of QB's quantum computing cluster into HPC systems at ORNL.
This collaboration aims to enhance the synergy between quantum and classical computing by leveraging QB's deployable room-temperature diamond quantum accelerators and ORNL's state-of-the-art HPC infrastructure. It also underscores both organisations' commitment to pushing the boundaries of computational capabilities and advancing scientific research, marking the beginning of a long-term partnership.
By joining forces, QB and ORNL will demonstrate their ability to operate at the forefront of integrating on-premises quantum computing hardware with HPC infrastructure, pioneering this groundbreaking field of technology.
The collaboration will focus on integrating an on-premises cluster of QB's quantum accelerators with ORNL's HPC systems to explore the performance and effectiveness of parallelized and hybridised quantum computing.
Parallel quantum computing refers to multiple quantum processors working together to solve a problem. Hybrid quantum computing refers to both quantum and classical processors working together on a problem.
“Parallel quantum computing holds transformative potential for scientific discovery and industrial applications that require high-performance computing,” said Dr. Travis Humble, Director, Quantum Science Center at ORNL. “Partnering with Quantum Brilliance allows us to explore effective integration with our existing HPC systems, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements that will inform the design of future HPC infrastructure.”
The team plans to co-develop new computational methods that exploit parallel and hybrid computing and new software tools that will enable users to implement those methods and develop their own.
New knowledge of the hybrid computing systems is expected to enable ongoing co-design of superior computing systems, and the infrastructure tools and practical know-how to manage operations.
The inclusion of quantum accelerators alongside high-powered classical computing will help to open the door for the discovery of solutions to certain complex problems currently unsolvable with classical computing alone.
“This collaboration represents a significant milestone in our mission to bring quantum computing to practical applications,” said Mark Luo, CEO of Quantum Brilliance. “By integrating the world’s first cluster of room-temperature QPUs with ORNL's leading HPC infrastructure, we aim to demonstrate the benefits of parallel quantum computing. This is a critical milestone towards achieving massively parallelized quantum accelerators, which we believe will be the preferred architecture in HPC centres.”
