Dear Friends,
Greetings of the day! Welcome to the 22nd edition of weekly newsletter by OneQuantum India.
Our monthly event on 30th Oct was a grand success. This event was jointly hosted by OneQuantum India and OneQuantum Argentina. I am grateful to our speaker Dr. Mark Jackson (Quantum Evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing) and my colleague Rupesh Srivastava (President Argentina Region at OneQuantum). I am thankful to all attendees for their active participation. The event was well received by various Quantum Computing enthusiasts and practitioners. We had participants from India, Argentina, USA, UK, UAE, Zimbabwe, Israel, the Netherlands & Colombia. You can find out our social media coverage on following link.
I continue to meet various professionals / founders / academia / government officials from the Quantum Community and look forward to setting up a one-on-one interaction with you soon.
Should you have any news to share or authored an article or have delivered a talk or participated in a panel discussion related to Quantum Computing and would wish us to cover the same, feel free to ping me on LinkedIn.
Stay Safe,
Regards,
Chintan Oza
President India Region, OneQuantum
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chintanoza
Controlling noise in a quantum satellite
Researchers have shown an efficient regime for limiting noise in the photon detectors of a quantum satellite, bringing the quantum internet one step closer to reality. "This experiment is an important demonstration of a critical subsystem for the quantum satellite under the kinds of conditions that the satellite will actually face in orbit," said Brendon Higgins, a Research Associate at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo, and the Science Team Technical Lead of the Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite.
Getting Quantum Computing ready for Business
Many digital executives are still unconcerned about quantum computing. However, underneath the excitement is a game-changing change in data-processing capability – and your organization should get engaged as soon as feasible. Quantum computing is one of the most publicized areas of modern technology right now, but that doesn't imply it's on the agenda of every digital leader. One rationale for this prudence is that quantum computing is still in its initial stages of development. Quantum physics is difficult to grasp and even more difficult to put into practice. According to Forrester, we are still years away from mainstream corporate use in the real world. Furthermore, the researcher believes that the sluggish pace of improvement may discourage some businesses from attempting to employ the technology. The intrinsic difficulties of quantum computers may cause enthusiasm to wane.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/quantum-computing-getting-it-ready-for-business/
KLA Corporation Establishes a New Artificial Intelligence-Advanced Computing Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced today the launch of two critical facilities in Chennai, India, to support the company's commitment in innovative research and talent development. The Artificial Intelligence-Advanced Computing Lab (AI-ACL) at KLA will serve as a centre of excellence for AI-focused research and development, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Furthermore, a new office facility in Chennai increases KLA's existing business activities as the firm grows and hires from the region. Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthy, Director of IIT Madras, who officiated at the opening of both facilities, stated, "KLA and IIT Madras have been working together for over 15 years. We look forward to expanding our partnership with KLA in AI, advanced parallel computing, and quantum computing research for semiconductor inspection and metrology applications. The IIT Madras Research Park environment is an ideal facilitator for such an enterprise, with academic collaboration bringing together our resident specialists, top student researchers, and the greatest brains in the business. I would also want to congratulate KLA on the official launch of its new office in RMZ Millenia-II today."
Caltech and Amazon are collaborating to establish a new quantum computing hub
The partnership will assist to reconcile the commercial side of quantum computing with the foundational research being conducted at Caltech, which has a long history of quantum scientific triumphs. "AWS will profit from the concepts that are being developed here on campus," says Oskar Painter (MS '95, PhD '01), John G. Braun Professor of Applied Physics and Physics at Caltech and AWS's head of quantum hardware. According to Painter, because quantum computing is still a relatively modern technology, it is critical for development efforts to be intimately linked to the most recent academic research. This is the Caltech campus's first corporate-partnership facility, and it symbolizes Caltech's goals in bringing basic science to the marketplace. The center will also assist Caltech students and early career scientists through scholarships, internships, and lectures. "Students will be able to connect with cutting-edge research thanks to the center's location at Caltech." "This will be fantastic for students," Painter adds. "And AWS has access to that talent." These are the engineers and scientists who will create quantum computers in the future."
The government should seek Australia's help in establishing a specialized Agri-university in India, according to a new report
According to a report titled 'Recommendations to build stronger ties between India and Australia in technology and innovation - A call to action' released on Friday by the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce (IACC), the six key sectors where India and Australia can work closely to deepen bilateral ties and advance their tech and innovation collaboration are AgriTech, e-commerce & retail tech, EdTech, fintech, health tech, R&D and innovation. The report's suggestions to the Indian government on AgriTech include seeking Australia's knowledge and experience to establish a specialized Agri university in India, as well as encouraging Australian firms to take use of India's cost-effective manufacturing. "We (Australia) are leading the way in cyber security, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and 5G, as well as the legislative frameworks that regulate them." India has emerged as one of our most important partners in science, technology, and innovation. In her keynote presentation, Sarah Kirlew, Australian Consul-General for South India, stated, "We have a vision for an open and robust global digital sector."
Chinese researchers obtain a significant advantage in two mainstream paths
According to analysts, Chinese research teams have made significant advances in superconducting quantum computing and photonics quantum computing technology, making China the only country to achieve quantum computational advantage in two mainstream technical routes, whereas the US has only achieved a "quantum advantage" in superconducting quantum computing. Quantum advantage is a scientific notion that asserts that a quantum computer can perform tasks in some sectors that non-quantum or classical computers cannot, but it will never replace conventional computers. Yuan Lanfeng, a research fellow at the University of Science and Technology's Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale. The research team, led by renowned Chinese quantum physicist Pan Jianwei, created a 66-qubit programmable superconducting quantum computing system dubbed "Zuchongzhi 2.1" after the noted 5th century Chinese mathematician and astronomer, significantly increasing the quantum advantage, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday. "Zuchongzhi 2.1" is ten million times quicker than the world's fastest supercomputer, and its computation complexity is more than one million times more than Google's Sycamore processor. China has achieved quantum advantage in a superconducting quantum computing device for the first time. "Zuchongzhi 2.1" has achieved a quantum advantage for the first time when compared to an earlier processor named "Zu Chongzhi," a 62-qubit programmable superconducting quantum prototype designed by a Chinese research team from the USTC in May, according to Lu Chaoyang, a USTC professor in Hefei, capital city of East China's Anhui Province, on Tuesday.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202110/1237312.shtml
Video of the week
Java and the Promise of Quantum Computing by NY JavaSIG
We've all heard the hype: Quantum computers will leave our current machines wallowing in the dust. Quantum algorithms will crack our current encryption schemes in seconds. Will it really happen? The answer depends on engineering problems that have yet to be solved. But for those of us who write code, many insights are already available. In this workshop, we'll run Java code from Johan Vos's upcoming Quantum Computing in Action book. We'll use the code to find out how quantum algorithms approach problems. This is a hands-on workshop. To participate fully, please have the following installed on your computer before the session begins:
- Java 11 (The software may not work with versions higher than Java 11)
- IntelliJ IDEA (Community or Ultimate)
Presenter: Dr. Barry Burd is a professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University in Madison, NJ, USA. He's a Java Champion and the author of eleven books, most of them for Dummies like himself.