Dear Friends,
The Quantum Computing ecosystem around us in growing day by day. We get to know about various projects undertaken by research institutes. As I moved further and engaged with stakeholders, I discovered that our entrepreneurs are not left behind and are doing their bit to innovate products and services using quantum computing.
Day by day new hardware capabilities are being developed enabling reduced footprint, lower power consumption and enhanced efficiency and quicker scalability. All the stakeholders are recognising importance of Quantum and we take pride in playing a pivotal role.
Stay tuned for our announcement for our next webinar in social media. Do take a moment to reserve your slot and block your calendar. On 17th of July, we would be having an event themed on cybersecurity. This would be a platform for all Quantum and Cyber Security Professionals to meet, network and learn about latest trends.
Enclosing our latest weekly update, hope you like it. Have your read anything interesting during the week and feel that it should be part of our newsletter. Do contact me over LinkedIn and we would be happy to include the news update.
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Regards,
Chintan Oza
President India Region, OneQuantum
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Quantum computing has now been scaled down to size of a desktop
So far, around 50 quantum computers have been created, each with its own software - there is no quantum counterpart of Windows, IOS, or Linux. The new initiative will create an operating system that will allow quantum software to operate on a variety of quantum computing devices. Riverlane, a Cambridge University startup, created the Deltaflow.OS system. Riverlane has a big idea: a quantum operating system that can run on a variety of qubit technologies and scale up to millions of qubits. Full name of this OS is Deltaflow-on-ARTIQ. It is powered by a chip created by consortium member SEEQC that takes up a fraction of the area required by earlier gear. SEEQC is based in the United States, with a large R&D facility in the United Kingdom.
https://www.redsharknews.com/quantum-computing-just-got-desktop-sized
India needs to shed old mindsets, make procedures flexible: Indian Army Chief
General M.M. Naravane, the Chief of Army Staff, said on Thursday that the transition to the digital age runs counter to the existing concept of the Defense Procurement Procedure (DDP) and Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP), and that India needs to change its mindset and make the procedures more flexible and adaptable. India has to shed outdated attitudes and make procedures more flexible and adaptive in order to embrace specialized technologies like Artificial Intelligence, utilize depth in IT, and realize the goal of "Aatmanirbhar Bharat," he added. "A change in bureaucratic operations is badly needed," General Naravane remarked. These disruptive military technologies have also created a slew of ethical concerns, he said, which may have unforeseen repercussions if they don't function as expected. "Niche technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, autonomous and unmanned systems, long-range precision technology, and quantum computing, to mention a few," General Naravane added. In addition, General Naravane stated that India is considering a wide variety of applications, including surveillance, logistics, cyberspace operations, information operations, and, most critically, military training and combat operations, including decision-making.
Australia deepens cyber security ties with India and the United States
As part of the Next Generation Technologies Fund's (NGTF) Australia US Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (AUSMURI) program, three of Australia's leading universities will collaborate with their American counterparts to explore the use of trusted autonomous systems for cyber security. New Delhi and Canberra are steadily increasing their collaboration with the business sector and academics in order to collaborate on skill and knowledge development as well as increase multilateral cooperation. Both countries are key players in the global development of critical and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), next-generation telecommunications (5G/6G), Internet of Things (IoT), quantum computing, synthetic biology, blockchain, and big data, thanks to their technical expertise and engaged user bases. In the first round, three projects would be undertaken. In one project, the University of Sydney's Centre for International Security Studies and the Observer Research Foundation would be working together to establish ethical frameworks and best practices for future quantum technology. In addition, the University of Sydney's School of Computer Science is working with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Reliance Jio, and the University of New South Wales to tackle privacy and security issues in next-generation telecommunications networks.
The world's first scalable multi-chip quantum processor is unveiled by Rigetti Computing
Rigetti, a pioneer in full stack quantum computing recently unveiled the world's first multi-chip scalable quantum processor. Rigetti's method overcomes fundamental scaling issues, paving the way for fault-tolerant quantum computers. This innovative architecture will power the forthcoming 80Q system. Scaling quantum computers has its own set of difficulties. As chip sizes become larger, the chance of failure increases, as does the manufacturing yield, making it more difficult to create high-quality devices. Rigetti has overcome these challenges by creating a technique that allows numerous identical dies to be connected to form a large-scale quantum processor. This modular approach decreases manufacturing complexity by an order of magnitude and allows for faster, more predictable scaling.
AI creates quantum physics experiments that are much beyond what any human could imagine
A machine-learning system that was originally designed to speed up computations is now making astonishing advances at the boundaries of experimental quantum physics. Mario Krenn, a quantum physicist, recalls sitting at a Vienna café in early 2016 looking through computer printouts, trying to make sense of what MELVIN had discovered. MELVIN was a form of artificial intelligence created by Krenn, a machine-learning system. Its mission was to combine the components of traditional quantum experiments to solve novel challenges. It did, in fact, uncover a number of intriguing candidates what any human couldn’t imagine.
Video of the week:
Cybersecurity in the Quantum Future
Quantum computing will open up a slew of new possibilities for scientific development while also posing new cybersecurity problems. Quantum computers are predicted to be able to crack sophisticated encryptions in just 8 hours due to their faster speeds and improved capabilities. These improvements will help the security sector progress, but recent events have demonstrated that existing solutions have low acceptance rates and poor execution, making it more difficult to resolve vulnerabilities.
Enclosed video has the virtual panel discussion with experts Lisa O'Connor from Accenture, Josyula "J.R." Rao from IBM, and Dustin Moody from NIST to discuss the future of cybersecurity and quantum technologies.