Dear Friends,
Greetings of the day! Welcome to the 24th edition of weekly newsletter by OneQuantum India. Hope you had a great Diwali festival along with friends and family.
We are gearing up for our next monthly event, this event would be based on the theme of Quantum Internet. Stay tuned for more updates on social media.
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
IBM Quantum System Two previewed, 127-qubit Eagle quantum processor launched
IBM unveiled Eagle, a new 127-qubit processor, as well as concepts for IBM Quantum System Two, the company's next-generation quantum system. The announcement, made during the IBM Quantum Summit, emphasizes IBM's hardware advancements. IBM released its hardware and software roadmaps last year. IBM expects frictionless quantum computing to be available by 2025, enabling a wide range of applications that will outperform traditional computing. Quantum computing is a hot market, as seen by the rise in IonQ stock following agreements with Accenture and Softbank. Honeywell Quantum and Cambridge Quantum will join forces and go public. IBM also anticipates that quantum computing will play a significant role in its future operations.
Our blockchain future is uncertain in the absence of quantum security
The discovery by two teams of Chinese scientists of quantum advantage — a technical phrase for when a computer can execute operations beyond those of a conventional computer — might mark the beginning of a new era. While Google's 54-qubit quantum processor, Sycamore, was the first publicly publicized example of early-stage quantum computing, the recent revelation from the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei is the greatest indication yet that we have passed the information Rubicon.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/without-quantum-security-our-blockchain-future-is-uncertain
Here are World’s top five quantum computing hubs
The worldwide quantum computing industry is still in its initial stages. Despite this, its investment potential is difficult to overlook. According to Markets & Markets, the quantum computing industry was valued at $472 million in 2021 and is predicted to reach $1.7 billion by 2026. A widespread recognition of this potential is driving deliberate attempts by governments and regional organizations to capitalize on the benefits of what some refer to as the "fifth industrial revolution." There are several growing global hotspots, many of which are unsurprisingly close to colleges and organizations with expertise in the sector, but "it is anyone's guess," says Douglas Clark, CEO of inward investment consultant Location Connections.
https://www.investmentmonitor.ai/tech/the-worlds-top-five-quantum-computing-hubs
NVIDIA Collaborates with Google Quantum AI, IBM, and Other Industry Leaders to Accelerate Quantum Computing Research
Because it takes a community to raise a modern technology, NVIDIA is cooperating with Google Quantum AI, IBM, and others to advance quantum computing. Quantum computing has the potential to solve previously intractable issues in domains such as medication development, climate research, machine learning, and finance. The potential is enormous, but so are the obstacles. Today's quantum computers may be too tiny and error-prone to tackle practical tasks, and it’s unclear which quantum algorithms will outperform today's classical computers. NVIDIA released the Quantum software development kit at GTC 2021 to aid in the advancement of quantum computing research.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/11/09/cuquantum-public-beta/
Tian Zhong teaches atoms how to remember to establish the quantum internet
Assistant Professor Tian Zhong develops qubits and other technologies that have the potential to drastically revolutionize present computing to establish the quantum internet. Researchers believe that when the quantum internet arrives, it will change the computer environment on a scale not seen in decades. According to them, it will render hacking obsolete. It will protect the world's electrical grids and voting systems. It will provide infinite computer capacity and allow users to safely communicate data across long distances. However, according to Tian Zhong, assistant professor at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME), the most enticing aspects of the quantum internet are yet to be imagined.
https://chicagoquantum.org/news/build-quantum-internet-tian-zhong-teaches-atoms-how-remember
The New Knowledge Economy in India – An event by Bangalore International Centre
R&D Intensive Hi-Tech industries will dominate the New Knowledge Economy. Currently, India has a negligible presence. Building world class multidisciplinary research universities is essential to close this gap. Welcome to the New Knowledge Economy where R&D Intensive high technology industries will be increasingly dominant. The next few decades are going to be critical in high end technologies like Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, Computing and Telecom, Energy and Battery, Commercial Aircraft, Space, Pharmaceuticals, and in emerging frontier technologies exploiting Genetics, Quantum Physics, Cognitive and Brain Sciences. Only nations with top global multidisciplinary research universities will have the ability to enter this modern technology world. India’s share today in high technology industries is negligible and our gap with advanced economies is growing exponentially. Our vulnerability is made worse by the new threats of technology denial even in commercial sectors, holding hostage entire segments of a nation’s economy. To resist technology colonization, India must move from being an importer and consumer of advanced technologies to become a producer of high-end technologies, as well as become major global research hub. For this we need world class research universities and building them is an urgent national interest. It is critical for our national security, our economic prosperity, and our societal well-being. Dr Anil Kakodkar and Dr Arogyaswami Paulraj will highlight the imperative for building world class multidisciplinary research universities in India and the need for an ambitious and urgent initiative in the private sector.
Video of the week
Aiming for the Future: Quantum Computing in 2050 [Quantum Expert Panel: IEEE QCE 2021]
In 2021, as we are paving the way towards scalable quantum computing, our focus is on solving problems that serve as the most immediate roadblocks. Significantly improving gate fidelity, fabricating increasingly complex QPUs, and building tools for error correction. In the NISQ era of today, our bottlenecks are quite fundamental. With this panel, however, we are aiming at the future with an attempt to envision what the quantum computers of 2050 will look like. We give panelists free rein to think long-term and remove the 3 main roadblocks facing their research today, across various qubit platforms. Instead, we will focus on answering the following questions: What is the next set of big challenges for the quantum research community, and how should this affect the work being done today? What will the ideal future quantum computer look like? What hardware will it contain, and which problems will become the new roadblocks? What kind of architecture will be expected, and what would the role of quantum control be at that point? First, we will introduce the several types of quantum computers being brought forward. Next, we will examine different layers which make up the computer to create a common framework for the discussion: architecture, hardware, and software, to name a few. We expect to have an interesting and engaging conversation about the future of quantum computing and discuss how the quantum community can help propel these ideas forwards.