D-Wave Quantum Inc., a leading quantum computing company, and the University of Southern California (USC) have renewed their multiyear partnership. USC will continue to host a D-Wave Advantage quantum computer, supporting research and adoption of annealing quantum computing solutions. The collaboration provides real-time access to D-Wave’s first U.S.-based system via its Leap quantum cloud service. The system, featuring over 5,000 qubits, is used to address complex computational problems in areas like AI, logistics, and national defense. The partnership aligns with USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing initiative and is led by Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave, and Yannis C. Yortsos, Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Renewed Partnership Between D-Wave Quantum Inc. and University of Southern California
D-Wave Quantum Inc., a company known for its work in quantum computing systems, software, and services, has renewed its multiyear partnership with the University of Southern California (USC). This agreement will allow the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to continue hosting a D-Wave Advantage™ quantum computer, thereby promoting the exploration and adoption of annealing quantum computing solutions for businesses, researchers, and government.
This partnership is not new; USC has had a decade-long relationship with D-Wave’s annealing quantum technology. This continued collaboration underscores the value that D-Wave’s technology brings to USC’s quantum research efforts. The partnership also provides organizations with real-time access to D-Wave’s first U.S.-based system via D-Wave’s Leap™ quantum cloud service. This service allows users to harness the power of annealing quantum computing to tackle real-world optimization challenges.
Quantum Computing: A Tool for Complex Computational Problems
The Advantage system, featuring the highly connected Pegasus™ topology and over 5,000 qubits, is being used to address highly complex computational problems. These problems span various fields, including artificial intelligence (AI), logistics, manufacturing, national defense, supply chain resilience, and sustainability. USC has conducted numerous research and benchmarking studies on D-Wave’s quantum hardware, yielding significant results on the performance and application of annealing quantum computing. These studies include the establishment of coherent quantum evolution at large scale, the development of quantum annealing error correction methods, and the exploration of quantum machine learning in important problems such as Higgs-boson detection.
USC’s Commitment to Quantum Computing Research and Education
The renewed agreement also supports USC’s efforts to achieve the research and education objectives of USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot.” This initiative, which has received more than $1 billion in funding, supports the ethical advancement of technologies such as AI, robotics, and quantum computing. USC has been a pioneering academic institution in quantum computing research and education, and this partnership with D-Wave further strengthens its position as a global leader in this field.
USC’s Quantum Computing Center: A Hub for Quantum Computing Advancement
USC has been a key player in quantum computing research since 2011 when it established the Quantum Computing Center (QCC) at the USC Information Sciences Institute. The center has housed several generations of D-Wave’s quantum systems, enabling researchers to explore the capabilities of annealing quantum computing for a wide range of applications. Since May 2022, the QCC has been home to the first U.S.-based Advantage quantum computer. Nearly 25 million customer problems have been solved by the Advantage system at the QCC since its introduction two years ago.
About D-Wave Quantum Inc. and USC
D-Wave Quantum Inc. is a pioneer in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers and the only company building both annealing quantum computers and gate-model quantum computers. D-Wave’s technology has been used by some of the world’s most advanced organizations, including Mastercard, Deloitte, Davidson Technologies, ArcelorMittal, Siemens Healthineers, Unisys, NEC Corporation, Pattison Food Group Ltd., DENSO, Lockheed Martin, Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of Southern California, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
USC, on the other hand, is a private research university that blends the autonomy for exploration emblematic of a private institution with its size and resources, along with the breadth and scale of a public university. It is a constellation of schools, centers, and institutes where some of the brightest minds work together in a dynamic and collaborative environment, leading the way to the future of education and a healthier, more joyful, and more sustainable Los Angeles and world.
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