IQM Quantum Computers and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have collaborated to demonstrate the integration of quantum computing and high-performance computing (HPC) at the ISC High Performance 2024 conference. The partnership aims to develop future integrated offerings between the two companies. The demonstration will showcase a hybrid solution with both classical and quantum hardware running integration software. Dr. Peter Eder of IQM and Kirk Bresniker of HPE highlighted the potential benefits of combining quantum computing and HPC resources, such as maximizing computational power and developing advanced algorithms.
Quantum-HPC Integration: A Collaboration Between IQM Quantum Computers and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
IQM Quantum Computers, a company known for building quantum computers, has announced a collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a company that provides edge-to-cloud solutions. The collaboration will be showcased at the ISC High Performance 2024, an annual international supercomputing conference in Hamburg. The joint demonstration will highlight the potential of integrating quantum computing and high-performance computing (HPC).
The collaboration between IQM and HPE aims to develop future integrated offerings. The demonstration, developed by Hewlett Packard Labs and IQM teams, will take place at both companies’ booths at the conference. The goal is to demonstrate the potential of a hybrid quantum computing and high-performance computing solution.
The demonstration at ISC 2024 will feature a hybrid solution with classical and quantum hardware running integration software. This aims to optimize the use of quantum computing capabilities in conjunction with classical HPC capacity.
Quantum computing is expected to play a crucial role in the future of high-performance computing. Despite being in its early stages of development, significant progress has been made in quantum computing. It has the potential to solve problems that classical supercomputers alone cannot handle.
IQM has been actively involved in initiatives that offer turn-key hardware solutions for HPC center deployment and preparing HPC centers to become quantum-ready. In Germany, IQM will provide a quantum system to be integrated into a HPC supercomputer at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), one of Germany’s three national supercomputing centers.
Dr. Peter Eder, Head of Strategic Partnerships at IQM Quantum Computers, emphasized the potential benefits of integrating quantum computing and HPC resources. These benefits include maximum computational power and leveraging the strengths of both technologies.
The collaboration between Hewlett Packard Labs and IQM aims to demonstrate that hybrid quantum-classical platforms are ready for HPC center users to explore, create, and test advanced algorithms, develop internal resource capability, and generate intellectual property.
However, engineering efforts on how quantum computing and HPC can best work together have lagged behind hardware and algorithm development. Filling this integration gap is key to developing hybrid quantum/classical solutions, and this aspect of product co-development is ongoing.
IQM’s commercial quantum computers include Finland’s ongoing commercial 50-qubit quantum computer co-development project with VTT, IQM-led consortium’s (Q-Exa) HPC quantum accelerator in Germany, and IQM processors will also be used in the first quantum accelerator in Spain. IQM has over 290 employees, with offices in Palo Alto, Warsaw, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Singapore, and Espoo.
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