Eviden, an Atos business, and Alice & Bob have partnered to make Alice & Bob’s patented cat qubit technology accessible to end users in Qaptiva, Eviden’s quantum application development platform. Cat qubits, pioneered by Alice & Bob, are a promising solution to quantum computing’s biggest problem: computation errors. This innovative design could reduce the hardware requirements for a fault-tolerant quantum computer by up to 60 times compared to other technologies. The partnership aims to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing and allow users to implement quantum error correction.
Partnership for Quantum Computing Advancement
Eviden, a business under Atos, and Alice & Bob, a French start-up, have collaborated to integrate Alice & Bob’s patented cat qubit technology into Qaptiva, Eviden’s quantum application development platform. Cat qubits, a technology developed by Alice & Bob, offer a potential solution to one of the biggest challenges in quantum computing: computation errors. The innovative design of cat qubits could reduce the hardware requirements for a fault-tolerant quantum computer by up to 60 times compared to other qubit technologies.
By incorporating Alice & Bob’s cat qubits into its Qaptiva platform, Eviden is taking a significant step towards fault-tolerant quantum computing. Users of the platform will now be able to learn how to use the biased noise of cat qubits to implement quantum error correction, a crucial mechanism to overcome the noise that affects all quantum computers.
The Qaptiva platform allows users to experiment with cat qubits and emulate the behaviour of architectures creating several logical qubits, each made with several physical qubits. Cat qubits will also be supported as a compilation target to improve current quantum algorithms. Access to real quantum computers featuring cat qubits and optimised compilation will be available in the future.
The French Quantum Ecosystem
This partnership underscores the dynamism of the French quantum ecosystem, which includes five major hardware manufacturers, significant software and cloud players, governmental support, and innovative end-user companies.
Alice & Bob, founded in 2020, has already raised 30M€ in VC capital, hired over 70 employees, and demonstrated experimental results surpassing those of technological giants like Google or Amazon. The company specialises in cat qubits, a technology that significantly reduces hardware requirements compared to competing approaches.
Eviden, an Atos Group company, is a next-gen technology company in data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation with a strong portfolio of patented technologies. It has a leading position in advanced computing, security, AI, cloud and digital platforms, providing deep expertise for all industries in more than 53 countries.
The Impact of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
The impact of fault-tolerant quantum computing is expected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars in various fields such as material science, energy, artificial intelligence, logistics, aeronautics, automotive, pharmaceuticals, finance, and more.
Alice & Bob’s mission is to realise the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer. Integrating their cat qubit technology into Eviden’s Qaptiva platform is a significant step towards this goal.
The Qaptiva platform enables customers to explore the rich universe of quantum computing technologies. Adding Alice & Bob’s cat qubits makes it richer than ever, providing a fascinating building block for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Eviden is a next-gen technology company in data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation with a strong portfolio of patented technologies. With leading positions in advanced computing, security, AI, cloud and digital platforms, it provides deep expertise for all industries in more than 53 countries. Eviden is an Atos Group company with approximately € 5 billion in annual revenue.
Alice & Bob is a French start-up aiming to realise the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer. Founded in 2020, Alice & Bob has already raised 30M€ in VC capital, hired over 70 employees, and demonstrated experimental results surpassing those of technological giants like Google or Amazon. Alice & Bob specialises in cat qubits, a technology reducing hardware requirements by up to 60 times compared to competing approaches.
“We are very excited to partner with Eviden and bring our customers to the future of quantum computing: error correction and fault-tolerance. We are on a mission to escape decoherence, and Qaptiva is the perfect platform to show how this can be achieved.”
Théau Peronnin, CEO at Alice & Bob
“The Qaptiva platform enables our customers to explore the rich universe of quantum computing technologies, and today’s addition makes it richer than ever. Alice & Bob’s cat qubits are a fascinating building block for fault-tolerant quantum computers.”
Cédric Bourrasset, Global Head of HPC-AI and Quantum Computing at Eviden, Atos Group:
Quick Summary
Eviden, an Atos business, and Alice & Bob have announced a partnership to integrate Alice & Bob’s patented cat qubit technology into Eviden’s quantum application development platform, Qaptiva. This innovative technology could reduce the hardware requirements for a fault-tolerant quantum computer by up to 60 times, offering a solution to quantum computing’s biggest problem: computation errors.
- Eviden, an Atos business, and Alice & Bob have announced a partnership to integrate Alice & Bob’s patented cat qubit technology into Eviden’s quantum application development platform, Qaptiva.
- Cat qubits, pioneered by Alice & Bob, are a promising solution to computation errors in quantum computing. They can reduce the hardware requirements for a fault-tolerant quantum computer by up to 60 times compared to other qubit technologies.
- The partnership will allow users of Qaptiva to learn how to use the biased noise of cat qubits for quantum error correction, a crucial mechanism to overcome the noise issues in all quantum computers.
- The collaboration also highlights the vitality of the French quantum ecosystem, which includes five major hardware manufacturers, major software and cloud players, governmental support, and cutting-edge end-user companies.
- Théau Peronnin, CEO at Alice & Bob, and Cédric Bourrasset, Global Head of HPC-AI and Quantum Computing at Eviden, Atos Group, expressed their excitement about the partnership and the potential of cat qubits in the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers.
- Alice & Bob is a French start-up aiming to create the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer.
- Eviden is experienced in data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation.