Aegiq, BAE Systems, the National Quantum Computing Centre and NVIDIA have collaborated to scale quantum algorithms for complex engineering simulations, achieving calculations encompassing billions of points relevant to aircraft design, the company says. The project was awarded through the 2025 STFC Cross Cluster Proof of Concept: SparQ Quantum Computing Call.

“With the expert knowledge and guidance from BAE Systems, this project has delivered actionable insight into how future fault-tolerant quantum computers can have a transformational impact on advanced manufacturing industries,” said Callum Duncan, Head of Quantum Applications at Aegiq. This work establishes a quantum-ready architecture capable of using future processors and potentially accelerating innovation across sectors from climate change to clean energy.

Aerodynamic Simulations Accelerated with Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing

Aegiq scaled its computational codes to handle simulations encompassing billions of points, an important step toward applying quantum-classical computing to real-world aircraft design, by using NVIDIA DGX Spark and data center NVIDIA AI infrastructure. This achievement moves beyond theoretical exploration, demonstrating a capacity to model aerodynamic problems at a scale relevant to complex engineering challenges.

The team’s work focused on simulating airflow around a two-dimensional aerofoil, building a complete solution pipeline for the Navier-Stokes equations, and achieving this scale required a hybrid approach combining classical and quantum resources, according to Aegiq. The resulting architecture is designed to integrate future quantum processors as they mature in both size and reliability, offering a potential pathway to quantum advantage in computational fluid dynamics.

This collaboration extended beyond purely technical testing, framing the partnership as a means of understanding the practical implications of quantum computing for advanced manufacturing. Dr. Simon Plant, Deputy Director for Innovation at NQCC, noted that Sam Stanwyck, Director of Quantum Product at NVIDIA, added that “Aegiq’s use of CUDA-Q and DGX Spark to develop novel quantum applications shows the importance of accelerated computing for quantum computing research,” and that Aegiq’s work focused on refining applications within hybrid quantum-classical systems. The resulting quantum-ready architecture may benefit other sectors reliant on complex calculations, including climate change modeling, clean energy development and life sciences research.

Aegiq’s use of CUDA-Q and DGX Spark to develop novel quantum applications shows the importance of accelerated computing for quantum computing research.
Sam Stanwyck, Director of Quantum Product at NVIDIA

Source: https://www.aegiq.com/newsroom/experts-unite-to-speed-up-engineering-with-quantum-technology

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