There is widespread interest in coupling HPC and Quantum Systems together. A new project “High-Performance Computer and Quantum Simulator hybrid”. HPCQS integrates two quantum simulators of over 100 qubits in supercomputers based in HPC centres in Europe (Luxembourg and Jülich). Funded to a tune of 12 Million euros over four years by EuroHPC JU and the participating member states equally.
“This European initiative leads the way to a commercially viable quantum ecosystem, where quantum computers and HPC centres work hand in hand. We are proud to be part of such an outstanding consortium and look forward to providing our ParityOS to realize this vision in the most efficient way.”
Wolfgang Lechner & Magdalena Hauser, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of ParityQC
Extracts of the Press Release follow. The four-year pilot project HPCQS will develop the programming platform for the quantum simulator. It is based on two European software developments, the Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM)TM and ParTec’s Parastation ModuloTM. Together, these technologies allow the deep, low-latency integration of quantum simulators into classical modular HPC systems as a first-of-its-kind realization.
Further to the central roles of the QLMTM and ParaStation ModuloTM, HPCQS will also work on the deployment of a full hybrid software stack. It will include cloud access, resource management of hybrid workloads, tools and libraries, including benchmarking and certification/performance analysis. Engaging users in co-design will lead to prototype applications in machine learning and scientific simulations, featuring the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) and the Quantum Approximate Optimization algorithm (QAOA).
HPCQS is an open and evolutionary infrastructure that aims at expanding in the future by including a diversity of quantum computing platforms at different technology readiness levels and by allowing the integration of other European quantum nodes. The HPCQS infrastructure realizes the first step towards a European Quantum Computing and Simulation Infrastructure (EuroQCS), as advocated for in the Strategic Research Agenda of the European Quantum Flagship.
“HPCQS is a consequent continuation of the Jülich efforts, driven by JUNIQ, the Jülich Unified Infrastructure for Quantum computing, to establish tight hybrid quantum HPC simulations,”
Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht
To achieve these goals, HPCQS brings together leading quantum and supercomputer experts from science and industry from six European countries. HPCQS will become an incubator for practical quantum HPC hybrid computing that is unique in the world. The five participating European HPC centers JSC at Forschungszentrum Jülich (Tier-0 site, Germany), GENCI/CEA (Tier-0 site, France), Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Tier-0 and pre-exascale site, Spain), CINECA (Tier-0 and pre-exascale site, Italy)
“HPCQS will represent a first ‘small step’ for European scientific teams but it certainly will also prepare the expected ‘giant leap’ towards exceptionally high-performance computing in the near future. We are extremely delighted to build that future together with our European partners”
Philippe Lavocat Chair and CEO of GENCI.
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