Since Gina Tourassi began her career, computer science has come a long way. Tourassi learned programming in the 1980s starting with QBasic. It’s a programming environment that hasn’t been included with Microsoft operating systems for more than 20 years. When she first discovered her love of computational research, computer scientists were programming artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Meet OLCF’s Gina Tourassi, Director of National Center for Computational Sciences
November 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Yonsei Univ. to Bring IBM Quantum System One to Korea
November 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
SEOUL, November 16, 2021 — Today at the IBM Quantum Summit, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Yonsei University announced that Korea is expected to become the fourth country in the world to have an on-premises IBM Quantum System One after the United States, Germany, and Japan. The IBM Quantum System One at Yonsei is expected to be online in 2023 at […]
IBM Unveils 127-Qubit Quantum Processor
November 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Nov. 15, 2021 — IBM today announced a 127-quantum bit (qubit) ‘Eagle’ processor at the IBM Quantum Summit 2021. The company said the processor is a significant step toward tapping into the massive computing potential of devices based on quantum physics and “heralds the point in hardware development where quantum circuits cannot be reliably simulated […]
BMW Group and AWS Pick QCI Qatalyst as Finalist in Quantum Computing Challenge
November 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
LEESBURG, Va., Nov. 9, 2021 – Quantum Computing Inc. (Nasdaq: QUBT), whose mission is to brige the power of classical and quantum computing, announced that its Qatalyst quantum software was selected as one of three finalists for the final round of the BMW Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Quantum Computing Challenge for the Vehicle Sensor Placement use case. The […]
Nov. 4 Chicago Quantum Summit to Focus on Quantum Ecosystems
November 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
CHICAGO — Experts in quantum science and technology from around the globe will gather tomorrow, November 4, both virtually and in person, for the fourth annual Chicago Quantum Summit. The event, hosted by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, will bring together academic, government, and industry leaders to discuss how the field can strengthen and expand the quantum […]
HPE’s HPC Leader Justin Hotard on the Broader Impacts and Implications of Exascale
October 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In this interview with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s SVP/GM of High Performance Computing & Mission Critical Solutions Justin Hotard, he discusses the new world to be enabled by exascale supercomputing. Among the topics he delves into: why exascale is applicable to more market sectors (read: the enterprise) than some may think and how the Cray programming environment is facilitating supercomputing’s rapidly evolving heterogeneous super power: HPC combined with AI.
Pasqal Launches ML Protocol for Comparing Graph-based Data on Quantum Systems
October 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
PARIS, Oct. 28, 2021 – Pasqal, developers of neutral atom-based quantum technology, today announced the publication of a scientific paper in the peer-reviewed APS Physics journal Physical Review A presenting a new machine learning protocol for measuring the similarity between graph-structured data on quantum computers. Titled “Quantum evolution kernel: Machine learning on graphs with programmable arrays of qubits,” the […]
‘Nice Win’ for Ponte Vecchio – SiPearl Picks Intel GPU for European Exascale
October 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
SiPearl, designing the microprocessor for European supercomputers, today announced it will incorporate Intel’s forthcoming “Ponte Vecchio” GPU, along with Intel’s oneAPI cross-architecture programming model, in a partnership for the first European exascale supercomputers. SiPearl said the Intel partnership allows European customers “the possibility” to combine SiPearl’s HPC CPU, called Rhea, with Intel’s family of general-purpose […]
Let’s Talk Exascale: Guiding the Construction of Frontier’s Mechanical Systems
October 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In this episode of the Let’s Talk Exascale podcast, David Grant, high performance computing engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, talks with the lab’s Scott Gibson about Frontier, the nation’s first exascale supercomputer scheduled to be installed by the end of this year. Grant, who works in ORNL’s Laboratory Modernization Division is responsible for ensuring that supercomputers installed at the lab have the cooling capacity required to operate 24/7.
ColdQuanta’s Research-as-a-Service Begins 1st Project with Oak Ridge
October 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 18, 2021 — Cold atom quantum technology company ColdQuanta has announced the company has embarked on its first project under its new Quantum Research as a Service (QRaaS) Division to build a custom ion trap system for Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The QRaaS division sits alongside the company’s Quantum Computing and Cold […]
