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Quantum computers hold great promise as the next generation of hardware. They are based on counterintuitive phenomena from quantum mechanics. For specific problems, quantum algorithms can massively outperform classical algorithms. There are many ideas for applications, but the question of what exactly quantum computers can achieve is largely open. CWI investigates quantum software and applications of the few-qubit platforms that will become available in the near future, including cryptography in a quantum world.
CWI’s quantum research is concentrated in the QuSoft research centre, which was founded with UvA and VU in 2015 to investigate quantum software. It is complementary to the QuTech institute at the TU Delft, which is developing quantum hardware. Quantum technology is a major topic on political innovation agendas, both nationally and internationally. The EU recently announced a 1 billion dollar flagship program in Quantum Technology.
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QUANTUM STORIES
CWI researcher Ronald de Wolf and his co-authors received the ACM STOC 10-year Test of Time Award for the exceptional long-term impact of their article, during STOC - one of the most important conferences in theoretical computer science.
Léo Ducas is aangesteld als deeltijdhoogleraar Mathematische Cryptologie aan de Universiteit Leiden. Bij het CWI ontwierp hij al verschillende cryptosystemen, waarvan sommige binnenkort misschien als nieuwe internationale standaarden worden aangenomen.
Léo Ducas is appointed as a part-time professor Mathematical Cryptology at Leiden University. At CWI, he designed several cryptosystems, some of which might soon be adopted as new international standards.
Ter gelegenheid van CWI’s 76e verjaardag op 11 februari 2022 vertellen we de korte geschiedenis van quantumcomputing bij het CWI.
Celebrating CWI’s 76th birthday on the 11th of February 2022, we tell the short history of quantum computing at CWI.
On 26 January Farrokh Labib (CWI, QuSoft) defended his thesis on quantum information theory. His research helps to map out how information can be processed on quantum systems.
Stacey Jeffery, senior researcher at CWI’s Algorithms and Complexity Group and QuSoft in Amsterdam, is awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro for research on Algorithms, Security and Complexity for Quantum Computers (ASC-Q).
In October 2021 the MoU of the Quantum Application Lab (QAL) was signed by its six partners. QAL will connect scientific developments of quantum hardware and software with demand-driven solutions.
On 14 July the new quantum innovation hub Quantum.Amsterdam, established by CWI, Uva and QuSoft, and Quantum Delta NL raised the flag together to celebrate their close collaboration for the coming seven years. Their aim is to boost quantum research and development in the Amsterdam ecosystem.
The financial injection of 615 million euros from the National Growth Fund of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy gives a tremendous boost to quantum research and development in the Amsterdam ecosystem.
Funds will be used to train 2,000 researchers and engineers to scale 100 start-ups and to host three corporate R&D labs in the Netherlands by 2027
