NVIDIA Expands Quantum Computing Horizons with AI Supercomputing

NVIDIA
is
pioneering
advancements
in
quantum
computing
by
integrating
AI
supercomputing
capabilities,
as
highlighted
by
recent
announcements
at
Supercomputing
2024
(SC24).
The
tech
giant
has
formed
partnerships
with
various
industry
and
academic
leaders
to
address
current
challenges
in
quantum
computing
and
push
the
boundaries
of
this
rapidly
evolving
technology,
according
to

NVIDIA.

AI
Meets
Quantum
Computing

Generative
AI
is
playing
a
crucial
role
in
overcoming
quantum
computing
challenges.
NVIDIA
has
collaborated
with
scientists
to
publish
a
research
paper, “Artificial
Intelligence
for
Quantum
Computing,”
which
explores
the
transformative
potential
of
AI
in
this
field.
The
paper
emphasizes
using
AI
models
like
GPT
to
synthesize
quantum
circuits
and
decode
quantum
error
correction
codes,
demonstrating
significant
progress
at
the
intersection
of
these
two
transformative
disciplines.

Innovative
Infrastructure
and
Algorithms

The
collaboration
between
Poznan
Supercomputing
and
Networking
Center
(PSNC),
ORCA
Computing,
and
NVIDIA
has
yielded
the
first
fully
functional
multi-QPU,
multi-GPU,
multi-user
infrastructure.
This
setup
leverages
NVIDIA
H100
Tensor
Core
GPUs
and
the
NVIDIA
CUDA-Q
platform,
showcasing
a
novel
Resource
State
Generator
with
Pretrained
Transformers
(RS-GPT)
algorithm
for
photonic
quantum
processors.
This
collaboration
also
developed
a
hybrid
quantum-classical
generative
adversarial
network
(GAN)
for
facial
recognition
and
a
quantum
neural
network
for
medical
diagnostics.

Integration
of
Quantum
and
Classical
Technologies

At
SC24,
several
announcements
highlighted
CUDA-Q’s
integration
with
various
quantum
hardware
providers,
including
Anyon,
Fermioniq,
and
QuEra.
These
partnerships
facilitate
the
seamless
integration
of
quantum
resources
into
hybrid
algorithms,
broadening
access
to
accelerated
quantum
supercomputing.

Enhancing
Quantum
Hardware
Design

NVIDIA’s
CUDA-Q
platform
now
supports
the
development
of
quantum
hardware
using
AI
supercomputing.
New
dynamical
simulation
capabilities
in
CUDA-Q
0.9
enable
high-accuracy
simulations
of
quantum
systems,
aiding
QPU
vendors
in
hardware
design
and
qubit
improvement.
NVIDIA
is
also
collaborating
with
Google
Quantum
AI
to
perform
large-scale
simulations
of
transmon
qubits,
enhancing
quantum
device
physics
understanding.

Broader
Access
to
Advanced
Algorithms

CUDA-QX,
a
collection
of
application-specific
libraries
optimized
for
GPU
acceleration,
provides
researchers
with
tools
to
explore
next-generation
quantum
computing
topics.
These
libraries
include
quantum
error
correction
codes
and
solvers
for
applications
like
chemical
simulations,
leveraging
GPU
supercomputing
for
unprecedented
scalability.

Collaborative
Breakthroughs

NVIDIA
is
actively
partnering
with
institutions
like
Yale
University
and
Moderna
to
explore
quantum
transformers
for
molecular
generation
and
quantum
neural
networks
for
predicting
biomolecule
binding
affinity.
The
collaboration
with
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
focuses
on
improving
circuit
knitting
techniques,
while
the
partnership
with
Algorithmiq
accelerates
noise
mitigation
in
quantum
computing.

Through
these
partnerships
and
initiatives,
NVIDIA
is
significantly
contributing
to
the
quantum
computing
ecosystem,
offering
tools
and
platforms
that
integrate
AI
and
quantum
technologies
to
solve
complex
computational
challenges.

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