Assessing the Needs of the Quantum Industry
Assessing the Needs of the Quantum Industry
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DOI：
10.1109/te.2022.3153841
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发表时间：
2021-08
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Ciaran Hughes;Doug Finke;Dan-Adrian German;C. Merzbacher;P. Vora;H. Lewandowski
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作者：
Ciaran Hughes;Doug Finke;Dan-Adrian German;C. Merzbacher;P. Vora;H. Lewandowski
背景：量子信息科学与技术（QIST）在过去十年中取得了显着进步，不再仅仅局限于研究实验室领域，而是开始在工业应用和产品中开发和应用。随着这一新量子产业的出现，需要接受 QIST 技能和知识培训的新劳动力。研究问题：为了帮助支持这支劳动力的教育和培训，大学和学院需要了解学生可以从事的工作类型以及哪些技能和学位与这些新工作最相关。这些工作、技能和学位是什么？方法：我们报告了对量子行业 57 家公司的调查结果，目的是阐明与新劳动力相关的工作、技能和学位。调查结果：我们发现了一系列工作机会，从高度具体的工作（例如量子算法开发人员和纠错科学家）到商业、软件和硬件领域内更广泛的工作类别。这些更广泛的工作需要一系列技能，其中大部分与量子无关。此外，除了高度具体的职位外，参与调查的公司正在寻找一系列学位级别来填补这些新职位，从学士到硕士再到博士学位。贡献：有了这些知识，学生、教师和大学管理人员可以就如何应对增加未来量子劳动力的挑战做出明智的决定。
Background: Quantum information science and technology (QIST) has progressed significantly in the last decade, such that it is no longer solely in the domain of research labs, but is now beginning to be developed for, and applied in, industrial applications and products. With the emergence of this new quantum industry, a new workforce trained in QIST skills and knowledge is needed. Research Questions: To help support the education and training of this workforce, universities and colleges require knowledge of the type of jobs available for their students and what skills and degrees are most relevant for those new jobs. What are these jobs, skills, and degrees? Methodology: We report on the results from a survey of 57 companies in the quantum industry, with the goal of elucidating the jobs, skills, and degrees that are relevant for this new workforce. Findings: We find a range of job opportunities from highly specific jobs, such as quantum algorithm developer and error correction scientist, to broader jobs categories within the business, software, and hardware sectors. These broader jobs require a range of skills, most of which are not quantum related. Furthermore, except for the highly specific jobs, companies that responded to the survey are looking for a range of degree levels to fill these new positions, from bachelors to masters to Ph.D.s. Contribution: With this knowledge, students, instructors, and university administrators can make informed decisions about how to address the challenge of increasing the future quantum workforce.