Developing an Industry-Inspired Academic Research Center to Address the Opportunities Created by the QUANTUM LEAP Big Challenge

发展受行业启发的学术研究中心，应对 QUANTUM LEAP 大挑战带来的机遇

• 批准号: 1748685
• 负责人: Anthony Boccanfuso
• 金额: $ 4.99万
• 依托单位: University Industry Demonstration Partnership
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-11-01 至 2018-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1748685&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; Industry; Inspired; Academic; Research

Developing an Industry-Inspired Academic Research Center to Address the Opportunities Created by the QUANTUM LEAP Big Challenge Workshop is a high impact, results oriented event that explores the private sector?s interest in partnering with academic institutions in the recently identified NSF Quantum Leap Big Challenge priority area. The workshop will bring together a strategic set of academic and corporate researchers, technology strategists, and thought leaders who possess the required skills and complementary experiences to (a) effectively evaluate the research and commercialization opportunities presented by the NSF Quantum Leap Big Challenge and (b) identify effective approaches to garner substantive industry engagement resulting in the creation of an industry-inspired academic research center. Quantum Leap, advances quantum technologies of the future: quantum communication, quantum computing, quantum sensors, quantum simulators, and potentially others. The powerful language provided by quantum mechanics almost a century ago becomes the foundation upon which to build new industries. This process, sometimes called "the second quantum revolution", is marked by the development of practical and marketable solutions for quantum technologies. To ensure that the Big Ideas initiative has impact, NSF must work with universities as its traditional audience and encourage active collaboration with industry to transform the discoveries created at universities into meaningful products to benefit society.The Strategic Issues track will identify leading technology development issues, listing the top major fields within second-generation quantum technology and the Quantum Leap challenge that most interest industry and ideally, motivate them to share their most pressing research needs in areas such as quantum communication or computing. The Tactical Issues track will identify various issues with creating a compelling NSF program that is structured to maximize industry engagement and investment and deliver longer term impact by addressing the highest priority needs. To achieve these goals, several proven techniques will be employed. a) Survey Instrument: Workshop attendance is limited to ensure for a productive discussion; however, additional voices can provide insights into the workshop?s strategic and tactical issues. The UIDP will employ a web based survey to allow for broader information gathering; the results will be shared with attendees in advance of the actual workshop and use these survey results to shape the discussions.Technical thrust prioritization. Through the Big Issues initiative, NSF seeks to identify where to invest its resources to have the most impact. This workshop provides the NSF a vehicle for gathering specific recommendations in the Quantum Leap arena, and the UIDP proposes using the Heilmeier Catechism to initiate these discussions on the technical priority areas. Finally, this workshop will produce a report that identifies priority research and commercialization thrusts within the Quantum Leap big challenge and identifies strategies for organizing an industry-inspired, academic research center(s) (involving multiple universities) that will attract meaningful external support ? from industry and government ? and be focused on concrete commercially and societally relevant goals. Ideally, the participating companies will also share insights into their high priority technical challenges and use the envisioned center to pursue answers to these matters.

建立一个受行业启发的学术研究中心，以应对量子飞跃大挑战研讨会带来的机遇，这是一项具有高度影响力、注重结果的活动，旨在探索私营部门？S有兴趣与学术机构在最近确定的量子飞跃大挑战优先领域进行合作。研讨会将汇集一组具有战略意义的学术和企业研究人员、技术战略家和思想领袖，他们拥有所需的技能和互补的经验，以(A)有效地评估NSF量子飞跃大挑战带来的研究和商业化机会，(B)确定获得实质性行业参与的有效方法，从而创建一个受行业启发的学术研究中心。量子飞跃，推进未来的量子技术：量子通信、量子计算、量子传感器、量子模拟器，以及其他潜在的技术。近一个世纪前量子力学提供的强大语言成为建立新产业的基础。这一过程有时被称为“第二次量子革命”，其标志是为量子技术开发了实用和适销对路的解决方案。为了确保大创意倡议产生影响，NSF必须与大学合作，作为其传统受众，并鼓励与业界积极合作，将大学创造的发现转化为有意义的产品，造福社会。战略问题跟踪将确定领先的技术发展问题，列出第二代量子技术中最重要的主要领域，以及最令业界感兴趣的量子飞跃挑战，理想情况下，鼓励他们分享他们在量子通信或计算等领域最紧迫的研究需求。战术问题跟踪将确定与创建引人注目的NSF计划有关的各种问题，该计划的结构旨在最大限度地提高行业参与度和投资，并通过满足最优先的需求来产生更长期的影响。为了实现这些目标，将使用几种经过验证的技术。A)调查工具：参加研讨会的人数有限，以确保进行富有成效的讨论；然而，更多的声音可以提供对研讨会的见解？S战略和战术问题。UIDP将采用基于网络的调查，以便进行更广泛的信息收集；结果将在实际研讨会之前与与会者分享，并利用这些调查结果影响讨论。通过大问题倡议，NSF寻求确定在哪里投资其资源以产生最大影响。这次研讨会为国家科学基金会提供了一种在量子飞跃领域收集具体建议的工具，UIDP建议使用海尔梅尔教义问答来启动关于技术优先领域的讨论。最后，本研讨会将编写一份报告，确定量子飞跃重大挑战中优先考虑的研究和商业化推动，并确定组织一个受行业启发的学术研究中心(S)(涉及多所大学)的战略，以吸引有意义的外部支持？来自行业和政府的？并专注于具体的商业和社会相关目标。理想情况下，参与的公司还将分享对其高度优先的技术挑战的见解，并使用设想的中心来寻求这些问题的答案。