Controlling Quantum Devices: Virtual Systems and the Challenge of Scaling

这个项目将解决量子设备控制方面的两个重要挑战。第一个涉及纳米机械谐振器的冷却和控制。将开发一种方法，利用量子误差校正来提高通过超导电路进行控制的精度。第二个挑战是为控制和计算的复杂量子电路设计快速高效的实现。将研究各种旨在降低优化这类电路所需计算能力的方法。作为该项目的一部分，研究生和本科生将接受高性能计算方面的培训。威廉姆斯学院和马萨诸塞大学波士顿分校(UMB)将支持和加强学生接触并行计算。该项目将进一步发展威廉姆斯学院和UMB之间的研究和指导合作。威廉姆斯学院是一所杰出的本科院校，UMB是一所公立城市研究生机构。

Two important challenges in the control of quantum devices will be addressed in this project. The first involves the cooling and control of nano-mechanical resonators. A method will be developed that exploits quantum error-correction to increase the accuracy of control via superconducting circuits. The second challenge is designing fast and efficient implementations for complex quantum circuits for control and computation. Various approaches aimed at reducing the computing power needed to optimize such circuits will be investigated.As part of the project, graduate and undergraduate students will be trained in high-performance computing. Student access to parallel computing will be supported and strengthened at Williams College and the University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMB). The project will further develop a research and mentoring collaboration between Williams College, an outstanding undergraduate institution, and UMB, a public urban graduate institution.