QCIS-FF: Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellow at Stony Brook University

由物理科学、计算机科学、工程学和数学的融合所实现的量子计算具有巨大的潜力，可以彻底改变计算和通信，从而对经济增长和国家安全至关重要的各种应用领域产生巨大影响。然而，实际量子计算的发展仍处于起步阶段，在计算，通信，模拟和传感领域存在许多开放的工程和研究挑战。要释放量子计算的全部潜力，需要共同努力，建立一支大容量的量子计算队伍。目前，美国大学中很少有计算机科学、信息科学或计算机工程系在量子计算方面拥有重要的专业知识，这将有助于创建这样的劳动力。该奖项旨在聘请一名初级终身教职人员担任斯托尼布鲁克大学计算机科学（CS）系的NSF教职研究员。该大学在量子相关领域已经拥有强大的研究团队，包括量子信息科学，量子通信和量子模拟的物理和天文学系。该小组将提供必要的跨学科联系。CS部门在计算机体系结构，网络，密码学，安全，理论，分布式系统，编程语言和机器学习领域也有显着的优势。这些领域将通过使用量子计算和通信原理对传统方法进行彻底改造的招聘机会得到支持。该大学将聘请一名量子算法和网络领域的教职研究员，以最大限度地发挥与该部门现有优势领域的合作潜力。该部门，大学及其外部合作伙伴有一个合作研究和教育的环境，以及支持专业成长的结构，使研究员能够茁壮成长，并在量子计算领域发挥领导作用。成功实现提案目标还将对未来的计算机科学学生进行量子计算方面的教育产生广泛的影响，从而促进未来的量子就绪劳动力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Quantum Computing, enabled by the convergence of physical sciences, computer science, engineering, and mathematics, has an enormous potential to revolutionize computing and communications and thus make a huge impact on a variety of applied sectors critical for economic growth and national security. However, the development of practical quantum computing is still in its infancy, with a number of open engineering and research challenges in the areas of computation, communication, simulation, and sensing. Unlocking the full potential of quantum computing will need a concerted effort in building a large-capacity quantum computing workforce. At present, very few Computer Science, Information Science or Computer Engineering departments in US universities have significant expertise in quantum computing that will enable the creation of such a workforce. This award aims at hiring a junior-level tenure-track faculty as an NSF Faculty Fellow in the Computer Science (CS) Department at Stony Brook University. The university already has a strong research group in quantum-related areas including quantum information science, quantum communications and quantum simulation in its Physics and Astronomy Department. This group will provide the necessary interdisciplinary connections. The CS department also has notable strengths in the areas of computer architecture, networks, cryptography, security, theory, distributed systems, programming languages, and machine learning. These areas will be bolstered by this hiring opportunity via radical reformulation of traditional approaches using quantum computing and communications principles.The university will hire a Faculty Fellow in the areas of quantum algorithms and networking, to maximize the potential for collaboration with existing areas of strength in the department. The department, the university, and its external partners have an environment for collaborative research and education, and structures to support professional growth, to enable the Fellow thrive and progress towards a leadership role the area of quantum computing. Successful accomplishment of the proposal objective will also have a broad impact of educating future computer science students on topic of quantum computing, thus facilitating a quantum-ready workforce of the future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.