IUCRC Planning Grant University of Notre Dame: Center for Quantum Technologies (CQT)

量子技术中心(CQT)是普渡大学、印第安纳大学、圣母大学和印第安纳大学普渡大学印第安纳波利斯分校(IUPUI)之间的合作伙伴关系。CQT的使命是与行业和政府利益攸关方合作，确定量子技术方面的迫切需求和挑战，然后开发新的解决方案来应对这些机会。量子技术受亚原子粒子物理学的支配，与计算、传感、成像、计量学、通信和密码学相关。由于其广泛的适用性，量子技术具有变革性的潜力，用于智能、金融安全、计算、医学和导航。社会已经进入第二次量子革命，但仍处于初级阶段，新兴的量子产业需要进行重大的基础研究，以成熟新技术。CQT研究人员将与行业成员合作，利用他们在量子科学和工程方面的专业知识，开发基础知识，并将其转化为具有增强功能和性能的行业友好型量子设备、系统和算法。此外，CQT将帮助培训下一代量子科学家和工程师，以支持急需的量子劳动力的发展。学生不仅将进行中心研究，还将帮助撰写项目报告，在一年两次的会议上发表演讲，并与行业和政府成员互动。最后，CQT将利用四所大学中每一所大学的现有项目，吸引和支持传统上在STEM学科中代表性较低的学生。作为四个中心之一，圣母大学将利用其现有的中心和产业关系，推动先进材料和设备、自旋化学等物理现象的量子模拟、数据科学和机器学习的量子算法以及高性能计算系统架构等领域的量子研究。例如，巴黎圣母院领导着由14所大学组成的联盟Ascent Center，致力于利用量子效应的设备的研究和开发。此外，巴黎圣母院的量子计算实验室(QCLab)与工业界在自旋化学现象的量子模拟方面有着长期的合作关系。作为IBM Q网络的一员，大学研究人员和他们的学生可以访问IBM的量子计算机。巴黎圣母院的教员研究经典超级计算机的体系结构和局限性，并对新兴的“艾级”计算机进行基础研究。此外，圣母大学的CQT活动将与其他校园中心，包括STEM教育中心、公民创新中心和行业实验室相结合，将劳动力发展和代表不足群体的STEM教育扩展到量子领域。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Center for Quantum Technologies (CQT) is a partnership between Purdue University, Indiana University, the University of Notre Dame, and Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI). The mission of the CQT is to collaborate with industry and government stakeholders to identify compelling needs and challenges in quantum technologies, and then develop novel solutions to address these opportunities. Quantum technologies are governed by the physics of sub-atomic particles and have relevance to computing, sensing, imaging, metrology, communications, and cryptography. Because of their wide-ranging applicability, quantum technologies have the potential to be transformative, with uses in intelligence, financial security, computing, medicine, and navigation. Society has entered the second quantum revolution, but it is still in its infancy, and the nascent quantum industry requires significant fundamental research to mature novel technologies. In partnership with industrial members, the CQT researchers will use their expertise in quantum science and engineering to develop and transfer foundational knowledge into industry-friendly quantum devices, systems, and algorithms with enhanced functionality and performance. Additionally, the CQT will help train the next generation of quantum scientists and engineers to support the development of a critically needed quantum workforce. Students will not only conduct Center research, but also help writing project reports, present at biannual meetings, and interact with industry and government members. Finally, the CQT will leverage established programs at each of the four universities to engage and support students traditionally underrepresented in STEM disciplines. As one of the four Center sites, the University of Notre Dame will leverage its existing Centers and industrial relationships to drive quantum research in the areas of advanced materials and devices, quantum simulations of physical phenomena such as spin chemistry, quantum algorithms for data sciences and machine learning, and high-performance computing systems architectures. For example, Notre Dame leads the ASCENT Center, a consortium of 14 universities, on the research and development of devices that use quantum effects. Also, Notre Dame’s Quantum Computing Lab (QCLab) has a long-running relationship with industry into quantum simulations of spin-chemical phenomena. As a member of IBM’s Q Network, university researchers and their students have access to IBM’s quantum computers. Notre Dame faculty study the architecture and limits of classical supercomputers and foundational studies into the emerging “exascale” computers. In addition, Notre Dame’s CQT activities will mesh with other campus Centers, including the Center for STEM Education, the Center for Civic Innovation, and iNDustry Labs, to expand both workforce development and STEM education of underrepresented groups into the quantum realm.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.