IUCRC Phase I 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(布鲁明顿和印第安纳大学普渡大学-印第安纳波利斯校区)和圣母大学的合作伙伴关系。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。作为中心地点之一，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，上升中心是由巴黎圣母院领导的13所大学组成的联盟，目标是在集成纳米电子学方面取得突破性进展，利用基于量子效应的设备。QCLab(量子计算实验室)的使命是成为国际公认的多学科量子计算中心，通过有效和新颖的量子计算算法、软件工具和设备的应用来加速发现。此外，CNDS(网络与数据科学中心)的成立是为了在人工智能、网络和数据科学方面产生基础性和变革性的进展，既可以作为量子应用的激励案例，也可以作为驱动量子代码的数据源。此外，多名教师经过多年的研究，在非常高性能的计算架构、新兴技术、新兴应用领域(如机器学习)和支持高效执行高度并行算法的工具之间的关系方面获得了国际公认的专业知识。巴黎圣母院还支持在劳动力发展方面的广泛努力。STEM教育中心是圣母大学长期努力的一部分，旨在促进科学、技术、工程和数学的教与学。公民创新中心的愿景是创造一个良性循环，让教职员工和学生分析具有挑战性的问题，并在广泛的合作伙伴网络中发展共同创造知识的能力。最后，工业实验室是Lift(工业未来和转型实验室)网络的圣母院组成部分，该网络由礼来捐赠基金提供4200万美元赠款，旨在提高整个南本德-埃尔克哈特地区的技能获得、研究、商业化和创新。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 (Bloomington and Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis Campuses), and the University of Notre Dame. 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 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, the ASCENT Center is a consortium of 13 universities led by Notre Dame, with a goal to provide breakthrough advances in integrated nanoelectronics, with devices based on quantum effects. The QCLab (Quantum Computing Laboratory) has the mission to serve as an internationally-recognized, multidisciplinary quantum computing hub, based upon accelerating discovery through effective and novel applications of quantum computing algorithms, software tools, and devices. Also, the CNDS (Center for Network and Data Science) was founded to generate fundamental and transformative advances in AI, Network, and Data Science, and can serve as both motivating cases for quantum applications and sources of data for driving quantum codes. In addition, multi-year research by multiple faculty have gained internationally recognized expertise in the relationship between very high-performance computing architectures, emerging technologies, emerging applications areas (such as machine learning), and tools to support efficient execution of highly parallel algorithms. Notre Dame also supports a broad effort in Workforce Development. The Center for STEM Education is part of a long-running Notre Dame effort to advance the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The Center for Civic Innovation has as a vision to create a virtuous cycle wherein faculty and students analyze challenging problems and develop co-creation of knowledge among a broad network of partners. Finally, iNDustry Labs is the Notre Dame component of the LIFT (Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation) network that was launched with a $42M grant from the Lilly Endowment, with a charter to enhance skill attainment, research, commercialization, and innovation across the South Bend - Elkhart Region.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.