European agency announces research project to develop neural networks for quantum error correction

Quantum Machines, provider of the quantum orchestration platform, Alice & Bob, a leading European developer of quantum processors, and Europe's leading quantum quantum computer led by Prof. Benjamin Huard of Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and Prof. Florian Marquardt of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Computational research team, announced the launch of the ARTEMIS project: the establishment and commercialization of a new quantum control method based on neural networks.

To overcome two major challenges in quantum computing - quantum error correction and optimal control, the 3-year project will focus on developing a quantum controller that incorporates a real-time neural network capable of generative control. The use of neural networks promises to improve the precision and performance of quantum processors and greatly reduce the required classical control resources, which is a real bottleneck in addressing the scaling-up of error correction and optimal control methods.

The expected outcome of the project is  as follows:

1) Deploy a general-purpose quantum controller with a user-friendly interface and accompanying open-source codebase to enable novel approaches on various quantum processors and devices;

2) Cloud-based quantum processors have unique user interfaces that allow programming and execution of rich real-time neural networks. This will allow researchers to explore this new approach towards practical quantum computing and quantum sensing, even if they do not have direct access to quantum hardware.

Dr Yonatan Cohen, CTO of Quantum Machines, said: "The future viability of practical quantum computing depends heavily on enabling error correction in a consistent and efficient manner, and we expect that the neural networks being developed as part of ARTEMIS will Helping to improve our control of large numbers of qubits, even in the presence of environmental decoherence, could help facilitate real-world deployment of quantum computers."

Dr Théau Peronnin, CEO of Alice & Bob, said: "Alice & Bob's goal is to reduce the minimum quantum resources required to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer, and by improving control efficiency, ARTEMIS advances this idea beyond cryostats and enables The reality of practical quantum computing is one step closer."

The program will leverage the combined expertise of participating companies and institutions in microwave engineering, machine learning, control theory, experimental quantum physics, commercial product design and implementation, and industrial-scale quantum computers to realize the full potential of the program.

Benjamin Huard, professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, said: "We hope that neural networks can help identify new strategies for quantum control. In particular, we expect considerable progress in discovering optimal control laws in imperfect experimental settings. We are delighted To be able to gather such a powerful consortium to experimentally test these ideas and make useful tools for quantum computing."

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