April 27, 2023 — The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre announced that it has successfully run its first quantum algorithm on a room-temperature diamond-based quantum system. The system, developed by Quantum Brilliance, was installed at the center and marks the first instance of an algorithm running on a supercomputer connected to an on-premises quantum computer.
The achievement was made on April 18, 2023 at Pawsey Super Computing Centre in Perth, Western Australia.
This milestone demonstrates the effectiveness of hybrid quantum and classical computing models working together to solve complex problems. Additionally, it validates the potential of using room-temperature quantum computers in real-world environments, which may lower barriers to widespread adoption of quantum computing technology.
The achievement was made possible through the collaboration between the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and Quantum Brilliance, a leading innovator in quantum computing technology. Their combined efforts have brought quantum computing one step closer to mainstream application, with the potential to revolutionize various scientific and computational domains.
Looking ahead, Pawsey plans to run a series of quantum chemistry and quantum machine learning simulations on the hybrid system. These simulations will expand the possibilities for researchers to explore the potential of quantum computing in areas such as drug discovery, material science, AI/ML, and more.
About Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre is an unincorporated joint venture between CSIRO, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia. It is supported by the Western Australian and federal governments. The Centre is one of two, tier-1, high performance computing facilities in Australia, whose primary function is to accelerate scientific research for the benefit of the nation. Its service and expertise in supercomputing, data, cloud services and visualization enables research across a spread of domains including astronomy, life sciences, medicine, energy, resources and artificial intelligence.
About Quantum Brilliance
Founded in 2019, Quantum Brilliance is a venture-backed quantum products and solutions company developing diamond quantum computers supported by software and applications. Quantum Brilliance’s goal is to enable mass deployment of its quantum technology to propel industries to harness edge computing applications and next-generation supercomputers. Quantum Brilliance has global partnerships in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific, working with governments, supercomputing centers, research organizations and industry.
Source: Quantum Brilliance and Pawsey Centre