Quantinuum teams up with U.K.’s Hartree supercomputing center
Quantinuum is the latest quantum computer maker to align with a classical supercomputer center, having announced it signed a Joint Statement of Endeavour with the STFC Hartree Centre, located in Warrington, U.K., and described as one of Europe’s largest supercomputing centers.
Through the partnership, industrial and scientific users in the U.K. will have access to Quantinuum’s H-Series quantum computer “via the cloud and on-premise,” according to a statement.
“Quantinuum’s H-Series hardware will benefit scientists across various areas of research, including exascale computing algorithms, fusion energy development, climate resilience and more,” said Kate Royse, Director of the STFC Hartree Centre. “This partnership also furthers our five-year plan to unlock the high growth potential of advanced digital technologies for UK industry.”
Both organizations aim to support U.K. businesses and research organizations in exploring quantum advantage in quantum chemistry, computational biology, quantum artificial intelligence and quantum-augmented cybersecurity, the statement added.
The collaboration comes as many companies in the quantum computing and classical computing spaces are exploring new opportunities for quantum-classical integration involving supercomputers. Quera is seeing its quantum machine deployed alongside a new supercomputer in Japan, and companies such as IBM, Fujitsu, and Riken also are involved in similar projects.
Dan O’Shea has covered telecommunications and related topics including semiconductors, sensors, retail systems, digital payments and quantum computing/technology for over 25 years.
