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- The IIT Madras Center for Quantum Information, Communication and Computing will focus on algorithms.
- It aims to set up an IITM-IBM Quantum Innovation Hub at IIT Madras.
- The collaboration will open new avenues for working with industry partners to accelerate research.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has become the first Indian institute to join the IBM Quantum Network to advance quantum computing skills development and research in the country, IBM (International Business Machines) said on Monday. As a member of the IBM Quantum Network, IIT-M has been tasked with providing IBM’s most advanced quantum computing systems and cloud-based technologies to explore practical applications for IBM’s quantum expertise and realize the broad benefits of this technology for business and society. based access. The IIT Madras Center for Quantum Information, Communication and Computing (CQuICC) will focus on advancing core algorithms in research areas such as quantum machine learning, quantum optimization and application research in finance, a release said.
IBM quantum services will be used to explore areas such as quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, quantum error correction and error mitigation, quantum tomography, and quantum chemistry, and to advance and develop the quantum computing ecosystem in the country using the open-source Kiskit with the framework. , Researchers from IIT Madras, with support from IBM Research India, will lead research advances in applications of quantum computing that are relevant to India, the release said.
IBM and IIT Madras have a long association in education and research areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Last year, IIT Madras joined IBM’s quantum education program to provide students and faculty access to IBM quantum learning resources, quantum tools, and quantum systems for education and research purposes.
In August last year, IBM Quantum and IIT Madras also jointly offered a course on quantum computing on the NPTEL platform to over 10,000 participants. The current initiative enlists IIT Madras among the more than 180 members of the IBM Quantum Network, a global community of Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academic institutions and research laboratories working with IBM Quantum Technology to advance quantum computing and To explore practical applications.
The IBM quantum team and its global ecosystem of network organizations are researching and exploring how quantum computing will help a wide variety of industries and disciplines, including finance, energy, chemistry, materials science, optimization and machine learning. Speaking about this collaboration, Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras said, “We intend to continue this relationship to greater heights and aim to establish an IITM-IBM Quantum Innovation Hub at IIT Madras. Huh.” “This builds on our successful collaboration on quantum computing education last year, and promises to open new avenues and directions for research and innovation,” said Dr Anil Prabhakar, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras. The IBM Quantum Network will provide our faculty with direct access to state-of-the-art quantum hardware and software. This enables us to use our interdisciplinary expertise to tackle some of the most challenging problems in the field of quantum computing today,” said Dr. Prabha Mandayam, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Madras.
Welcoming IIT Madras to IBM Quantum Networks, IBM India Managing Director Sandeep Patel said that the collaboration is a new way of accelerating research, realizing quantum and working with industry partners to build a vibrant quantum ecosystem in India. Will open the way Patel said, “We believe the joint work will contribute to the development and future of India’s National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications, and to position India as one of the global powerhouses in computing.” I will move forward.”
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