Fujitsu Announces a $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge

Fujitsu has developed 39-qubit CPU-based state vector quantum simulator system consisting of 512 FX700 nodes with by using A64FX processors. The quantum simulator utilizes an enhanced version of “Qulacs,” one of the world's fastest quantum simulator software developed by Osaka University and QunaSys Corporation. They have also prepared a software development kit (SDK) partially compatible with Qiskit, one of the major development tools for quantum computer software. Fujitsu is seeking users to utilize the simulator and provide them with feedback on performance and stability for real world applications. Prospective Participants must be a legal entity, such as a company or an institution and need to apply to become a Participant in this challenge. Participants will be selected based upon elected problem innovation, breadth of applicability and resulting customer impact. The challenge will run through June 30, 2023 and at its conclusion Fujitsu will award $50,000 for the first place entry, $30,000 for second place, and $20,000 for third place. For more information about this challenge and to learn how to apply to become a Participant, you can visit the web page for this Quantum Simulator Challenge here.

March 8, 2023