Quantum Brilliance Installs a Quantum Computer at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Australia

Testing of the Quantum Brilliance Processor Before Installation at Pawsey

The quantum processor that has been installed by Quantum Brillance at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is a small two-qubit processor primary intended for to test how it can be integrated within a hybrid classical/quantum architecture as a quantum accelerator with the Setonix, Pawsey’s new state-of-the-art HPE Cray Ex supercomputer. The team at Pawsey will be using the system to explore hybrid algorithms as well as collect and optimize operational data for such things as diagnostics, maintenance data and cycles. The learnings that will result from this initial installation will be used for future installation when larger processors are installed. The software platform used to program it will be the XACC (eXtreme scale ACCelerator) software framework originally developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This program was announced last year but took a little longer than initially planned due to Covid-related delays. The Quantum Brilliance processor is unique among the many quantum processors now available because it uses an NV diamond-based technology and operates at room temperature. Additional information about this installation can be found in a news release posted on the Pawsey website here as well as a video available on YouTube here.

May 31, 2022