About
JHPC-quantum
Research and Development of quantum-supercomputers hybrid platform for exploration of uncharted computable capabilities
Research and Development Project of the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information and Communication Systems
Background
As part of the METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) project “Research and Development Project of the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information and Communication Systems", NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Research and Development Organization) called research projects for "Research and Development of quantum-supercomputers hybrid platform for exploration of uncharted computable capabilities".
The project proposed by the RIKEN, Softbank Corp., the University of Tokyo, and Osaka University was approved. This project is called JHPC-quantum, and it will research and develop the system software, which will connects supercomputers and quantum computers, and use it to construct a quantum HPC hybrid platform and demonstrate its effectiveness. It will connect different types of quantum computers and multiple supercomputers in FY2025. Until the installation of quantum computers is completed, we will develop a software stack which will connect QC and HPC by using QC's computational resources through the cloud. A superconducting quantum computer will be installed in Kobe, and a trapped-ion quantum computer will be installed in Wako. In addition to Fugaku, supercomputers in the university of Tokyo and Osaka university will be connected to them. The R&D period is scheduled for 5 years from November 1, 2023 with stage gate at middle of the period.
Objectives
Quantum computers operate on a completely different principle from conventional computers and are expected to dramatically speed up information processing. At present, however, as the scale of quantum computers increases, it will require more resource of conventional computers for pre-post processing such as error mitigation.
On the other hand, with the advancement of digitalization in information society, the utilization of quantum computers are urgently demanded. It is promising to use the quantum computers in combination with classical computers.
In this project, we are aiming to be the first in the world to develop and build software, platforms, and applications for the integrated use of quantum computers and supercomputers and demonstrate their advantages as technologies to be deployed as services in the post-5G era.
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・In FY2026, operation of the quantum- supercomputer hybrid platform will be started and used to demonstrate the effectiveness of
quantum-HPC hybrid applications. - ・The pre-release of the quantum-supercomputers hybrid platform is planned in the second half of FY2028.
Targets
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Intermediate Target (Stage gate)
We will build a quantum and supercomputer hybrid platform by installing an actual quantum computer and the developed quantum and HPC collaboration system software. We will also establish an operational system and provide the platform to research and developers of quantum and HPC collaborative applications.
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Final Target
We will demonstrate the effectiveness of the application of quantum-HPC hybrid by using several applications and algorithms (currently assuming quantum dynamics applications) on the developed quantum-supercomputers hybrid platform. By using the developed quantum-HPC hybrid system software, we will construct a multi-platform consisting of multiple supercomputers and clouds, multiple quantum computers and quantum computer simulators. In addition, we will confirm that each of them can be used mutually.
R&D Topics
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Quantum-HPC hybrid software
Development of system software for seamless and efficient use of quantum computers and supercomputers by coordinating computing resources optimally.
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Modular quantum software libraries
Developing modular software tailored to application fields and developing high-level software libraries for error mitigation and circuit optimization processing specialized to the characteristics of quantum computers. The software enables to develop advanced quantum applications by combining them as modules.
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Cloud computing technology for quantum-supercomputer hybrid platform
Develop cloud infrastructure software to support the use of quantum applications for business development using quantum computers for post-5G era.
Planned quantum-supercomputers hybrid platform
Two different types of quantum computers will be installed at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (Kobe) and another remote RIKEN campus (Wako). The planned quantum-supercomputers hybrid platform consists of these quantum computers, supercomputer Fugaku, and supercomputers of the University of Tokyo and Osaka University.
Work Packages
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Research and Development of Remote Procedure Call for Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform
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Research and Development of Programming Environment for Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform
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Research and Development of Scheduler and Coupling Method of Software/Applications for Quantum-HPC Hybrid Collaboration
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Research and Development of a Modular Quantum Computing Software Library Using Quantum-HPC Hybrid Systems
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Development of Constructing and Operating Technologies for Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform
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Development and Optimization of
Quantum Simulator -
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Research and Development of Quantum Circuit Optimization, and Error Collection and Mitigation
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Development and Assessment of Quantum-HPC Hybrid Applications
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Conducting R&D for a PaaS system linking quantum computing and HPC for deployment to the cloud
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Promoting the practical use of applications linked with quantum computing and HPC
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