TII integrates quantum middleware with NVIDIA platform
Abu Dhabi quantum centre completes Qibi-NVIDIA CUDA-Q integration
#UAE #QuantumComputing - Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the R&D lab of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) has completed technical integration between its open-source quantum middleware Qibo and NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform. The integration enables interoperability between Qibo and the multi-level intermediate representation (MLIR) dialect used in CUDA-Q, with dedicated exporter and importer tools available in Qibo version v0.2.22. A key milestone in its research, TII is now positioned to evaluate NVIDIA NVQLink, a high-speed quantum processing unit-to-graphics processing unit interconnect. NVQLink will enable performance assessments across quantum algorithms, error correction routines and calibration tools on hybrid computing infrastructure.
SO WHAT? - As quantum computing transitions from experimental pilots towards practical applications, the ability to efficiently combine quantum processors with classical computing systems has emerged as a critical technical requirement. The integration addresses a fundamental challenge in quantum computing development: enabling researchers to design, test and optimise workflows across diverse computing architectures (without being locked into proprietary platforms). By connecting open-source middleware with industry-standard development tools, TII is creating pathways for evaluating where tighter coupling between quantum and classical hardware can deliver speed or accuracy improvements, supporting the UAE’s ambition to establish leadership in quantum technology.
Here are some key facts about the integration project:
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the research lab of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) has completed technical integration between its open-source quantum middleware Qibo and NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform.
NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q is a quantum processing unit-agnostic platform designed for building applications that span quantum and classical computing systems, enabling researchers to more efficiently design and test hybrid quantum-classical computing approaches.
The platform orchestrates the hardware and software needed to run large-scale quantum computing applications, with a hybrid programming model allowing computation on graphics processing unit, central processing unit and quantum processing unit resources in tandem.
The integration enables interoperability between Qibo, TII’s middleware for simulating, controlling and calibrating quantum circuits, and the Quake Multi-Level Intermediate Representation (MLIR) dialect used in CUDA-Q. Qibo version v0.2.22 provides dedicated exporter and importer tools, supporting streamlined interaction between software layers, and enabling more efficient experimentation and development across quantum computing stacks
As a result of the integration, TII can now begin evaluating NVIDIA NVQLink, a high-speed quantum processing unit-to-graphics processing unit interconnect that enables low latency and high throughput quantum-classical workloads. The institute will be able to perform performance assessments to identify where tighter hardware coupling can offer improvements.
A key supporter of Qibo’s development, the institute plans to add Qibo as a target directly within the CUDA-Q framework, which will further streamline access to quantum computing hardware platforms and reinforce interoperability across different system architectures.
The Qibo integration project reflects TII’s commitment to advancing open, flexible quantum software tools and supporting development of scalable quantum-classical computing systems, contributing to the UAE’s role in global quantum innovation and technology leadership.
ZOOM OUT - Qibo is an open-source quantum computing programming framework with its first release published in September 2020. The Quantum Research Centre of Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute formally joined the development effort in 2021 and has remained a key supporter. The institute announced its participation in April 2021, collaborating with Barcelona-based quantum computing company Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech and researchers from global centres to advance the framework. Written in Python and C/C++, Qibo was conceived as a versatile platform supporting quantum algorithms across different computer systems with hardware accelerator capabilities including graphics processing units.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
LINKS
Qibo (website)
Qibo code (Github)
Qibo research paper - 2021 (arXiv)
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