TII launches region's first quantum computing cloud service
Service provides access to 5-25 qubit superconducting systems
#UAE #QuantumComputing – Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the R&D lab of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) has launched a cloud service providing access to Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) developed by TII’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab. Initially available to TII partners, the service enables users to run quantum workloads directly on TII’s physical quantum hardware in the cloud. The lab currently operates multiple QPU systems ranging from 5 to 25 qubits including in-house fabricated chips demonstrating quantum coherence times up to ten times longer than TII’s first-generation prototypes.
SO WHAT? – The new cloud service removes a bottleneck for third party researchers by providing a practical platform to accelerate experimentation with quantum computing and hybrid quantum-classical development. Furthermore, the cloud service is based on locally developed infrastructure, rather than relying exclusively on international quantum computing providers. The tenfold improvement in quantum coherence times over first-generation prototypes reflects TII’s growing in-house expertise across quantum design, fabrication and system-level integration, positioning locally developed quantum hardware as viable platform for applied research. The service extends the cloud-based access that has been used internally by TII’s Quantum Algorithms team to develop, validate and benchmark quantum workflows to external partners.
Here are some key points about the new quantum cloud service:
Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has launched a cloud service providing access to Quantum Processing Units developed by TII’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab. Initially available to TII partners, the service enables users to run quantum workloads directly on TII’s physical quantum hardware in the cloud.
Established four years ago, the Quantum Research Centre’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab has advanced from foundational capability-building to delivering cloud-accessible quantum systems based on superconducting devices with multiple QPU systems ranging from 5 to 25 qubits.
In-house fabricated chips demonstrate quantum coherence times up to ten times longer than TII’s first-generation prototypes, reflecting growing expertise across quantum design, fabrication and system-level integration within TII.
The cloud service launch results from coordinated effort between the Quantum Computing Hardware Lab and TII’s Quantum Middleware team. The institure’s open-source quantum software framework Qibo serving as software layer for job submission and execution workflows across simulators and QPU backends through unified interface.
Until the launch, the infrastructure has been used internally by TII’s Quantum Algorithms team to develop, validate and benchmark quantum workflows, with today’s launch extending cloud-based access model to partners for practical experimentation.
The service enables cloud-based access to physical quantum hardware for applied research. The platform will continue to expand over time with additional capabilities, system upgrades and partner access pathways introduced as the quantum ecosystem matures.
TII has nine dedicated research centres in advanced materials, autonomous robotics, cryptography, AI and digital science, directed energy, quantum, secure systems, propulsion and space, and renewable and sustainable energy.
ZOOM OUT – TII's Quantum Research Centre drives quantum technology development across the region and unboxed the region’s first-ever quantum computer in August 2021. The centre employs a full-stack approach to quantum computation based on superconducting circuits. It also crafts ultra-precise quantum sensors exploiting levitation properties of microscopic objects. The centre designs entanglement distribution for quantum communication to provide real-life quantum cryptographic solutions. Led by globally recognised experts, it develops state-of-the-art technologies including quantum cryptography, communications and sensing. The Quantum Research Centre contributes to worldwide quantum computing advances alongside TII's broader artificial intelligence, robotics and materials work.
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