Physical Sciences Division
Published February 24, 2021 | Version v1
Journal article Open

Quantum Computer Systems for Scientific Discovery

Creators

  • 1. Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2. Google, Inc.
  • 3. Duke University
  • 4. Colorado School of Mines
  • 5. University of Chicago
  • 6. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • 7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 8. University of Maryland
  • 9. Princeton University
  • 10. Middlebury College
  • 11. L3Harris Technologies
  • 12. Harvard University
  • 13. IBM
  • 14. Sandia National Laboratories
  • 15. California Institute of Technology
  • 16. Microsoft Quantum
  • 17. University of Washington

Description

The great promise of quantum computers comes with the dual challenges of building them and finding their useful applications. We argue that these two challenges should be considered together, by codesigning full-stack quantum computer systems along with their applications in order to hasten their development and potential for scientific discovery. In this context, we identify scientific and community needs, opportunities, a sampling of a few use case studies, and significant challenges for the development of quantum computers for science over the next 2-10 years. This document is written by a community of university, national laboratory, and industrial researchers in the field of Quantum Information Science and Technology, and is based on a summary from a U.S. National Science Foundation workshop on Quantum Computing held on October 21-22, 2019 in Alexandria, VA.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PRXQuantum.2.017001
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:11480

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Physical Sciences Division
Department(s)
Computer Science