As part of that project, the state established the National Quantum Algorithm Center (NQAC), a Chicago-based collaborative initiative focused on advancing quantum algorithms and applications to support the emerging quantum computing industry.
To support the algorithm center and surrounding quantum ecosystem, IBM has unveiled a newly installed IBM Quantum System Two with an IBM Quantum Nighthawk r2 processor at UChicago’s Hyde Park Labs.
She said that the arrival of the IBM Quantum System Two will accelerate the work and increase the excitement for quantum computing that’s already taken root in the region.
The IBM Quantum System Two is new, but Illinois’ quantum momentum isn’t Paik compared the coalition driving quantum computing in Illinois to “the Avengers”—super-heroes working together to achieve great collective goals.
A promising future for quantum computing in Illinois Illinois sits at the center of a longstanding hub of engineering and scientific talent.