Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center To Build Supercomputer That Puts Quantum Computing to the Test NSF-funded TangleLab will give researchers and students hands-on access to a hybrid quantum-classical system Media Inquiries A new hybrid quantum-classical computing platform led by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center(opens in new window) (PSC) will help researchers understand what the supercomputer of the future may look like. Supported by a $5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Rigetti Computing, TangleLab will serve as a national testbed where researchers and educators can investigate how quantum computing technologies can be integrated with high-performance computing systems to advance scientific discovery and shape the next generation of cyberinfrastructure. "Carnegie Mellon has long been at the forefront of advances in computing, and through the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center we continue to invest in the infrastructure that enables the next generation of discovery,” said Theresa Mayer(opens in new window), vice president for research. “TangleLab creates a national platform where researchers can explore how quantum and classical computing work together, helping define the future of scientific computing while preparing the workforce that will bring these technologies into practice." Today's most powerful supercomputers already combine multiple types of processors to accelerate scientific workloads. As quantum technologies mature, researchers anticipate that quantum processors will become another specialized resource within these heterogeneous computing environments. TangleLab will provide one of the nation's first open platforms for investigating how these systems should be designed, programmed, managed and optimized. “TangleLab continues PSC’s long tradition of making next-generation computing technologies accessible to the broader research and education community,” said Barr von Oehsen(opens in new window), PSC’s executive director and principal investigator for TangleLab. “Through our partnership with HPE and Rigetti, we are giving scientists, students and educators hands-on access to an integrated quantum-classical