The National Quantum Laboratory (QLab) at the University of Maryland has announced a new agreement granting university members and other QLab users remote access to IBM quantum computers.
The facility provides access to quantum computing capabilities for researchers, educators and entrepreneurs. With the new agreement, the UMD community gains access to IBM’s advanced superconducting quantum processor units (QPUs), including IBM Quantum Heron with 156 qubits and IBM Quantum Nighthawk with 120 qubits. The QPUs are cloud-accessible via the IBM Quantum Platform.
QLab will streamline adoption by allowing any UMD department or unit to access these devices. License administration will be managed through the Division of Information Technology, mirroring the process currently used for software licenses and high-performance computing resources.
"We are excited to expand QLab's offering to the university and wider research community from trapped ion systems to other qubit modalities," said Norbert Linke, QLab director. "IBM's processors permit our users access to state-of-the-art superconducting circuit devices for the first time."
Original Article: https://today.umd.edu/briefs/qlab-expands-quantum-computing-access-to-ibm-platform