Universities Collaborate on Quantum Computing Research
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The new Cluster of Excellence “Matter and Light for Quantum Computing” (ML4Q) brings together the best researchers from four top institutions in western Germany to handle the multidisciplinary issue of quantum computing.
Quantum computing combines research and technology in the fields of solid-state physics, quantum optics, and quantum information science. The new Cluster of Excellence “Matter and Light for Quantum Computing” (ML4Q) brings together the best researchers from four institutions in the western German state Nordrhein Westfalen — the universities of Cologne, Aachen, and Bonn, as well as the Research Center Juelich – to handle the multidisciplinary issue of quantum computing.
The goal of the cluster’s research is to develop new computing and networking architectures using the principles of quantum mechanics. The scientific structure of ML4Q spans four focus areas, each addressing a specific set of problems relevant to the cluster’s mission. All focus areas include theoretical as well as experimental components and transcend the boundaries of disciplines and institutions: fundamentals and technology for topological interfaces; majorana qubits; decoherence, measurements, and error correction; and quantum connectivity. Essentially, this breakdown means that ML4Q is investigating quantum computing in terms of light, matter and information.
“We want to contribute to accelerating the promising developments this field has seen in recent years. For us and our partners, the funding provided in the Excellence Strategy opens up exciting new opportunities,” said the spokesperson of the Cluster, Professor Yoichi Ando from the Physics Institute II at the University of Cologne.