NVIDIA, Jülich Supercomputing Center and ParTec will jointly establish a quantum computing laboratory

Major collaboration will advance research into running high-performance computing and quantum computing workloads on NVIDIA-accelerated systems

Hamburg, Germany – International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) – May 21, 2023 – NVIDIA today announced plans to build a new laboratory jointly with the Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC) of the Research Center Jülich (FZJ) in Germany. An important step towards hybrid quantum-classical computing . Together with ParTec AG in Munich, the laboratory will develop a classical-quantum supercomputer based on NVIDIA's quantum computing platform.

The laboratory will be operated by FZJ, one of the largest interdisciplinary research centers in Europe , and will run high-performance, low-latency quantum-classical computing workloads as part of the Jülich User Infrastructure for Quantum Computing (JUNIQ) . JUNIQ is currently using a JUWELS acceleration system equipped with 3,744 NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs for quantum computing simulations.

The NVIDIA quantum computing platform enables tight integration of quantum and classical computing through the open source CUDA® Quantum programming model and enables best-in-class simulation through the NVIDIA cuQuantum software development kit.

JSC plans to test the system in a phased approach, using the NVIDIA CUDA quantum programming model to program the quantum processor and integrate it into the Jülich Ultra-Scale Modular Supercomputing Architecture.

Timothy Costa, director of high performance computing and quantum computing at NVIDIA, said: "The unification of quantum computing and GPU supercomputing is one of the keys to future breakthroughs in science. NVIDIA's cooperation with innovators such as the Jülich Supercomputing Center and ParTec is "A major milestone in quantum-classical computing that not only makes quantum-classical computing accessible to countless new researchers, but also brings us one step closer to the first quantum-accelerated supercomputer."

Kristel Michielsen, director of the Quantum Information Processing Division at JSC, said: "Hybrid quantum-classical systems are bringing quantum computing closer to reality to solve complex problems that cannot be solved by classical computing alone. By partnering with NVIDIA to build this modular quantum computing laboratory, JSC researchers can make unprecedented advances in chemistry and materials science, driving broader transformative progress across scientific disciplines and industries."

Bernhard Frohwitter, CEO of ParTec AG, said: "ParTec has long been driving the development of modular supercomputing architectures and has enabled hybrid modular computing with its leading ParaStation Modulo software. Quantum computers will become essential for any heterogeneous supercomputers of the future. This collaboration will bring new possibilities.”

Learn more about the NVIDIA quantum computing platform at ISC.