Insider Brief
- Classiq and Microsoft develop program to help university professors, students and researchers conduct courses and carrying out quantum computing research.
- The companies list two goals for the program: accelerating quantum software education and advancing quantum computing.
- Critical Quote: ”In order to make quantum computing a success, we need a strong interplay between hardware and software. Designing quantum software at the functional level and executing it on multiple QPUs will advance both quantum research and education.” — Robert Willie, Technical University of Munich professor.
PRESS RELEASE — Classiq today launched a global program for quantum software research and education, dedicated to universities and educational institutions offering Classiq’s advanced quantum computing platform and Microsoft Azure Quantum’s cloud access to quantum computers. The combined offering will be used by university professors, students, and researchers for conducting courses and carrying out research in all aspects of quantum computing.
The offering, already used by leading universities, targets two major goals:
- Accelerating quantum software education by providing an advanced platform for automated quantum software design and execution.
- Advancing quantum computing by giving researchers a scalable, robust quantum software design platform with seamless access to computation.
Classiq and Microsoft are at the forefront of quantum computing software. The companies’ quantum stack brings quantum computing software closer to the vision presented by Microsoft in its 2020 Nature paper “Quantum Programming Languages”.
Classiq’s platform is already used by leading universities in quantum computing courses and research. The high-level modeling approach gives quantum computing students and researchers freedom. This freedom allows them to program quantum computers effortlessly, visualize complex quantum circuits, and focus on designing applications instead of gate level code.
Dr. Robert Willie, Technical University of Munich Professor and Chair for Design Automation of the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Arts, commented, “In order to make quantum computing a success, we need a strong interplay between hardware and software. Designing quantum software at the functional level and executing it on multiple QPUs will advance both quantum research and education. The collaboration between Classiq and Microsoft aims at exactly that and will pave the way towards a quantum computing ecosystem capable of solving some of the future’s most important challenges.”
In addition to designing state-of-the-art circuits for near-term quantum devices, Classiq’s synthesis engine allows researchers to easily explore large complex quantum circuits, dedicated to the fault-tolerant regime. The circuits, generated in QIR code, can then be sent to Microsoft’s resource estimation platform, and give the researcher unprecedented capabilities to design large-scale quantum applications.
Microsoft is a leading force in the education sector reaching schools and universities worldwide. Microsoft’s broad education offering includes software, security, infrastructure management, and cloud products. Azure Quantum is a leading cloud provider of quantum computing and provides access to a large suite of quantum simulators and quantum computers. Microsoft is one of the first public clouds to offer access to Ionq’s new Aria machine, and Rigetti’s 80 qubit device. With access to Azure Quantum students and researchers will have state of the art devices available.
Combining Classiq and Microsoft’s quantum stack will make leading quantum computing research tools widely available. This collaboration between two quantum computing leaders will provide academic users with a seamless flow from simplifying the adoption of advanced quantum programming all the way to execution on quantum computers.
Microsoft’s reach and experience in the academic and quantum markets, combined with Classiq’s software platform will offer an approachable end-to-end environment dedicated to propelling computer science education and quantum computing research to new heights.
“Bringing the best quantum software stack to academic users is the ultimate way of accelerating the quantum computing revolution. We’re delighted to collaborate with Microsoft on this important endeavor”, said Nir Minerbi, Co-Founder and CEO at Classiq.
“The Classiq platform’s ability to simplify complex quantum circuits through visualization and automation, in fact, mirrors Classiq’s integration approach with Microsoft Azure Quantum,” added Fabrice Frachon, Azure Quantum Principal Program Manager. “Users access the best of Classiq’s quantum circuit design software and Azure Quantum’s cloud-based endpoints and capabilities through a single, simple-to-use Classiq interface and workspace.
About Classiq
Classiq is the leading quantum software company, providing an end-to-end platform for designing, executing, and analyzing quantum software. Built for organizations that want to accelerate their quantum computing programs, Classiq’s patented software automatically converts high-level functional models into optimized quantum circuits for most quantum computers and cloud providers. Customers use the Classiq platform to build software they could not create otherwise, bypassing the quantum assembly level. Due to its functional descriptive approach, Classiq also makes it easy to upskill domain experts with little quantum experience and integrate them into high-performing quantum teams. Backed by powerful investors such as HPE, HSBC, Samsung, Intesa Sanpaolo, and NTT, Classiq raised $63 million since its 2020 inception, built a world-class team of scientists and engineers, and distilled decades of quantum expertise into a groundbreaking software development platform. Classiq equips customers with what they need to take full advantage of the quantum computing revolution. Follow Classiq on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube, or visit www.classiq.io to learn more.
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