EU investment in Quantum Technologies

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1 EU investment in Quantum Technologies ENISA Summer School, 26. September2018 Dr. Gustav Kalbe High Performance Computing and Quantum Technologies DG CNECT, European Commission

2 2 nd Quantumrevolution: manipulating/exploiting quantum particles (Atoms, Ions, ) and phenomena (superposition, entanglement, ) Europe scientic excellence QT Flagship: Europe's answer to the global competition of the industrialisation of Quantum Technologies

3 Application Areas with Industrial potential Computing Extreme performance computation Simulation Study/design tailor-made materials Metrology & sensing Communication Extreme security (encryption & authentication) Extreme precision measureme nts

4 Quantum Computing Early days Chips: Google 72 qubits, IBM 50 qubits, Intel 49 qubits Simulators: ATOS, IBM, Algorithms: Shor, Grover,. Languages: Q# (Microsoft) Competing technologies Superconducting qubits, ion traps, NV centres, Global race China, US, Canada, Convergence with HPC Intel 4004, bit, <0,1MIPS

5 Quantum computers enormous computing power available Technology: Exploit quantum parallelism Vision: Enormous computing power for optimization (traffic, production, energy grids, ) and quantum machine learning Status: Specialized quantum computers will soon outperform classical computers in very specific tasks. High interest by global IT corporations. Challenges: Error correction to scale up to universal quantum computers

6 Quantum communications Commercial products Pure random number generators 1st generation Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Research & Development Long distance QKD (repeaters) Satellite communications 2nd generation QKD (entanglement) Quantum networks Global race

7 Why Quantum communications? Modern cryptography methods (symmetric/asymmetric) have limitations: in key distribution, and/or relying on the mathematical principle of computational hardness (e.g., discrete log, factoring) vulnerable to future attacks, such by a quantum computer avoid store now, decrypt later approach Quantum-safe cryptography: the price of trust depends on applications. Critical infrastructures (national defense, medical, finance) require absolute confidence in secure communication. Crypto Apocalypse

8 What is Quantum communications? Quantum cryptography (in particular) is defined as the science of exploiting quantum mechanical properties to perform cryptographic tasks (e.g., to encrypt/decrypt messages). More precisely, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) provide two parties with an intrinsically secure* (guaranteed by laws of physics) random key in a way that an attacker cannot eavesdrop or control the system. Quantum cryptography enables the long-term security of data

9 Towards a EU QKD network Vision: A future European QKD network securing our digital infrastructures/services/data (long-term end-to-end security to ensure EU sovereignty of information). supplemented by satellite links (global Q-network) - 1 st step: H2020-SU-ICT (QKD testbed call)

10 QKD testbed call. opening , closing up to 15 M funding build an experimental platform to test and validate the concept of end-toend security, providing QKD as a service (economically justified) with continuous R&D input from QT-Flagship (technologies, architecture, protocols, interoperability, standardization, ). - complementary approach: in-orbit demonstration ESA Artes-ScyLight programme (cf QUARTZ), QKD onboard Galileo transition satellites (phase 0/A).

11 Quantum Simulation REAL SIMULATORS COMMERCIAL D-Wave Systems (Canada), up to 2000-qubit Google, NASA, Lockheed-Martin, Volkswagen, SAP, Airbus Rigetti Computing (USA), unsupervised learning, 19-qubit LABORATORY European: Munich, Barcelona, Paris, Innsbruck BSC (Barcelona) - build a quantum simulator (QT Flagship) But performance: quantum advantage not demonstrated SIMULATORS OVER HPC Atos Quantum Learning Machine, up to 40-qubits on 24 Terabyte But difficult to scale up 11

12 Applications Quantum advantage: Exponential complexity ~ e N Linear complexity ~ N CLASSICAL (HPC) Prototyping / industrial services Weather forecast Early detection of diseases Path optimization/vehicle routing Drugs / personalised medicine Tailor-made materials Understanding biological and chemical processes Machine Learning, pattern matching Cryptography? QUANTUM (QT) Energy minimisation Solving by using a controllable sample of a complex system Factoring numbers Large database search? SIMULATORS (analog) Annealing Real-system analogy COMPUTERS (digital) Shor, Simon Grover, count?

13 HPC + Quantum Simulation APPLICATIONS Quantum chemistry: Testing small molecules H 2 O (Barcelona Supercomputing Centre) Planning / logistics in aviation, flight management (German Aerospace Centre) Traffic control / autonomous driving (Volkswagen) HPC + QT TIMEFRAME JU: pre-exascale exascale hybrid? QT Flagship Certified quantum advantage 50-qubits QT Simulation Quantum optimization demonstration >100-qubits Beyond HPC Playground, pilot sites + funding of visionary applications: new algorithms, new applications 13

14 Flagship initiative on Quantum Technologies 1 Billion 10-year Flagship initiative ( ) The Quantum Flagship should prove its value as large scale mission-oriented initiative, leading the 2 nd Quantum Revolution by accelerating the transition from science to technology (higher TRLs).

15 Quantum Technologien Flagship: " unlock the full potential of quantum technologies, accelerate their development and bring commercial products to public and private users " (ECI 19/4/2016) " unlock the full potential of quantum technologies and accelerate their development and take-up in commercial products " (COMPET 26/5/2016) 15 Transfer scientific excellence in industrial success Transfer results from the lab to concrete products, applications, services, prototypes satisfying real user needs Focus on applications rather than fundamental R&D Complemented fundamental R&D Create added-value in the EU and keep know-how

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17 Ramp-up Phase: H2020-FETFLAG (closed: 20/02/2018) - 1 st call closed: on-site evaluation: M - Research & Innovation Actions (RIAs) a) b) c) d) e) 2 M - Coordination & Support Action (CSA) This action will follow a 1 st QSA ending in 04/2019 lead by University of Ulm;

18 accelerate QT development & take-up in commercial products a) Quantum Communications supply QKD network components (LEIT, post-h2020) b) Quantum Computing develop experimental systems & platforms ~ 110 M Euro c) Quantum Simulation operational demonstrators for real applications d) Quantum Metrology and Sensing practical sensing devices building on mature concepts / approaches demonstrate something practical broad scope / integration large projects 18

19 Complemented with fundamental science complementing areas a-d any idea of relevance for areas a-d developing new / alternative approaches maturing alternative concepts focusing on specific problem ~ 20 M Euro small projects short proposals 19

20 Examples of application areas Communication: QIA: Quantum Internet (21 partners: 8 from private sector including Toptica Photonics, SAP) QRANGE: cheaper, faster and more secure Quantum Random Number Generator (8 partners, 3 from private sector including ID Quantique)

21 Examples of application areas Quantum Computing Systems: OpenSuperQ > 100 superconducting qubits for Quantum chemistry (11 partners: one HPC center, 5 from private sector) AQTION > scalable Quantum computing with trapped ions, fully connected 50-qubit device for chemistry and machine learning (RTO partner, partners from private sector BULL SAS and TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG)

22 Examples of application areas Quantum Simulation: Qombs > Quantum simulation of semiconductor structures (half the consortium from industry) PASQuanS > programmable analogue simulator for materials development and real-world problems (5 out of 15 partners from industry including BULL SAS and MUQUANS)

23 Examples of application areas Sensing/Metrology: MACQSIMAL> fabricate atomic vapour cell sensors for 5 key physical observables (14 partners, 3 from private sector including Robert Bosch GmbH) ASTERIQS> diamond Quantum sensing e.g. for electrical car industry and lab-on-chip NMR for early diagnosis in disease (coordinated by Thales)

24 Towards a EU QT-ecosystem QT in space (e.g., Galileo) QKD testbed (ground) FET Open (early-stages) COST Actions National/Regional Initiatives

25 Questions