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NSF’s Quantum LeapSaúl González (MPS/PHY), Sohi Rastegar (ENG/OAD)August 14, 2018MPS Advisory Committee Meeting
NSF’s Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments Bold questions that willdrive NSF’s long-termresearch agenda Catalyze investment infundamental research Collaborations withindustry, privatefoundations, otheragencies, universities Solve pressing problems andlead to new discoveries2
NSF’s Quantum Leap:Leading the Next Quantum RevolutionDiscovery and exploitation of quantum science and engineering to realize dramatic advances indevices, systems, and in science and engineering itself. Exploiting quantum mechanics to observe, manipulate, and controlthe behavior of particles at atomic and subatomic scales; enabling breakthrough discoveries in both naturally-occurring andin engineered quantum systems; and developing next-generation quantum technologies and devices forsensing, information processing, communications, and computing3
The Quantum Leap: Realizing Ambitious GoalsUnderstanding natural andengineered quantumsystemsTechnologiesand devicesMaterials, metrology, sensing,secure communications,computingComplexity,simulation, emergentbehavior, ment, coherence, squeezing4
Quantum Leap : Asking Ambitious QuestionsQ1: Are there fundamental limits to how far we can pushthe entanglement and coherence frontiers forquantum states? Are there limits in time, distance,or scale?Q2: What can we learn from quantum phenomena innaturally-occurring and engineered quantumsystems, including emergent behavior, complexity,quantum-classical boundaries, and theirtheoretical foundations?Q3: How do we galvanize the science andengineering community to enable quantumdevices, systems, and technologies thatsurpass classical capabilities?5
Answering Big QuestionsQ1: Are there fundamental limits to how far we can pushthe entanglement and coherence frontiers forquantum states? Are there limits in time, distance,or scale?Expected advancesQuantum Communications across the GlobeScale limits: Howmany qubits can weentangle?Sequential loading of Yb ions into a linear Paul trap.(physic.uni-siegen.de)Distance limits: Howfar can we entanglequantum states?Quantum simulator formed withtrapped Be ions in a Penning trap.Britton/NIST.scmp.comScalable quantum computerAre there fundamentalthermodynamic limits?Time limits: How long canquantum states live? Can we sendthem into the /IBM Q6
Answering Big QuestionsTopological Quantum Computing: An Emerging AreaSYSTEMS, ARCHITECTURESCISEQ2: What can we learn from quantum phenomena innaturally-occurring and engineered quantumsystems, including emergent behavior, complexity,quantum-classical boundaries, and theirtheoretical foundations?DEVICES, CONTROLENG5. Readout4. Fuse3. Braid1. InitializeBRAIDING, ALGORITHMSDMS2. CreatequantumstatesNEW QUANTUM MATERIALSDMR[Filippo Caruso (Lindau Meeting,2016)]7
Answering Big QuestionsQ3: How do we galvanize the science and engineeringcommunity to enable quantum devices, systems, andtechnologies that surpass classical capabilities?Technologiesand devicescapacity building, workforceUnderstanding natural andengineered quantumsystemsFundamentalscience Instill quantum thinking New curricula in Quantum Science & Engineering Partnerships: federal agencies, private sector,international funders, and private foundations.I do not like it, and I am sorry I ever hadanything to do with it. – Erwin Schrödinger
The Quantum Leap: Why Now? inflection point in science advances,technology/instrumentationcapabilities enables opportunity,rapid advances31 “quantum”Nobels supportedby NSF (since ‘64) international competition opportunities for collaboration “to promote the progress ofscience; to advance the nationalhealth, prosperity, and welfare; tosecure the national defense.”Congressional Hearing: AmericanLeadership in Quantum Technology9
OurApproachElectrical, Communications and Cyber SystemsIndustrial Innovation & PartnershipsEducation and WorkforceThe 3 C’sMaterialsResearchers &ChemistsInformation and Intelligent cePhysicistsComputing and Communication FoundationsComputer and Networked SystemsAdvanced CyberinfrastructureCollaborationMathematicians& ComputerScientists10
Taking the Leap Quantum Leap builds on years of NSF investment infundamentals of quantum ideas, discoveries, and people It is high risk Quantum Science, Engineering, and Technology are maturing inparallel and as separate communities Convergence of disciplines is necessary (and hard) And there is hype It is high reward Future leadership: Scientific discovery, Economic growth, Nationalsecurity We have started Quantum Leap activities in FY17 Using existing mechanisms like RAISE, DCLs, Ideas Labs, EFRI, plustargeted solicitations Planning for FY 2019 ( 30M for QL in President’s request)11
Taking the Leap: First StepsDCL: Engineering QuantumIntegrated Platforms for QuantumCommunication (EQuIP)Q-AMASE-i: Discovery Foundriesfor Quantum Materials Sci., Eng.,and InformationTechnologiesand devicesDCL: Enabling QL: Achievingroom-temperature quantum logicDCL: RAISE: TransformativeAdvances in Quantum Systems(RAISE/TAQS)DCL: Enabling Quantum Leap inChemistry (QLC)TripletsQuantum workshops(Chemistry, Materials,Communications,IUCRC)NSF/DOE/AirForce summerschoolFundamentalscienceEFRIs: quantum memory,repeaters, topologicalmetamaterials, networksFY 17-18ActivitiesunderwayUnderstandingnatural andengineered systemsEnabling Practical-scaleQuantum Computing:Expeditions in ComputingDCL: BraidingIdeas Lab: Practical FullyConnected QuantumComputer Challenge (PFCQC)12
Quantum Leap: An ExampleSolicitation NSF 17-548 “Ideas Lab: Practical Fully-Connected Quantum ComputerChallenge (PFCQC)” A co-design approach to integrating hardware, software andquantum algorithms”NSF Award 1818914STAQ: “Software-Tailored Architecturefor Quantum co-design” Develop a fully-connected quantumcomputer with enough qubits tosolve a relevant problem “Full stack”: software, algorithms,devices, systems integrationAugust 8, 201813
Quantum Leap: TripletsQuantum Information Science and EngineeringNetwork” of “triplets” of students, faculty, industrypartners to work on Quantum Leap challenges(nine NSF Divisions lumbia URaytheon BBNU. ChicagoIBMGeorgia TechIBM WatsonUCSCArgonneMITSandia LabsUT AustinNISTU. MarylandIonQ Inc.CaltechIBMMITGoogleCaltechGoogleU. MarylandIBM WatsonU. Pitt.IBMUW-MadisonGoogleU. IllinoisNISTGeorgetownIBM AlmadenVanderbiltORNLGeorgia TechIBMSony Brook U.BNLDartmouthGoogleUW MadisonAdamas Nano.MT StateMT tum-engineers2414
Quantum Leap: Opportunities Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 2016 (EFRI-2016): “Advancing Communication QuantumInformation Research in Engineering (ACQUIRE)” NSF News Release 16-091: 12M to support six interdisciplinary teams of 26 researchers Dear Colleague Letter NSF 17-053: “A Quantum Leap Demonstration of Topological Quantum Computing”, EAGERsto demonstrate topological qubits (MPS/DMR) NSF 18-046: Dear Colleague Letter: Enabling Quantum Leap: Achieving Room-Temperature Quantum Logic throughImproved Low-Dimensional Materials (issued 15 February 2018) CCF-1730449: “Collaborative Research: EPiQC: Enabling Practical-scale Quantum Computing”, an award inExpeditions in Computing program in CISE; See NSF news release 18-011 Convergence QL: NSF/DOE Quantum Science Summer School” DMR-1743059 (Funded by: NSF; DOE/BES,DOE/ASCR, (recent) AFOSR) NSF 18-035 “Dear Colleague Letter: RAISE on Enabling Quantum Leap: Transformational Advances in QuantumSystems” (issued 14 December 2017) Convergent teams working to develop experimental demonstrations of transformative advances towardsquantum systems NSF 18-051 “Dear Colleague Letter: Enabling Quantum Leap in Chemistry (QLC) (issued 8 March 2018) NSF 18-578 “Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum MaterialsScience, Engineering, and Information (Q-AMASE-i)” (issued 2 August 2018) Foundries to rapidly accelerate quantum materials design, synthesis, characterization, and translation offundamental materials engineering and information research for quantum devices, systems, and networks.15
Taking the Leap: Next Steps ENGAGEMENT - NSF community, otherFederal agencies, private sector,Foundations: Impressive communityresponse CAPACITY BUILDING - Multi-disciplinaryquantum science and capacity building NATIONAL CONVERSATION - Participatingand bringing NSF perspective to nationalconversation on QIS. BUDGET - FY 2019 Budget Request: 30Mfor Quantum Leap ittee-seeks-launchnational-quantum-initiative16
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The Quantum Leap:Leading the Next Quantum Revolution Exploiting quantum mechanics to observe,manipulate, and control the behavior of particlesat atomic and subatomic scales; enabling breakthrough discoveries in bothnaturally-occurring and in engineered quantumsystems; and developing next-generation quantumtechnologies and devices for sensing, informationprocessing, communications, and computingTechnologiesand devicesConvergenceCommunityUnderstanding naturaland engineeredquantum systemsCollaborationFundamentalscience18
The NSF Quantum Leap (Structure)ProgramDirectorsNSF QLWorkingGroupNSTC QIS&TSubcommitteeInter-AgencyNSF QLSteeringCommitteeDDDs, DDs, ADs19
NSF 18-578 “Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering, and Information (Q -AMASE-i)” (issued 2 August 2018) Foundries to rapidly accelerate quantum materials design,
