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Dr. Simone Severini: Ten key points of AWS quantum computing In the "NExT Forum" held by Hon Hai Research Institute on December 12, the current Quantum Computing at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Director, Dr. Simone Severini, was invited to introduce AWS's vision for quantum computing, and based on his own experience, to come Talk about the ten most important things about AWS Quantum Computing. 1. We embrace a long-term goal Quantum technology is full of exciting applications and world-changing computing power. However, we must also recognize that it is full of uncertainties. Therefore, to achieve a leading position in the quantum industry, it is bound to require a lot of cross-field cooperation, as well as medium and long-term planning. Don't let the momentary enthusiasm blind your understanding of the existing problems of quantum computing. 2. How to use quantum computing? The potential customer base of the quantum industry is quite large and covers many different application scenarios. Some users need to apply it to scientific research and have low-level control over quantum hardware. Other users may just hope that quantum computing can provide enterprise advantages, and AWS recognizes this and sets out to design the most suitable solutions for different application scenarios. 3. What is AWS building? AWS hopes to create an all-cloud quantum solution. Due to the particularity of quantum computing (hardware is not easy to maintain and obtain), cloud services will be the main stage for quantum computing. Amazon hopes to use its leading position in cloud computing to create an easy-to-use platform for users to gain advantages in quantum computing. platform. 4. The core component in the AWS Quantum blueprint: Amazon Braket Amazon Braket is a core element in the AWS Quantum blueprint. It allows all users, even if the underlying quantum hardware is different, to have the same convenient development experience. It currently supports three different high-efficiency quantum computer simulators, as well as different quantum hardware. Provides a complete development environment for quantum computer researchers. 5. What quantum hardware does Amazon Braket support? What quantum hardware does Amazon Braket actually support? There are currently three different quantum hardware for customers to choose from, namely D-Wave's Quantum Annealer, IonQ's ion trap quantum computer, and Rigetti's superconducting quantum computer. Different hardware provides researchers the freedom to choose the most suitable technology for the problem to be solved, and Amazon Braket will also cooperate with more quantum hardware platforms and provide them to customers. 6. Hybrid classical/quantum computing Due to the limitations of current quantum hardware, many current quantum computing applications mainly adopt classical/quantum hybrid computing. In Amazon Braket, the platform also provides many tools for this computing method, allowing users to quickly deploy and monitor the operation of the program, or formulate a customized hybrid computing strategy according to their own problems. 7. New Apps on Amazon Braket At present, many well-known start-up companies have used Amazon Braket to propose solutions to various scientific and industrial problems. For example, the Quantum Computing Backend for Chemistry (QUBEC) launched by Qu&Co is a molecular and material simulation platform based on Amazon Braket. Forge launched by QCWARE is a data science platform based on quantum computing, and its applications include combinatorial optimization problems, machine learning, and Monte Carlo methods.
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