QCIS-FF: Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellow at Stony Brook University

QCIS-FF：量子计算

• 批准号: 1954311
• 负责人: Samir Das
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Stony Brook
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1954311&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: QCIS; FF; Quantum; Computing; &amp

Quantum Computing, enabled by the convergence of physical sciences, computer science, engineering, and mathematics, has an enormous potential to revolutionize computing and communications and thus make a huge impact on a variety of applied sectors critical for economic growth and national security. However, the development of practical quantum computing is still in its infancy, with a number of open engineering and research challenges in the areas of computation, communication, simulation, and sensing. Unlocking the full potential of quantum computing will need a concerted effort in building a large-capacity quantum computing workforce. At present, very few Computer Science, Information Science or Computer Engineering departments in US universities have significant expertise in quantum computing that will enable the creation of such a workforce. This award aims at hiring a junior-level tenure-track faculty as an NSF Faculty Fellow in the Computer Science (CS) Department at Stony Brook University. The university already has a strong research group in quantum-related areas including quantum information science, quantum communications and quantum simulation in its Physics and Astronomy Department. This group will provide the necessary interdisciplinary connections. The CS department also has notable strengths in the areas of computer architecture, networks, cryptography, security, theory, distributed systems, programming languages, and machine learning. These areas will be bolstered by this hiring opportunity via radical reformulation of traditional approaches using quantum computing and communications principles.The university will hire a Faculty Fellow in the areas of quantum algorithms and networking, to maximize the potential for collaboration with existing areas of strength in the department. The department, the university, and its external partners have an environment for collaborative research and education, and structures to support professional growth, to enable the Fellow thrive and progress towards a leadership role the area of quantum computing. Successful accomplishment of the proposal objective will also have a broad impact of educating future computer science students on topic of quantum computing, thus facilitating a quantum-ready workforce of the future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

量子计算是物理科学、计算机科学、工程和数学融合的产物，具有彻底改变计算和通信的巨大潜力，从而对对经济增长和国家安全至关重要的各种应用部门产生巨大影响。然而，实用量子计算的发展仍处于起步阶段，在计算、通信、模拟和传感领域存在许多开放工程和研究挑战。释放量子计算的全部潜力需要共同努力建设大容量的量子计算劳动力。目前，美国大学中很少有计算机科学、信息科学或计算机工程系拥有量子计算方面的丰富专业知识，能够培养这样的人才队伍。该奖项旨在聘请初级终身教职人员作为石溪大学计算机科学 (CS) 系的 NSF 教员研究员。该大学物理与天文学系在量子信息科学、量子通信和量子模拟等量子相关领域拥有强大的研究团队。该小组将提供必要的跨学科联系。 CS系在计算机体系结构、网络、密码学、安全、理论、分布式系统、编程语言和机器学习等领域也具有显着的优势。通过使用量子计算和通信原理对传统方法进行彻底的重新制定，这些领域将得到这一招聘机会的支持。该大学将聘请量子算法和网络领域的一名教员，以最大限度地发挥与量子计算和通信领域现有优势领域的合作潜力。该部门。该系、大学及其外部合作伙伴拥有协作研究和教育的环境以及支持专业发展的结构，使研究员能够蓬勃发展并在量子计算领域发挥领导作用。提案目标的成功实现还将对未来计算机科学专业学生的量子计算主题教育产生广泛影响，从而促进未来量子就绪的劳动力队伍。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过评估被认为值得支持利用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准。