FET: NSF Workshop on Software-Hardware Co-design for Quantum Computing

FET：NSF 量子计算软硬件协同设计研讨会

• 批准号: 2138437
• 负责人: Yufei Ding
• 金额: $ 3.35万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2138437&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FET; NSF; Workshop; Software; Hardware

In this workshop, experts from both industry and academia will gather together and discuss the key challenges that need to be addressed for an end-to-end quantum computing infrastructure. The importance of taking a computer engineering perspective will be advocated. It is envisioned that classic computer engineering techniques (at both software and hardware levels) have the potential to enable transformative scientific and industrial progress for quantum computing. The key is to figure out the grand challenges in the new quantum context. This workshop will function as a hub to spur a large, synergistic, and convergent effort for building a common technological ecosystem that quantum-enabled technologies and classical technologies can both inhabit for mutual benefit and progress in the long term. A strong steering committee has been built with researchers working in quantum computing and related topics. Four of the steering committee members are from industry and the other four are from academia. The steering committee has outlined a series of topics of interest, an agenda, and prospective speakers and panelists for the workshop. The committee will also prepare a final report that captures the key findings of the workshop. A set of interesting and emerging research topics and prospective speakers for the workshop is listed as follows: (1) Quantum computer architecture design and optimization, (2) Approaches to fault tolerance and error mitigation on near-term systems and beyond, (3) Design automation and software for quantum computing, and (4) Enabling early applications with hardware-software co-design. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for researchers to work out an educational plan for developing resources for the full spectrum of workforce pipeline for the national ecosystem construction around quantum computing.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.

在这个研讨会上，来自行业和学术界的专家将聚集在一起，讨论端到端量子计算基础架构需要解决的主要挑战。采用计算机工程观点的重要性将提倡。可以预见的是，经典的计算机工程技术（在软件和硬件级别上）都有可能实现量子计算的变革性科学和工业进步。关键是要找出新量子环境中的巨大挑战。该研讨会将充当枢纽，刺激大型，协同和收敛的努力，以构建一个共同的技术生态系统，从长远来看，量子支持技术和古典技术都可以居住在相互利益和进步中。研究人员在量子计算和相关主题方面的研究人员建立了一个强大的指导委员会。指导委员会的四名成员来自行业，其他四名来自学术界。指导委员会概述了一系列感兴趣的主题，一个议程以及讲习班的前瞻性演讲者和小组成员。该委员会还将准备一份最终报告，以捕捉研讨会的关键发现。列出了一系列有趣且新兴的研究主题和讲习班的潜在扬声器，如下所示：（1）量子计算机体系结构设计和优化，（2）在近期系统及以后的容忍度和错误缓解的方法，（3）设计自动化和软件用于量子计算的设计自动化和软件，以及（4）启用硬件软件套件的早期应用。该研讨会还将为研究人员提供一个机会，以制定一项教育计划，以开发围绕量子计算的国家生态系统构建的全部劳动力管道的资源。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估来通过评估来提供支持的。