Project description DEENESFRITPL Design of software tools for quantum computing Currently, we are at the dawn of a new computing age in which quantum computers find their way into practical applications. However, despite the impressive accomplishments in the physical realisation of quantum computers, the development of software tools and automated methods that provide assistance in the design and realisation of applications for those devices is still at the beginning, leaving a situation where we might have powerful quantum computers but hardly any proper means to actually use them. The EU-funded DA QC project aims at developing methods that will help in avoiding such a situation. The focus is on the development of efficient methods and software for tasks such as simulation, compilation, verification, etc. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective "In the 1970s, researchers started to utilize quantum mechanics to address questions in computer science and information theory—establishing new research directions such as quantum computing. Now, more than four decades later, we are at the dawn of a new""computing age"" in which quantum computers indeed will find its way into practical application. However, while impressiveaccomplishments can be observed in the physical realization of quantum computers, the development of automated tools andmethods that provide assistance in the design and realization of applications for those devices is at risk of not being able to keep upwith this development anymore—leaving a situation where we might have powerful quantum computers but hardly any propermeans to actually use them.This project aims to provide a solution for this upcoming design gap by developing efficient and practical relevant methods forcorresponding simulation, synthesis, and verification tasks. While the current state of the art severely suffers from theinterdisciplinarity of quantum computing (leading to the consideration of inappropriate models, inconsistent interpretations, or""wrong"" problem formulations), this project will build a bridge between the design automation community and the quantumcomputing community. This will allow to fully exploit the potential of design automation which is hardly utilized in quantumcomputing yet.Since quantum computers are reaching feasibility, the methods developed within this project will be highly demanded. Preliminaryinvestigations conducted in preparation of this proposal already showed the potential of such an endeavor and raised significantattention in the quantum computing community and its ""big players"". The project plans to continue these developments on a largerscale—eventually providing the foundation for design automation methods that accomplish for quantum computing what thedesign automation community realized for classical electronic circuits." Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicssocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarequantum computers Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Topic(s) ERC-2020-COG - ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS Call for proposal ERC-2020-COG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Net EU contribution € 1 929 552,00 Address Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Muenchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Beneficiaries (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany Net EU contribution € 1 929 552,00 Address Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITAT LINZ Participation ended Austria Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Altenberger strasse 69 4040 Linz See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Linz-Wels Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. SOFTWARE COMPETENCE CENTER HAGENBERG GMBH Participation ended Austria Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Softwarepark 32 a 4232 Hagenberg See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Mühlviertel Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 SOFTWARE COMPETENCE CENTER HAGENBERG GMBH Austria Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address Softwarepark 32 a 4232 Hagenberg See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Mühlviertel Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
