Objective Reaching a fundamental understanding of quantum many-body systems and fully harnessing their computational power for information processing is one of today’s greatest scientific challenges. To date, unprecedented research efforts are underway to build quantum devices, which would outperform the most powerful classical computers. At the same time, neural networks are currently revolutionising the handling of large amounts of data, with enormous success in pattern and speech recognition, machine learning, the analysis of ‘big data’ and ‘deep learning’. Driven by the hope of combining massive parallel information processing in neural networks with quantum advantages like computational speedup, there have been various efforts to develop quantum neural networks – without satisfactory answers to date. The overarching goal of this theoretical research programme is to tackle this enormous challenge from a fresh perspective: we will establish and explore a conceptual framework for quantum neural networks and identify quantum optical physical building blocks, based on concepts in the domain of open many-body quantum systems. This ambitious aim will be achieved by interlinking a multitude of scientific areas ranging from atomic physics, quantum optics, quantum engineering and condensed matter physics to quantum information and computer science. This research will not only generate a genuine step change in our fundamental understanding of the ways nature allows for quantum information processing. It will also lay the foundation for quantum neuromorphic engineering of a new generation of quantum neural hardware in state-of-the-art and newly emerging experimental systems of ultra-cold atoms and trapped ions. With my interdisciplinary background in quantum information and quantum engineering, quantum optics and atomic physics, I am in a unique position to successfully realise this research. I will also strongly benefit from the vital scientific environment at Swansea University. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesatomic physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learningdeep learningnatural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicsquantum opticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Topic(s) ERC-2018-STG - ERC Starting Grant Call for proposal ERC-2018-STG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-STG - Starting Grant Host institution FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH Net EU contribution € 1 486 439,00 Address WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE 52428 Julich Germany See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Düren Activity type Research Organisations 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 Total cost € 1 486 439,00 Beneficiaries (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 1 486 439,00 Address WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE 52428 Julich See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Düren Activity type Research Organisations 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 Total cost € 1 486 439,00 SWANSEA UNIVERSITY Participation ended United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address SINGLETON PARK SA2 8PP Swansea See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys Swansea 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 Total cost No data
