2048-Bit RSA Cracked in < 8 Hours? How a quantum computer could break 2048-bit RSA encryption in 8 hours Excerpts and salient points ~ + A new study shows that quantum technology will catch up with today’s encryption standards much sooner than expected. That should […]
Seed Money for Quantum-Level Algorithms and Software Phasecraft computes $950,000 Full release ~ Phasecraft, a UK-based quantum computing software developer based on research from University College London (UCL) and University of Bristol, has procured £750,000 ($950,000) in pre-seed funding from investors co-led by the UCL […]
Palo Alto Networks Partner Has Successfully Certified ILCoin’s C2P Protocol for Quantum Resistance Distributed ledger consensus algorithms such as PoW (Proof-of-Work) made companies lose more than $20 million during 2018 in hacking attacks without any possibility to recover losses. And near-future quantum computing mass-adoption may […]
Limits of Quantum Communication Networks; Secret Key Capacity Explored Establishing the ultimate limits of quantum communication networks At the moment, sensitive data is typically encrypted and then sent across fibre-optic cables and other channels together with the digital “keys” needed to decode the information. However, […]
Law Enforcement, User-Controlled Encryption, and Quantum Computing New Perspectives on the Future of Encryption Excerpts and salient points ~ + Encryption and its effects on law enforcement’s access to data seem to occupy a perennial place in the headlines (and on Lawfare as well)…but the […]
ID Q & Mt. Pelerin Solving Quantum-Based Secure Storage for Crypto Assets ID Quantique partners with Mt Pelerin to develop the first quantum-based solution for the secure storage of crypto assets: The Quantum Vault ID Quantique (IDQ), the world leader in quantum-safe security solutions announced […]
Training Workers for Quantum Computing Quantum Computing 101: Brilliant, Google, Microsoft Training Workers Excerpts and salient points ~ + From Microsoft and IBM to Alphabet’s unit X and Canada’s D-Wave Systems, companies are racing to build powerful quantum computers that may solve problems beyond the […]
Algorithms and Solutions on a Quantum Annealer Box algorithm for the solution of differential equations on a quantum annealer Author(s): Siddhartha Srivastava and Veera Sundararaghavan. Differential equations are ubiquitous in models of physical phenomena. Differential equations are ubiquitous in models of physical phenomena. Applications like […]
IBM continues to show unanticipated progress towards what will become a Quantum backed AI Excerpts and salient points ~ + IBM has the largest public Quantum effort and arguably has the lead in Quantum Computing development though companies like Alphabet, Intel, and Microsoft are accelerating […]
Is Quantum Computing the Answer to Future Data Center Innovation? Excerpts and salient points ~ • Speaking during a keynote address at this week’s Glue Conference 2019 event, Murray Thom, vice president of software and cloud services at D-Wave Systems, laid out ways that quantum […]
Stabilising quantum computers with ‘noise-cancelling headphones’ Excerpts and salient points ~ • Quantum entanglement is a delicate state that requires the particles used for computing, known as qubits, to be insulated from outside vibrations, electromagnetic waves, and kept at incredibly low temperatures… Interference not only […]
U.S. DoD Defense Information Systems Agency Seeking Quantum-resistant Algorithms. The U.S. DoD Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking quantum-resistant algorithm prototypes. The effort appears to have the same goal as the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Post-quantum Cryptography Project. The NIST project […]
Holding the Universe Together with Quantum Computing Simulation A group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab has figured out how to use quantum computing to simulate the fundamental interactions that hold together our universe. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, Fermilab […]
Atos Launches myQLM to Democratize Quantum Programming PARIS, May 16, 2019 — At the occasion of the 4th Atos Technology Days co-located with VivaTech, Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces myQLM, a new program providing researchers, students and developers quantum programming tools […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Adds Quantum Information Science Home. New research facility will serve ORNL’s growing mission in computing, materials research and development. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann and lab officials today broke ground on a multipurpose research facility that will provide state-of-the-art […]
Proving Quantum Supremacy Requires Hundreds of Qubits. A team from Intel Labs released a study proving quantum is coming, supremely, when several hundred qubits are stabilized. Until then, we should not expect to solve any combinatorial problems. Qubit. From the study: Computational quantum technologies are […]
Quantum as a Service (QaaS). Today is showing an automobile industry flavor of quantum computing. With the nascent quantum systems in development, size, complexity, and cost are keeping many entrepreneurs and established companies from taking the dip. Those that are getting involved are, in part, […]
Automotive Industry Sees Billions in Quantum Computing. VW and D-Wave, Bosch [parts] and Zapata Computing, Ford and NASA, Daimler and IBM (and Google) and the list is growing. The automotive industry is partnering with the budding quantum computing industry all the while exploring first uses […]
Keeping Quantum Computing Reports From Lying. Numerous salient points regarding the confidentiality and integrity of data being espoused by quantum computing devices. Having been on the cybersecurity side of classical computing for years, the topic discussed in the Communications of the ACM piece, Questioning Quantum, […]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Takes Pride In Quantum Computing and Chemical Research Direction Tri-Cities scientists are taking a quantum leap in supercomputing for clean energy and more. PNNL. PNNL’s Katherine Koh, who explores and develops the chemistry for hydrogen fuel cell technologies, may one day […]
IBM Gobbles Up Notre Dame. IBM is adding Notre Dame University to its retinue of higher-learning establishments joining the IBM Q Network. University of Louisville, University of Colorado, University of North Carolina…and on and on. Smart move on IBM’s part? Time will tell. Qubit. Notre […]
Virginia Tech Hitches Its Wagon to IBM’s Train of Schools in the IBM Q Network. Continuing the enrollment of universities, IBM has now pulled in to Virginia Tech and brought the school on-board the IBM Q Network. Qubit. Virginia Tech joining IBM Q Network to […]
Barclays, JP Morgan Chase; Barking at and Chasing Quantum Computing for the Financial Leap Ahead. Numerous aspects to quantum computing’s presumed sooner-than-later arrival on the financial services computing scene are discussed in this thorough read. Qubit. Quantum on the money: fintech is banking on the […]
Open Source Quantum Error Suppression Library. Note from Qubit: Qiskit Ignis is a framework for understanding and mitigating noise in quantum circuits and devices, and is part of Qiskit, IBM’s open source quantum development kit. Measurement error mitigation is included in Qiskit Ignis (IBM Research […]
Big Data and Predictive Analytics Invigorate QxBranch, Quantum Computing Startup. QxBranch. In 2012, Shaun Wilson and Michael Brett were designing aerospace simulation software. On one particular project, Lockheed Martin’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Ned Allen, mentioned that it had just acquired an early quantum computer from […]
What Are We Waiting for? A recent discussion from nanalyze opens up the question of “what are we waiting for?” The point is much is being done with the quantum computing world but many are still waiting for it to arrive. We know how to […]
Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science. Both Influence the Other. AI and quantum information science. From VB… In short, a true quantum computer is still years, if not decades, away. When has that everstopped researchers? Last month, Mobileye cofounder Amnon Shashua and a team from […]
Sticking to the Facts In Science and The White House: The National Quantum Initiative Act. Pertinent commentary from Mr. Gabriel Popkin, science writer. Qubit. Why Journalists Are Wrong to Say Trump Is at War With Science. By endorsing the overblown rhetoric that science is under […]
Tohoku University Research News. Tohoku University researchers have developed an algorithm that enhances the ability of a Canadian-designed quantum computer to more efficiently find the best solution for complicated problems, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Quantum computing takes advantage of […]
Microsoft Garage India: Quantum Information and Computation Series. Microsoft Garage has taken to the streets in Hyderabad, India. To spread quantum computing far and wide, Microsoft will present a lecture series on the topic in partner with International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH). Garage. […]
U.S. DoE Sets Aside $40M for Quantum Computing Algorithms and Software Development. Developers throughout the U.S. stand to gain much from this new U.S. initiative. $40 Million for Developers. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide $40 million for research aimed […]
Cryptocurrency Continues Down the Path to Quantum-resistant Cryptography. Cryptocurrency Komodo is using the quantum-resistant algorithm Dilithium to protect its blockchain. Though still a few years off, this early instantiation is another example of the budding awareness of quantum computing’s likely threat to encryption schema. Komodo […]
UK’s UKQN: Testing Quantum Key Distribution with the UK’s Quantum Network. Quantum communications are destined to be the most-secure type of data transfer throughout the globe. China demonstrated this in 2017 with Micius, their quantum-secure communications satellite. Now, the UK has brought together the research […]
D-Wave’s Leap Quantum Cloud Computing Environment Now Available to 30+ Nations. D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the geographic expansion of its Leap™ quantum cloud service which includes access to the D-Wave 2000Q™ system and its Quantum […]
Maryland’s IONQ Quantum Computer Outperforms Classical Systems. Having announced the simulation of water molecules via its trapped ion quantum computing system this past December, IONQ revealed on March 24th the capability of their system yet again. This time, they are releasing results showing performance in […]
NIST Publishes “How-to” for Shifting Cryptographic Methods Ala Protect Systems from Quantum Computing. Last week the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released Special Publication 800-131A Revision 2, “Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths”. The document addresses not only the possibility […]
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Post-quantum Computing Project Update. FCW is reporting the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chief of the Computer Security Division, Matthew Scholl, discussed current the post-quantum cryptography standardization project during a briefing to the Information Security […]
Quantum Security Gets Its Own Conference in Toronto. Quantum Summit, from NXMLabs. The inaugural Quantum Summit, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre April 24-25, 2019, brings together leading private and public sector experts to share insights on the latest advances in […]
Quantum State Leakage Detectable; Leading to Error-correction Techniques. Quantum computers are designed to process information using quantum bits, and promise huge speedups in scientific computing and codebreaking Current prototype devices are publicly accessible but highly error prone: information can ‘leak’ into unwanted states Computer program […]
Facial and Voice Recognition Algorithms Aid Quantum-level Research. Researchers at Hebrew University, Yoav Levin, Or Sharir and Nadav Cohen, have “demonstrated mathematically that algorithms based on deep neural networks can be applied to better understand the world of quantum physics.” The algorithms are expected to aid […]
How CipherLoc “Future Proofs” Encryption. The below diagram and high-level protocol steps are from CipherLoc’s materials at their website. We found it worthwhile to repost here, with appropriate links back to the provider, CipherLoc. Security strength can be vastly improved via a variety of […]
Ireland and Intel to Study Natural Language Processing Between Man and Machine Using Quantum Computing: Report. Funding in the amount of nearly $170,000 has been received by the Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC). The funding, in part from the Intel corporation, is ear-marked for […]
NIST Approves “Future Proof” Encryption Protocol. CipherLoc Corporation, a provider of highly secure, quantum-safe data protection technology, today announced FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2) validation certificate #3381 has been awarded to the CipherLoc Polymorphic Encryption Engine Core solution by the National Institute of […]
IBM Teams with Universities to Develop Quantum Computing Workforce. Major corporations continued taking their quantum computing efforts to universities. Recent announcements from IBM highlight new efforts with universities in the United States. New collaboration between the University of Chicago and IBM on the heels of IBM’s […]
Interesting Thought: Could Entangled Qubits Reveal a Black Hole’s Information? Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute in Maryland have implemented an experimental test for quantum scrambling. Quantum scrambling is a “chaotic shuffling of the information stored among a collection of quantum particles.” Recently, the JQI […]
Reducing Monte Carlo Simulations to Near-real Time. IBM has revealed research results for quantum computing protocols processing Monte Carlo calculations. Typically, when using Monte Carlo simulations for financial portfolios on classical systems, the calculation and risk assessment computation may last for several days. According to the […]
IBM Doubling ‘Quantum Volume’ Annually. But only since 2017. Yet, Big Blue, has released data showing the comparative improvement of newer IBM quantum computing systems while developing the metric of Quantum Volume. According to IBM, the performance of a particular quantum computer can be characterized […]
DARPA Announces Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Devices. “DARPA’s Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program will pursue a hybrid concept that combines intermediate-sized quantum devices with classical systems to solve challenging optimization problems.” (Image Credit: DARPA) (DARPA) Universal quantum computers with millions of […]