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Quantum Information Science

The mission of USRA NAMS Quantum Information Science group is to advance the industry and the body of knowledge in quantum information related sciences, and to continue to provide to its partners the most qualified technical support to address hard challenges in applied computer science.

USRA Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS) - Quantum

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Since its inception in June 1983, USRA Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS) has conducted basic and applied research in computer science for the nation's aeronautics and space-related missions and programs. In 2012, USRA partnered with NASA and Google to found the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL): the space agency’s hub to evaluate the near term impact of quantum technologies.
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USRA NAMS Quantum Information Science group conducts quantum computing research, development and education programs that engage a broad ecosystem of collaborators from universities, government organizations, and the private sector. There are multiple ways to collaborate including obtaining time on quantum computing hardware; collaborating on research and education projects involving quantum devices, quantum algorithms and quantum applications; and collaborating on research and education proposals to funding organizations.

The Pleiades supercomputer at NASA Ames is one of the many supercomputers used to find the limit of quantum supremacy.

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The USRA NAMS quantum team is proud to serve the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL) mission by providing technical workforce to NASA since the inception of the laboratory. QuAIL is the space agency's hub for assessing the potential of quantum computers to impact computational challenges faced by the agency in the decades to come. NASA’s QuAIL team aims to demonstrate that quantum computing and quantum algorithms may someday dramatically improve the agency’s ability to address difficult optimization and machine learning problems arising in NASA's aeronautics, Earth and space sciences, and space exploration missions. The laboratory is lead by Dr. Eleanor Rieffel.