Distributed Quantum Compiling

softwareQ develops open-source software tools for quantum computing, focusing on fault-tolerant architectures and distributed quantum systems. The organization collaborates with companies like nuQuantum, a hardware company building quantum interconnects for distributed quantum networks. A key challenge for softwareQ is bridging the gap between theoretical proposals (e.g., semi-hyperbolic Floquet codes) and real-world hardware constraints from platforms like nuQuantum’s atom-based systems. Current models oversimplify hardware limitations, risking inaccurate conclusions about error correcting code viability.
This project addresses this gap by modeling hardware-specific APIs and testing error-correction workflows under realistic constraints. Success will enable softwareQ to (1) provide community-wide software solutions for distributed quantum error correction, (2) validate nuQuantum’s hardware compatibility with cutting-edge codes. Anticipated benefits include accelerated adoption of fault-tolerant quantum computing schemes in the distributed setting and direct support for nuQuantum’s roadmap.

Faculty Supervisor:

Michele Mosca

Student:

Partner:

Softwareq Inc.

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

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