Paris, December four, 2020
Atos introduces “Q-score”, the initial universal quantum metrics, relevant to all programmable quantum processors. Atos’ Q-score actions a quantum system’s performance at managing authentic-everyday living complications, these which are unable to be solved by traditional pcs, fairly than simply just measuring its theoretical performance. Q-score reaffirms Atos’ commitment to deliver early and concrete advantages of quantum computing. In excess of the past five decades, Atos has turn into a pioneer in quantum purposes by its participation in industrial and academic partnerships and funded jobs, working hand-in-hand with industrials to establish use-circumstances which will be equipped to be accelerated by quantum computing.
“Confronted with the emergence of a myriad of processor technologies and programming ways, companies hunting to spend in quantum computing require a reputable metrics to support them pick the most productive route for them. Staying components-agnostic, Q-score is an aim, straightforward and reasonable metrics which they can count on,” mentioned Elie Girard, Atos CEO. “Since the launch of ‘Atos Quantum’ in 2016, the initial quantum computing market application in Europe, our goal has remained the similar: progress the development of market and investigate purposes, and pave the way to quantum superiority.”
What does Q-score measure?
These days the variety of qubits (quantum units) is the most frequent figure of merit for examining the performance of a quantum procedure. Nonetheless, qubits are unstable and vastly differ in high quality (speed, security, connectivity, and many others.) from just one quantum technologies to one more (this kind of as supraconducting, trapped ions, silicon and photonics), creating it an imperfect benchmark instrument. By focusing on the capacity to resolve properly-acknowledged combinatorial optimization complications, Atos Q-score will provide investigate facilities, universities, corporations and technological leaders with specific, reputable, aim and equivalent success when solving authentic-earth optimization complications.
Q-score actions the genuine performance of quantum processors when solving an optimization trouble, representative of the close to-phrase quantum computing era (NISQ – Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum). To provide a frame of reference for comparing performance scores and maintain uniformity, Q-score depends on a typical combinatorial optimization trouble, the similar for all assessments (the Max-Slice Difficulty, equivalent to the properly-acknowledged TSP – Travelling Salesman Difficulty, see beneath). The score is calculated dependent on the most variety of variables within just this kind of a trouble that a quantum technologies can enhance (ex: 23 variables = 23 Q-score or Qs).
Atos will arrange the publication of a yearly listing of the most powerful quantum processors in the earth dependent on Q-score. Because of in 2021, the initial report will contain genuine self-assessments supplied by brands.
Centered on an open access program package, Q-score is designed on 3 pillars:
- Application driven: Q-score is the only metrics procedure dependent on close to-phrase accessible quantum algorithms and actions a quantum system’s ability to resolve practical operational complications
- Openness and ease of use: Universal and cost-free, Q-score advantages from Atos’ technologies-neutral tactic. Its program package, together with instruments and methodology, does not have to have major computation electric power to determine the metrics
- Objectiveness and reliability: Atos brings together a components-agnostic, technologies-agnostic tactic with a potent knowledge in algorithm style and optimization obtained working with significant market customers and technologies leaders in the quantum field. The methodology made use of to develop Q-score will be built general public and open to assessment.
A cost-free program kit, which enables Q-score to be operate on any processor will be accessible in Q1 2021. Atos invites all brands to operate Q-score on their technologies and publish their success.
Many thanks to the highly developed qubit simulation abilities of the Atos Quantum Learning Device (Atos QLM), its powerful quantum simulator, Atos is equipped to determine Q-score estimates for numerous platforms. These estimates acquire into account the qualities publicly supplied by the brands. Effects variety all around a Q-score of 15 Qs, but progress is immediate, with an estimated regular Q-score relationship from just one year back in the space of 10 Qs, and an estimated projected regular Q-score relationship just one year from now to be higher than 20 Qs.
Q-score has been reviewed by the Atos Quantum Advisory Board, a team of global experts, mathematicians and physicists authorities in their fields, which met on
December four, 2020.
