WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to offer $40 million for research to develop new algorithms and software programs for quantum computers. The effort seeks to transport past the current fairly confined applications on quantum computers closer to extra-strong algorithms and alertness software that may be used on a practical level to address several scientific problems.
“I’m thrilled with all the work being performed at DOE to harness the power of our international-elegance supercomputers to hold America’s leadership in regions like Quantum Computing,” stated U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. “Continued investments in quantum computing will consciousness the highbrow prowess of our scientists and engineers at the improvement of technology that the private zone can convert into commercial packages to enhance the lives and security of all Americans.”
“Today America leads the arena in excessive-performance computing for science and enterprise,” stated Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar. “Leadership inside the rising field of quantum computing is likewise vital for America, and this power to increase new quantum computing algorithms and software program will be important to that effort.”
The plan envisions the status quo of multidisciplinary teams, with a few focusing on fundamental algorithms and others on the improvement of well-known software program gear, together with new excessive-degree programming languages, compilers, debuggers, libraries, and enter/output equipment particularly geared to quantum computing. The aim is to increase software adaptability to a range of various quantum computing structures and a wide sort of ability packages.
Applications may be open to universities, countrywide laboratories, industry, and nonprofits, with awards decided on competitively through peer review. Total planned funding from the Department’s Office of Science is $forty million for five-yr tasks, without-year funding pending congressional appropriations.
Letters of motive are required and are due on May 1st, 2019, by five PM Eastern time. Final programs are due on May 31st, 2019, by five PM Eastern time. The complete textual content of the Funding Opportunity Announcement, at the side of a parallel accomplice declaration for DOE laboratories, may be observed here.
