Fujitsu announces winners of the Fujitsu quantum simulator challenge
TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu from February to September 2023 conducted the "Fujitsu $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge," a global competition in which Fujitsu called members of the industry and academia to test Fujitsu's 39 qubit quantum simulator on novel problems and applications.
- TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu from February to September 2023 conducted the "Fujitsu $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge," a global competition in which Fujitsu called members of the industry and academia to test Fujitsu's 39 qubit quantum simulator on novel problems and applications.
- Fujitsu plans to hold the quantum simulator challenge again in 2024 and beyond, utilizing an enhanced quantum simulator with 40 qubits, one of the largest in the world (3).
- Hideto Okada, Head of Technology Strategy Unit, Fujitsu, comments:
"Participants of the quantum simulator challenge have developed various advanced applications using Fujitsu's quantum simulator. - As feedback from users of quantum simulators represents an important key in the development of quantum applications, Fujitsu opened up some of its quantum simulator resources to the public and started the "Fujitsu $100,000 Quantum Simulator Challenge" to gain feedback from participating research institutions, universities, and companies competing for quantum application development in various fields.