On Aug. 15, the University of New Mexico (UNM) announced that a researcher from its School of Engineering is leading a project among the 15 nationwide initiatives granted $11 million by the U.S. Department of Energy. According to a UNM press release, these endeavors, including the one led by UNM, will focus on pioneering research for high-performance science, harnessing emerging technologies such as advanced computing, extensive datasets, scientific machine learning, artificial intelligence, and innovative computing designs.
“New Mexico has always been at the forefront of scientific advancements,” said U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, according to the press release. “This federal investment will continue to expand that leadership by leveraging our unique assets, supporting UNM’s leading role in maximizing the benefits of emerging quantum computing technology to solve important scientific and engineering challenges.”
According to the press release, Milad Marvian, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a member of UNM's Center for Quantum Information and Control (CQuIC), received $500,000 for his project titled “Bridging Between Quantum Circuit Model and Constrained Hamiltonian-based Computation.” Marvian pointed out the potential superiority of quantum computers over their traditional counterparts for specific intensive computational tasks. His project aims to explore more efficient techniques for translating quantum algorithms across different models of quantum computation, aligning with current hardware capabilities. This effort is expected to streamline the practical application development on emerging quantum devices.
“There is a wide expanse of exciting opportunities as we reach beyond exascale computing,” said Ceren Susut, Department of Energy Acting Associate Director of Science for Advanced Scientific Computing Research, according to the press release. “These projects will help us find promising directions to realize the full potential of scientific computing from emerging technologies.”
Situated at UNM, the CQuIC is an interdisciplinary research hub spanning departments such as Physics and Astronomy, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Chemistry and Chemical Biology. CQuIC is dedicated to advancing quantum information science, encompassing domains like quantum computation, complexity, simulation, control, measurement, metrology, optics, and communication, according to the press release.