VLQ, the quantum computer of the LUMI-Q consortium, will provide a European-wide quantum computing environment integrated with the EuroHPC infrastructure. VLQ will allow the integration of the targeted EuroHPC quantum computer into EuroHPC supercomputer KAROLINA in Czechia, LUMI in Finland, and EHPCPL in Poland.
The LUMI-Q consortium’s quantum computer VLQ will be based on superconducting qubits in a star-shaped topology. This topology minimises the number of so-called swap operations, enabling the execution of highly complex quantum algorithms. The system will feature 24 physical qubits connected to a central resonator.
VLQ will be housed in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, part of the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava.
VLQ will be available to a wide range of European users, from the scientific community to industry and the public sector. It will support the development of various applications with industrial, scientific, and societal relevance for Europe, adding new capabilities to the European supercomputing infrastructure.
The LUMI-Q consortium will provide a European-wide quantum computing environment integrated with the EuroHPC infrastructure. It will allow the integration of the targeted EuroHPC quantum computer into EuroHPC supercomputer KAROLINA in Czechia, LUMI in Finland, and EHPCPL in Poland.
The LUMI-Q consortium is a true pan-European collaboration effort involving eight European countries: Czechia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.
architecture
- at least 24 physical qubits,
- the star-shape topology,
- the total cost of the system is EUR 5.0 million,
- integrated into the EuroHPC supercomputer KAROLINA,
- IQM Quantum Computers, supplier of systems,
- installation and commissioning will take place in 2025.
LUMI-Q consortium members
- Coordinator: VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, Czechia
- CSC – IT Center for Science, Finland
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland
- Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium (DeiC), Denmark
- Akademickie Centrum Komputerowe Cyfronet AGH, Poland
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Poland
- Sigma2 AS, Norway
- Simula Research Lab, Norway
- SINTEF AS, Norway
- University of Hasselt, Belgium
- TNO Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, the Netherlands
- SURF BV, the Netherlands
The acquisition and operation of the EuroHPC quantum computer are funded jointly by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking through the European Union‘s Digital Europe Programme, as well as by the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands.
