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Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)

The new quantum refrigerator, seen here in an artist's conception, is based on superconducting circuits.

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Novel ‘Quantum Refrigerator’ Is Great at Erasing Quantum Computer’s Chalkboard

QuICS fellow Nicole Yunger Halpern is part of a team that’s developed a new technique that can reset qubits in quantum computers highly effectively, a critical task for successful quantum computing.

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The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) is a partnership between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Located at the University of Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., the center advances research and education in quantum computer science and quantum information theory.

Key Research Areas

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    Theory of Quantum Computation and Communication

    What are the fundamental capabilities of quantum computers and networks for solving problems that are hard for conventional computing technologies?

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    Implementations of Quantum Computers and Networks

    How can one construct scalable, robust software and hardware for quantum computing and quantum networks?

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  • Quantum Information and Physics

    How do ideas about quantum information and computation give new insight into physics, and vice versa?

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  • A photo of Jacob Taylor and Justyna Zwolak.

    QuICS Researchers Receive 2024 NIST Bronze Medal Award

    January 22, 2025
  • Logo for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. It features the Seal of the President of the United States, with an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows, symbolizing peace and war, with the motto E Pluribus Unum and inscriptions reflecting national unity and authority.

    QuICS Researchers Receive PECASE Awards

    January 21, 2025
  • Daniel Gottesman holding a Reddit AMA sign.

    Gottesman Responds to Numerous Quantum Queries via Reddit AMA

    January 15, 2025

  • Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems

    January 8, 2025
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We, as theorists, try to come up with ideas and proposals that not only are interesting from the perspective of applications but also from the perspective of giving experimentalists the motivation to go to the next level and push to add more capabilities to the hardware.

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QuICS Research

At QuICS, experts in areas including computer science, cybersecurity, mathematics, and physics collaborate with postdoctoral scholars, graduate students and visitors to form a robust research community that is advancing the state of the art in quantum computer science and quantum information theory.

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