Quantum Computing
With $80+ million in funding from IARPA, ARO, NSF and DOE to date, Duke ECE’s internationally recognized quantum computing team—part of Duke's quantum information group—is replacing the bits of traditional computers with trapped ion qubits, which exist in multiple states at once. These powerful new quantum systems have the potential to perform multitudes of computations in quantum superposition, enabling algorithmic shortcuts for blazing fast computation. The future holds promise for applications in cybersecurity, AI, and modeling complex biological, chemical, pharmacological, environmental and financial systems.
Research areas
- Quantum error correction
- Quantum control
- Quantum computer architecture
- Ion trapping
- Spectroscopy of sympathetically cooled molecular ions
- Quantum information
- Novel photonic devices
- Quantum thermodynamics
- Quantum resource theory
Centers and Consortiums
- Error-corrected Universal Reconfigurable Ion-trap Quantum Archetype (EURIQA)
- Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum co-design (STAQ)
- EPiQC (NSF Expeditions in Computing)
- Spectator Qubits for Quantum Control (US-AUS MURI)
- Modular Quantum Computation (MURI)
Good to Know
Kenneth Brown has captured a new $1.5m award from the U.S. Army Research Office to simplify quantum characterization
Spinoff IonQ has raised $77M in investor funding to date and has built two of the most accurate quantum computers in existence
Kavli Quantum Coffee Hour brings together Duke quantum information enthusiasts
