{"id":118800,"date":"2021-04-13T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=17152"},"modified":"2021-04-13T05:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T05:00:07","slug":"sydney-students-quantum-code-picked-up-by-aws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/13\/sydney-students-quantum-code-picked-up-by-aws\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney student\u2019s quantum code picked up by AWS"},"content":{"rendered":"

A University of Sydney<\/strong> honours student\u2019s quantum computing code is attracting global attention and will be used by cloud giant AWS and in leading US universities\u2019 quantum programs.<\/p>\n

Pablo Bonilla Ataides, a 21-year-old University of Sydney science undergraduate, made the breakthrough as part of a second year physics course which eventually led to a published study,<\/a> co-authored by university researchers.<\/p>\n

By altering the code used for nearly two decades to correct errors in quantum computing, Mr Bonilla was able to significantly reduce the resources needed to detect and correct errors, effectively doubling the capacity to identify and fix these errors in quantum programs.<\/p>\n

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Pablo Bonilla Ataides and Dr Ben Brown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cQuantum technology is in its infancy, partly because we haven\u2019t been able to overcome the inherent instability in the machines that produce so many errors,\u201d Mr Bonilla said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn second-year physics I was asked to look at some commonly used error correcting code to see if we could improve it. By flipping half of the quantum switches, or qubits, in our design, we found we could effectively double our ability to suppress errors.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the university announced a refined method would be incorporated into the work of AWS\u2019s quantum computing program, where one co-author of the research, Dr Steve Flammia, has since moved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis research surprised me,\u201d AWS senior quantum research scientist Dr Earl Campbell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was amazed that such a slight change to a quantum error correction code could lead to such a big impact in predicted performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because the code can work on two dimensional surfaces \u2013 the network of connected qubits being developed across industry \u2013 it is expected to work with current chip designs and in building better experimental devices.<\/p>\n

Co-author Dr Ben Brown from the University of Sydney Nano Institute and School of Physics worked closely with Mr Bonilla on the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding a functional quantum computer is a bit like trying to build the Wright Brothers’ plane, and we haven’t even gotten off the ground yet,” Dr Brown said.<\/p>\n

\u201cExperimentalists are producing the strong, light-weight materials to build the plane, and we’ve just come up with a more aerodynamic design for the wings that have more lift. We might have just come up with the design that will help large-scale quantum computing take off.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work is also expected to be picked up by the quantum technology programs at Yale University and Duke University.<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor Shruti Puri from the quantum research program at Yale University said her team is interested in using the new code for its work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat amazes me about this new code is its sheer elegance. It\u2019s remarkable error-correcting properties are coming from a simple modification to a code that has been studied extensively for almost two decades,\u201d Assistant Professor Puri said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is extremely relevant for a new generation of quantum technology being developed at Yale and elsewhere. With this new code, I believe, we have considerably shortened the timeline to achieve scalable quantum computation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A University of Sydney honours student\u2019s quantum computing code is attracting global attention and will be used by cloud giant AWS and in leading US universities\u2019 quantum programs. Pablo Bonilla Ataides, a 21-year-old University of Sydney science undergraduate, made the breakthrough as part of a second year physics course which eventually led to a published…<\/p>\n

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