EPSRC funds EPIQC ambition for quantum computing

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Glasgow University researchers are leading EPIQC, an EPSRC-funded project aiming to take quantum computing from the lab to real-world applications.

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Dr Hadi Heidari (left) and Professor Martin Weides (right) of Glasgow University’s James Watt School of Engineering work on some of their quantum computing equipment (Image: Glasgow University)

The four-year EPIQC (Empowering Practical Interfacing of Quantum Computing) project will see quantum computing and ICT researchers across the UK collaborating on new ways to fulfil the project’s ambition.

Unlike conventional digital computers, which encode information in the form of binary bits, quantum computers harness the phenomena of superposition and entanglement to encode information, which has the potential for much more advanced computing.

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According to Glasgow University, there is no overarching infrastructure to enable widespread interaction with quantum computers through information and communication technologies as there is with digital computers. Without an established ICT structure, quantum computing cannot be extended to the devices, networking, and components that are commonplace in today’s digital world.

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