QACTI Software Town Hall

The QACTI town hall on Opportunities for Software and Compilation Innovation in an Open Quantum Stack was held at the Duke Quantum Center and included researchers from around the country involved in software infrastructure, including those from other NQVL demonstrator projects. 

Many challenges and potential decision points were discussed for achieving the goal of a 256-qubit ion trap quantum computer. At the quantum programming layer, attendees discussed the challenges of devising device agnostic and specific optimizations as part of a compiler developments, including pulse support and mapping, optionally enhanced by ML. At the classical programming level, high-level support via domain-specific languages as well as abstractions for pulses and gadgets, including bosonic operations, were discussed. At the control level, attendees discussed the role of automation in control for job scheduling, multi-FPGA control, co-located acceleration of classical computation for hybrid quantum-classical interactions with mid-circuit readouts and resets, as well as late parametrization of pulse-shaped controls within FPGAs, including complexities of multi-zone and multi-trap control for shuttling and EPR communication paradigms. Attendees were asked to identify requirements, risks and key technical challenges that need to be solved to achieve the NQVL goals.

For the town hall agenda and participant list, see the QACTI Software Town Hall overview.