Atos boosts quantum application development through the creation of the first Quantum User Group - Seite 2

“As President of this new User Group, Total is involved in the advancement of quantum research, together with Atos. Quantum simulation enables us to explore new ways of solving complex problems, improve performance and drive significant technological advances to prepare the future of low carbon energy. This contributes to realizing Total’s ambition: to become the responsible energy major”, said Marie-Noelle Semeria, Senior Vice President, Group CTO at Total.

The Quantum Scientific Council is made up of universally recognized quantum physicists, including Nobel prize laureate in Physics, Serge Haroche; Research Director, CEA Saclay, and Head of Quantronics, Daniel Estève; professor at the Institut d’Optique and Ecole Polytechnique, Alain Aspect; Alexander von Humboldt Professor, Director of the Institute for Theoretical Nanoelectronics at the Juelich Research Center, David DiVincenzo; and Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Singapore, Artur Ekert.

Atos’ ambitious program to anticipate the future of quantum computing and to be prepared for the opportunities as well as the risks that come with it - ‘Atos Quantum’ program - was launched in November 2016. As a result of this initiative, Atos was the first organization to offer a quantum noisy simulation module, the Atos QLM. Earlier this year, it launched myQLM, a free tool that allows a broader ecosystem to get acquainted with quantum programming and discover some features of the Atos QLM. 

Quantum computing should make it possible, in the years to come, to deal with the explosion of data, which Big Data and the Internet of Things bring about. With its targeted and unprecedented compute acceleration capabilities, notably based on the exascale class supercomputer BullSequana, quantum computing should also promote advances in deep learning, algorithmics and artificial intelligence for areas as various as pharmaceuticals or new materials.

For more information: Atos Quantum
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Photo caption: 6^th meeting of its Quantum Scientific Council at its headquarters in Bezons
From left to right: Cyril Allouche, Director of Atos Quantum Lab, Atos.
Philippe Duluc, SVP Big Data and Security Division, Atos.
Philippe Vannier, Special advisor to the Chairman and CEO, for Science, Technology and Cybersecurity. 
Alain Aspect, Professor at the Institut d’Optique and at the l’École Polytechnique.
Sophie Proust, Chief Technology Office, Atos.
Artur Ekert, Professer od quantum physics at the Institute of Mathematics, Oxford University and Singapore University.
Elie Girard, CEO of Atos.