Scientific Nature
While primarily dedicated to scientific purposes, the one-stop shop will broaden its scope by reaching out to industrial partners and establishing industry-compatible access standards.
Hardware-Independence
Our applications are built on a set of basic quantum algorithms developed in a hardware-independent language. This approach enables deployment across the widest possible range of quantum computing (QC) architectures, ensuring maximum flexibility and interoperability.
Capacity Building
By offering training, education, and dedicated support, QEC4QEA contributes to building the first generation of application-oriented scientists in the field of quantum computing in Europe.
Long-Term Sustainability
Ensuring the long-term availability of our services beyond the project’s lifetime is a key priority. The platform developed within QEC4QEA is designed with sustainability in mind, enabling continued access and support after the project concludes. From the outset, we are implementing sustainable solutions for our application library, hardware toolset, basic quantum algorithms, and training activities.
Multidisciplinary Synergy
QEC4QEA brings together a wide range of scientific and technical expertise in Europe. By promoting the shared use of resources and infrastructure, we foster cross-European knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Co-Design
QEC4QEA forms a bridge between quantum computing (QC) developers and end users, catalysing the co-design and optimisation of quantum-enhanced applications.
All-level Support for Quantum Technologies
Quantum-enhanced applications combine classical computing methods with the advantages of quantum technologies. The increased performance resulting from this combination will accelerate the deployment of hybrid quantum computing solutions across a wide range of scientific and industrial fields.
Through our one-stop shop for quantum-enhanced applications, we bring together leading scientific institutions and companies from the European quantum community. Together, we aim to create a user-oriented, holistic service portfolio encompassing support services as well as access to quantum software and hardware.
What Do We Offer?
We provide a library of hardware-agnostic applications that can be executed on QC emulators running on EuroHPC JU supercomputers. QEC4QEA also offers a comprehensive suite of hardware-specific compilers and execution APIs for selected quantum computers (QCs), hybrid infrastructures, and QC emulators.
In addition, we deliver benchmarking tools and curated access to high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum infrastructures across Europe. A tailored educational programme including workshops and hybrid HPC-QC courses will enable users to build expertise in quantum-enhanced solutions. This will be complemented by an advanced help desk providing direct access to high-level support teams.
The applications offered on the platform are based on leading quantum algorithms suitable for both quantum computers (QCs) and quantum-enhanced HPC systems. They focus on the following domains:
- Information Processing: Quantum electrodynamics simulations
- Finance and Insurance: Stochastic models for risk analysis and financial crash prediction
- Mechanical Engineering: Manufacturing simulation applications
- Chemistry and Biology: Quantum molecular unfolding and docking
- Scheduling and Logistics: Graph colouring and optimisation problems
- Earth Observation: Satellite image analysis