The year 2022 in review
As 2022 comes to an end, we look back on some important events and achievements. We achieved some important milestones for our research and were able to share our results on many occasions. We were part of exciting events around innovative topics and discoveries in quantum technology. We welcomed many new members to the team. And innovative research projects accompanied us throughout the year.
Finally, after almost two years personal meetings were possible again, and it was great to be out and about. Thank you for your interest in our company and your visits to our booths at the trade shows. We attended informative conferences and were able to present our software as well as our scientific approach at some important events. Many of the conversations and stimulating information we have had and received will continue to accompany us in the coming year and influence our research.
• APS March Meeting, March 22, Chicago
• World of Quantum, April 22, Munich
• Quantum Matters, June 22, Barcelona
• Curious Future Insight Conference, July 22, Darmstadt
• Bunte Nacht der Digitalisierung, July 22, Karlsruhe
• SQA Conference, August 22, Helsinki
• Supercomputing Conference SC22, November, Dallas
• Q2B Silicon Valley, December 22
Overview of the research projects
Many research projects accompanied us again this year (overview).
One of these was the collaboration project PlanQK, which was completed this year: PlanQK now stands for a platform and ecosystem for quantum applications. Since the groundwork was laid by the AI Innovation Competition, the PlanQK project has developed successfully, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The goal of the project was to make all quantum applications usable on one platform and to create a knowledge platform for researchers and developers. HQS was one of the 19 consortium partners out of a total of over 100 partners involved in this project.
Since the beginning of the year, HQS has been also involved with 24 other institutes and companies in the QSolid project, which will strengthen Germany's role in quantum technology. The aim of the project is to develop an error-enhanced quantum computer integrated into the JUNIQ supercomputer infrastructure at Forschungszentrum Jülich.
The collaboration project "Quantum Computer Extension by Exascale HPC", in short: Q-Exa, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, should also be highlighted. Within the framework of this project, the Leibnitz Computing Center (LRZ) has purchased the first quantum computer system in Germany from the German-Finnish company IQM and the related Software from HQS. The goal is to integrate this system into the production-ready HPC environment with the support of the consortial partners.
Publication of our research results and revision of the HQS Cloud
To share our research findings, HQS published two important papers this year (Read more about them: Alternative to variational algorithms for quantum simulations). In our November webinar Unique Software for NISQ Computers, we invited you to take a deeper look at our scientific approach and its benefits for the industry. We were pleased with many participants and would like to thank the participating company Merck and Professor Jared Cole. Using our collaboration as an example, we were able to present the use of the HQS software in Industry applications.
Our HQS cloud is being completely overhauled. Discover new applications and functions at the HQS cloud for the exploration of open quantum systems using NISQ devices at cloud.quantumsimulations.de.
HQS welcomes new team members
The number of events and projects alone shows that there is a lot to do at HQS and the company has developed significantly since the last financing round. We are therefore happy to welcome many new talents to our team this year:
Al-Hasan Al-Shaebi, Infrastructure Stack
Nicklas Enenkel, Lattice & Solver Stack
Saskia Glass, HR
Dr. Manuel Hodecker, Ab-Initio Chemistry Stack
Marie-Christine Jäger, Finance & Controlling
Dr. Andisheh Khedri, Quantum Computing Stack
Verena Kretschmer, Marketing
Matteo Lodi, Quantum Computing Stack
Gregory Manalumbhagath, Infrastructure Stack
Dr. Sue Ann Oh, Business Development
Vitaliia Onufriichuk, Legal & Operations
Dr. Pascal Stadler, Business Development
Timo Weingärtner, Infrastructure Stack/ System Administration
Florian Wullschläger, Ab-Initio Chemistry Stack
Outlook 2023
Exciting projects will also continue to keep us very busy in the coming year. A larger team needs more space. That's why HQS will move into larger premises at iWerkx at the beginning of the year.
In the HQS Cloud, there are soon available applications on NMR spectra and periodic systems. We will inform you about the update at the beginning of next year.
Furthermore, we are looking forward to interesting events and exciting discussions about relevant research results in quantum technology next year. Meet us at the APS March Meeting in Las Vegas on March 5–10, 2023.
The HQS Team wishes You a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!