EDA for superconducting quantum computing
Project Description
Quantum computing has demonstrated advantages in specialized tasks over classical supercomputers. In the future, quantum computing is envisioned to provide essential computational support for medicine design, encryption, secure communication, quantum machine learning, and beyond. At this moment, superconducting qubit devices are the upfront contender for future quantum integrated circuits. To scale up the system, electronic design automation (EDA) tools are essential to reduce the design cycle time and improve yield. In this project, we will explore IBM Qiskit Metal, a first-of-its-kind and open-source project for quantum computing EDA, and investigate how to build more powerful EDA tools. The objective of this project is to understand the state of the art of EDA for superconducting quantum computing and design a prototype integrated circuit for basic single-qubit and two-qubit gate operations.
Supervisor
SHAO, Qiming
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1000
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP3200
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
This is a multi-semester project. The student will work with the supervisor or PG students to achieve the objectives as stated below.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
This is a multi-semester project. The student is expected to achieve the following objectives throughout the entire project.
Objective 1: Understand the basics of superconducting circuits, qubits, and quantum computing (ELEC5210 teaches all these).
Objective 2: Install IBM Qiskit Metal and run tutorial examples.
Objective 3: Design qubits and reproduce qubit characteristics.
Objective 4: Design qubit gates.
Objective 5: Design hybrid quantum systems including photon-magnon, photon-qubit, phonon-magnon, etc.
Objective 6: Publish research papers.
Complexity of the project
Challenging