ML4Q Students and Postdocs Summer Retreat 2024

  ML4Q Students and Postdocs gather in Siegburg for the Retreat 2024   Over eighty PhD and master’s students, undergraduate interns, and postdocs gathered in the city of Siegburg for an active summer retreat hosted by ML4Q. This event spanned the last three days...

A deep dive into Quantum Error Correction with Markus Müller on ML4Q&A

  In this episode, Mira and Chris talk with Markus Müller, a member of ML4Q and Professor at RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich. Markus, an expert in quantum error correction, explains its importance in building large-scale quantum computers. He...

A breakthrough on the edge: New topological qubit developments published in Nature Physics

It is widely recognized that magnetization and superconductivity are typically mutually exclusive. However, the study by Uday and co-workers provides compelling evidence for the presence of superconducting correlation within the chiral edge mode of proximitized QAH...

Soapbox Science Rheinland back in Cologne

Soapbox Science Rheinland back in Cologne   On June 29th, 2024, Soapbox Science Rheinland made a return to the streets of Cologne city center, after two years of being hosted in Bonn and Düsseldorf. Four soapboxes were set up, providing a platform for young...

Quantum technology represented for the first time in Nacht der Technik Cologne

Quantum technology represented for the first time in Nacht der Technik Cologne For the first time, Nacht der Technik Cologne showcased the wonders of quantum computing research among its diverse program. On the night of June 21st, the physics department at the...

Summary

About ML4Q

“Matter and Light for Quantum Computing” (ML4Q) is a Cluster of Excellence established in 2019 within the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. In ML4Q, scientists from the universities of Cologne, Aachen and Bonn as well as Forschungszentrum Jülich come together to spearhead quantum computing research.

ML4Q at a glance (download link)
A brief introduction to the Excellence Strategy (video link)

Science

ML4Q is a consortium of scientists with backgrounds in the key disciplines of quantum computation: condensed matter physics, quantum optics, quantum devices, and quantum information. We aim to push the frontiers of the field by developing novel forms of quantum hard- and software: from fundamental research on quantum matter over quantum information devices to operation protocols and software. Our research focus is on pioneering technologies that are at an early development stage today, but may become game changers tomorrow. ML4Q is the project synergizing the Rhineland to a hub in quantum computing research. A key part of our mission is the training of the next generation of researchers that will pull quantum computation past the application threshold.