Unlocking the Potential of Transmon Qubits: New Research on Quasiparticle Effects

Unlocking the Potential of Transmon Qubits: New Research on Quasiparticle Effects   A recent study from the Ando Lab at the University of Cologne and the Catelani group in Jülich sheds light on the magnetic field dependence of quasiparticle tunneling in aluminum...

Trebst Group Develops Robust Protocol for Surface Code Teleportation

Trebst Group Develops Robust Protocol for Surface Code Teleportation   A new protocol for teleporting surface codes could pave the way for advancements in fault-tolerant quantum computing, bringing many-qubit teleportation closer to reality.   The concept of...

Advancing Quantum Error Correction: New Threshold Estimation Method

Advancing Quantum Error Correction: New Threshold Estimation Method   A joint study between M. Müller's and S. Diehl's groups appears today in Physical Review Research introducing a novel method for accurately estimating error thresholds in quantum error...

Quantum Error Correction: Insights from Quantum Cellular Automata

Quantum Error Correction: Insights from Quantum Cellular Automata   A new study published in Physical Review Letters shows how quantum cellular automata can autonomously correct quantum errors, offering a novel approach for building scalable quantum computers....

Rydberg atoms and career journeys – ML4Q&A with Sebastian Hofferberth

  In the podcast's so far longest episode, Mira and Chris speak to Sebastian Hofferberth about his journey through academia as he literally went from Heidelberg to Harvard, to Stuttgart, then Denmark and finally to Bonn where he became member of ML4Q. We talk...

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 develop novel forms of quantum hard- and software.

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.