A major milestone has been reached in the development of Europe's hybrid quantum-HPC infrastructure with the deployment of a new quantum computer at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany. The quantum computer, developed by French company Pasqal, uses neutral atoms to generate qubits and is expected to be available for use by June 2025. This marks a significant step forward in the High Performance Computer and Quantum Simulator hybrid (HPCQS) project, a Europe-wide initiative aimed at advancing the European hybrid quantum-HPC infrastructure. The HPCQS project is led by researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich, including Professor Dr Alain Aspect, a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. Pasqal's technology is based on the work of its founders, including Georges-Olivier Reymond and Christophe Jurczak. The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, which coordinates European efforts in supercomputing, has procured four quantum computers currently being deployed across Europe, with more to follow in the near future.
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