The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) in China is investigating quantum computing and quantum machine-learning technologies to speed up scientific breakthroughs.
The lab has established a joint working group with Shandong University’s Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science.
The Quantum Computing for Simulation and Reconstruction (QC4SimRec) initiative aims to create a player for quantum computing applications in high-energy physics research.
The program will investigate detector simulation, particle tracking, particle identification, particle dynamics, and collision analysis.
Hideki Okawa, who heads quantum applications at IHEP, said the organisation is keen to work with early-career scientists from domestic and international institutions.
The SDU has been seeking to recruit senior-level scientists from Europe and the US, while both organisations want to establish a joint national laboratory with dedicated quantum computing facilities across their campuses.
The QC4SimRec team is also studying the rediscovery of the exotic particle Zc(3900) using quantum machine-learning techniques.
The discovery of new exotic particles like Zc(3900) could lead to a paradigm shift called “quantum advantage”, enabling practical calculations that are currently expensive or unattainable on classical machines.
QC4SimRec is part of IHEP’s at-scale quantum computing effort, tapping into cutting-edge technology from a network of academic and industry partners in China.
Quantum computing is having a transformative effect on a variety of research fields, including climate modelling, finance and drug discovery.