Moth Quantum<\/a>, the London-based media and entertainment company behind Space moth, developed the game in cooperation with VTT, IQM, Onward Studios and IBM Quantum.<\/p>\n\u201cProjects like this interest VTT,\u201d said Jorden Senior, a research team leader at VTT. \u201cWe got to demonstrate our Q50 and showcased how quantum computing could shape interactive media in the future. We will closely track the gaming industry and look for opportunities to become involved in the development of future quantum games.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tasks and challenges <\/p>\n
The momentum driving the \u201cfree-to-use\u201d offer in the wake of VTT-IQM\u2019s joint Q50 launch in March gained real traction in July and August, when \u201cselected\u201d organisations were provided a \u201climited amount\u201d of time to test a range of tasks and challenges on the VTT QX, the cloud platform that enables users access to VTT\u2019s QCs. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The \u201cusers\u201d designated in VTT\u2019s first application round were allocated set times to run their tasks and challenges up to 19 September. These users included technology companies and public research projects, said Matti Palom\u00e4ki, the lead in quantum computing applications at VTT.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we look for when evaluating applications in the selection process is the scientific level of the project plan, the publicity around the results and how the project supports the Finnish quantum ecosystem,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The missions and programmes being run in support of the VTT-IQM collaboration are calibrated to bolster capacities to meet project deadlines. The first-stage construction of the 150-qubit superconducting QC commenced in September, with delivery set for mid-2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The March launch of the 50-qubit QC, which represented the culmination of a four-year joint development project by VTT-IQM, served to strengthen Finland\u2019s global reputation as a country capable and well-positioned to invest in, and advance, quantum computing.<\/p>\n
The 50-qubit QC project had a total budget, entirely funded by the Finnish government, amounting to \u20ac20.7m. \u201cThe 50-qubit QC we developed and built demonstrated Finland to be among the global leaders in the field,\u201d said Erja Turunen, VTT\u2019s executive vice-president. \u201cUtilising this QC, we can develop applications and new algorithms for material modelling and simulation, optimisation problems and artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n
VTT completed development work on the 5-qubit QC in 2021, the forerunner to the 50-qubit QC project. The 5-qubit QC was connected to the internet via the CSC-operated Large Unified Modern Infrastructure (Lumi) supercomputer during the second quarter of 2022. The 5-qubit was followed by the VTT 20-qubit QC, which was completed in 2023 and upgraded to 50 qubits in a third-stage development.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A digital and computing services firm, CSC made the supercomputer free to use and accessible to Finnish researchers and business users. CSC is owned by the Finnish state in partnership with higher education institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lumi\u2019s petascale supercomputer is located at the CSC datacentre in Kajaani, in north-west Finland.<\/p>\n
With a total budget of \u20ac144.5m, Lumi is co-funded by the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC-JU) and the Lumi Consortium, which is composed of 11 European member countries, including Finland, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. \u00a0<\/p>\n
In comparison with the Lumi project\u2019s funding, EuroHPC-JU has a budget of \u20ac7bn that covers the period of 2021\u201327. The project\u2019s chief undertaking is to develop a pan-European supercomputing infrastructure, tasked with the purchase and deployment, in the European Union (EU), of two or more supercomputers with a top-five world ranking.<\/p>\n
Additionally, EuroHPC-JU is assigned to purchase and deploy two other supercomputers with a designated top-25 world ranking. These supercomputers are intended for use by private, public, scientific and industrial users across EU states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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