IBM said today that top-tier Indian institutions will have over-the-cloud access to its quantum systems, allowing them to speed advanced quantum computing training and research
IBM announced on Tuesday that it has teamed with 11 top-tier academic institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and IIT Kharagpur, to enable over-the-cloud access to its quantum programmes in order to speed up advanced quantum computing training and research.
According to a press release, these 11 institutions’ faculty and students will have access to IBM quantum programmes, quantum learning assets, and quantum instruments via IBM Cloud for training and research purposes, allowing them to work on real quantum computers and programme them using the Qiskit open-supply framework.
The partnership is part of IBM’s Quantum Educators programme, which connects schools in the quantum field and provides them with resources to enable high-quality educational experiences, according to the company.
The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune, IISER in Thiruvananthapuram, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Delhi, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, and the University of Calcutta are among the partner institutions.
Half of the curriculum is completed in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Madras. According to the statement, the programme provides a variety of benefits, including additional access to programmes other than IBM’s open programmes, pulse access to the additional programmes, priority issues when in the queue, and personal communication channels with other instructors in the programme. Quantum Computing Lab programmes will be held at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, ISI Kolkata, and IIT Madras for their outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate college students. Lab classes using IBM quantum programming will be part of these programmes.
Quantum computing is a paradigm-shifting technology that, according to Gargi Dasgupta, Director of IBM Research India and CTO, IBM India/South Asia, will power various advances in the future. “By giving India’s finest minds cloud access to our systems, IBM is helping them to develop the skills they’ll need to prepare for this disruptive future. IBM is dedicated to developing a quantum-ready workforce and creating an ecosystem to support India’s quantum community, according to Dasgupta.
According to Gartner, 44 percent of firms expect quantum to have a significant impact on their company in the next 3-5 years. According to a poll conducted by BurningGlass Technologies, demand for quantum talents is predicted to increase 135 percent in the next five years. Some institutions already provide theoretical quantum computing courses, which they can now expand to incorporate practical instruction and lab sessions. Every year, an estimated 100 to 150 students will benefit from this engagement, which will allow them to work on advanced projects, algorithms, and use cases.
IBM is a multinational corporation that manufactures and sells computer hardware, middleware, and software, as well as hosting and consulting services in a variety of fields, from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM is also a large research institution, having held the record for the most U.S. patents generated by a firm for 28 years (as of 2020).
