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The race for quantum supremacy isn't just between tech companies, but between nation-states as well.

Why it matters: The first country to produce effective, working quantum computers will have a key advantage in economics, defense and cybersecurity and the U.S., China, and Europe are all competing.

What's happening: Last month, the Commerce Department added a dozen Chinese companies to a trade blacklist in an effort to prevent emerging U.S. technologies from being used for quantum computing efforts that would boost Beijing's military.

The big picture: One of the clearest uses of quantum computing is to eventually break the complex mathematical problems used to encrypt information of all kinds on the internet, including sensitive government data.

Between the lines: While U.S. companies generally have the lead on building better quantum computers, China has invested massively in the industry, including an $11 billion national laboratory for quantum information sciences.

What to watch: Progress on American efforts to develop post-quantum cryptography standards that would resist more powerful quantum computers, as well as research from the five new quantum institutes created by the White House last year.

The bottom line: "The economy for the next hundred years will be driven by quantum," says Chapman. "So it's not a game we want to lose."

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Ukraine may be the Gray-zone in the headlines right now, but Taiwan is the more significant strategic hybrid warfare battlefield, in no small part due to its global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. Considering the hype cycle around all things Quantum, you would think it would be positive, sound strategic news that Taiwanese leaders recently announced a strategic initiative focused on quantum computing. The Taiwan News and Focus Taiwan (CNA English News) translations are tough, but here are the basics of the Taiwan Quantum Initiative as reported in Mandarin Chinese by the aforementioned Taiwanese local press outlets:

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Department of Computer Science

Location: EghamSalary: 44,283 to 52,430 per annum - including London AllowancePostType: Full TimeClosingDate: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 13 February 2022Reference: 1221-502

Permanent, Full Time (Multiple posts)

The Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway is looking to appoint multiple academic members of staff to support its research and teaching.

We carry out outstanding research and deliver excellent teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level: we ranked 11thin the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) for the quality of our research output, and in teaching we are typically in the top 10 in the UK for graduate prospects (e.g., Guardian 2022).

Over the past seven years, we have undertaken an ambitious plan of expansion: eighteen new academic members of staff were appointed, new undergraduate and integrated-masters programmes were created, and multiple new postgraduate-taught programmes were launched. We have strong research groups in the broad areas of Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning, Algorithms and Complexity, and Programming Languages and Systems, as well as good connections with the Information Security Group. We are also involved in multiple inter/multidisciplinary activities, from electrical engineering to psychology and social sciences. Our research strength generates significant interest and collaborative opportunity from universities and third stream partners.

Recently, Royal Holloway launched a research catalyst Advanced Quantum Science and Technologies, with multiple connections to Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, and the Information Security Group, and the Computer Science department is seeking to strengthen its research activities via increased engagement in the catalyst.

We are therefore recruiting academic members of staff with research expertise in Quantum Computing, to complement and extend the departments research profile. We welcome applicants with expertise in any area of quantum computing, including but not limited to quantum algorithms, quantum information theory, quantum simulation, and potential application areas such as quantum linear algebra and quantum machine learning. We also welcome exceptional candidates from all disciplines in Computer Science, who can contribute to the new catalysts.

The successful candidate will help us seek and seize opportunities for research funding and industrial engagement. They will hold a PhD or equivalent, and will have a proven research record with a solid background in the underlying theory. Experience in attracting funding, engaging with industry, or contributing to outreach activities would also be valuable.

The appointee will be expected to contribute across the full range of departmental activities, including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and the supervision of mainstream projects over a wide range of topics. In particular, duties and responsibilities of this post include: conducting individual or collaborative research projects; producing high-quality outputs for publication in high-profile journals or conference proceedings; applying for research funding; delivering high-quality teaching to all levels of students; supervising research postgraduate students.

This is a full-time and permanent (tenured) post, available from April 2022or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is based in Egham, Surrey, within commuting distance from London, Europes most dynamic technology hub.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

For further details of the Department seeroyalholloway.ac.uk/computerscienceor contact the Head of Department atMagnus.Wahlstrom@rhul.ac.uk. For further details on the Royal Holloway research catalysts seeintranet.royalholloway.ac.uk/staff/research/research-2021/research-catalysts.aspx

To view further details of this post and to apply please visithttps://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk.For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

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At the meeting of the 8th Atos Quantum Advisory Board, a group of international experts, mathematicians and physicists, authorities in their fields, Atos has announced investments, along with partner start-ups Pasqal and IQM, in two major quantum hybridisation projects in France and Germany.

Held at Atos' R&D centre, dedicated to research in quantum computing and high-performance computing, in Clayes-sous-Bois, in the presence of Atos next CEO, Rodolphe Belmer, this meeting of the Quantum Advisory Board was an opportunity to review Atos recent work and to take stock of future prospects.

Artur Ekert, professor of quantum physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, founding director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore and member of the Quantum Advisory Board said: We are truly impressed by the work and the progress that Atos has made over the past year. The company takes quantum computing seriously and it gives us great pleasure to see it becoming one of the key players in the field. It is a natural progression for Atos. As a world leader in High Performance Computing (HPC), Atos is in a unique position to combine its existing, extensive, expertise in HPC with quantum technology and take both fields to new heights. We are confident that Atos will shape the quantum landscape in years to come, both with research and applications that have a long lasting impact.

In the field of quantum hybridisation, Atos is enabling several applications - in the areas of chemistry, such as catalysis design for nitrogen fixation, and for the optimisation of smart grids. Atos is also involved in two additional quantum hybridization projects, which are currently being launched:

The European HPC-QS (Quantum Simulation) project, which started in December 2021, aims to build the first European hybrid supercomputer with an integrated quantum accelerator by the end of 2023.

Atos is involved in this project alongside national partners including the CEA, GENCI, Pasqal and the Julich Supercomputing Centre. Pasqal will provide its analog quantum accelerator and Atos, with its quantum simulator, the Quantum Learning Machine (QLM), will ensure the hybridization with the HPCs at the two datacenters at GENCI and Julich.

The Q-EXA project, part of the German governmental quantum plan, will see a consortium of partners, including Atos, work together to integrate a German quantum computer into an HPC supercomputer for the first time. Atos QLM will be instrumental in connecting the quantum computer, from start-up IQM (also part of the Atos Scaler program) to the Leibniz Supercomputing centre.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), one of the worlds largest and most respected research centres, based in Geneva, has recently acquired an Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM) appliance and joined the Atos User Club. The Atos QLM, delivered to CERN in October, will be made available to the CERN scientific community to support research activities in the framework of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (CERN QTI), thus accelerating the investigation of quantum advantage for high-energy physics (HEP) and beyond.

Alberto Di Meglio, coordinator of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative comments: Building on CERNs unique expertise and strong collaborative culture, co-development efforts are at the core of CERN QTI. As we explore the fast-evolving field of quantum technologies, access to the Atos Quantum Learning Machine and Atos expertise can play an important role in our quantum developments roadmap in support of the high-energy physics community and beyond. A dedicated training workshop is being organized with Atos to investigate the full functionality and potential of the quantum appliance, as well as its future application for some of the CERN QTI activities.

Pierre Barnab, interim co-CEO and head of Big Data and Cybersecurity at Atos added: Atos is the world leader in the convergence of supercomputing and quantum computing, as shown by these two major and strategic projects we are involved in France and Germany. At a time when the French government is expected to announce its plan for quantum computing, the durability of our Quantum Board, the quality of the work carried out and the concrete applications of this research in major projects reinforce this position.

The Quantum Advisory Board is made up of universally recognised quantum physicists and includes:

As a result of Atos programme to anticipate the future of quantum computing and to be prepared for the opportunities and challenges that come with it - Atos Quantum - Atos was the first organization to offer a quantum noisy simulation module that can simulate real Qubits, the Atos QLM and to propose Q-score, the only universal metrics to assess quantum performance and superiority. Atos is also the first European patent holder in quantum computing.

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The realm of IT is chock full of complex concepts. We're here to help you make sense of it all with these top glossaries from TechRepublic Premium.

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Technology is complex. And when advancements in tech are made what seems like every second, that complexity only increases over time. Just how fast is tech changing? In 1965, Intel's co-founder Gordon Moore predicted that overall processing performance would double every two years. Yes, double.

That prediction, known as Moore's Law, has held true over the past 56 years. However, new advancements such as quantum computing are now making experts question the prediction.

Mario Morales, a program vice president at IDC, said it best, "We're going beyond it now when we think about incremental improvements of software. Because so much of computing now includes AI and machine learning, changes are happening much faster than the previous 18- to 24-month period."

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Quantum computing promises increased computing power and speed using less energy and space. Built on the principles of quantum theory, quantum computing harnesses the power of subatomic particles to create new ways of computing.

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Cryptocurrency appears to be taking the tech world by storm. It's a digital currency that offers great rewards in exchange for greater risk. Cryptocurrency relies on a concept called blockchain, which is used to process and secure these digital transactions.

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