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Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (RQS)
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With the support of the National Science Foundation, the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation uses quantum simulation to gain insight into and take advantage of the rich behavior of complex quantum systems. Work at the Institute is organized into three major research challenges.
RESEARCH CHALLENGES
News
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Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027
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UMD to Host Microsoft Quantum Research Center in Discovery District
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In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway.
September 11, 2025
Events
- October 28, 2025 9:00 amRQS Annual Events
Latest Publications
Optimal Distillation of Qubit Clocks
, , arXiv, (2025)Roughening Transition in Quantum Circuits
, , Physical Review Letters, 135, 160603, (2025)The Complexity of Thermalization in Finite Quantum Systems
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I’m fascinated by entropy because it’s this abstract concept, quantified with a funny-looking function, but it has such important real-life implications.
