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Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (RQS)
Register for the Annual Institute Workshop, Apply for Summer School and Undergraduate Research Experiences. Learn more about the Summer 2026 events here.
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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Quantum Leap Career Nexus Aims to Boost Quantum Workforce
December 10, 2025![The image shows two differently colored quantum superfluids—blue and yellow—being pushed together by magnetic fields, forming mushroom-shaped plumes that resemble explosion clouds before breaking into turbulence.]()
When Superfluids Collide, Physicists Find a Mix of Old and New
November 18, 2025![A woman with sunglasses works on electronic equipment surrounded by wires]()
Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027
October 3, 2025
Events
- December 11, 2025 11:00 amRQS Seminar
Polynomial-Time Classical Simulation of Noisy Circuits with Naturally Fault-Tolerant Gates
Joel RajakumarUniversity of Maryland
- January 7, 2026 4:00 pmRQS Career Connections
Career Connection at Duke: Beyond the PhD - Paths and Possibilities
Dr. Emily Edwards & Dr. William Cody BurtonDuke University & Oxford Ionics
- January 8, 2026 11:00 amRQS Seminar
Optimal Distillation of Qubit Clocks
Sujay KaziDuke University
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.
