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MOQS · MOlecular Quantum Simulations

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2020-11-01 → 2025-04-30
EU contribution
€3,930,210
Participants
11
Scheme
MSCA-ITN

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Results in brief

MOlecular Quantum Simulations

Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the MOQS project aims to provide interdisciplinary and intersectoral training to 15 early-stage researchers in the emerging field of quantum computing of molecular structure and dynamics. The field sits at the crossroads of chemistry, solid-state and quantum optical physics, computer science and quantum information. It covers a large variety of possible industrial (e.g. catalysis-on-demand and drug design) as well as scientific (e.g. fully ab initio and complete quantum mechanical description of complex molecular reactions) applications. The consortium comprises eight academic partners, three non-academic beneficiaries and five organisations. MOQS has four main scientific Research Objectives, each one developed in a separate Work Package: • Development of optimal algorithms that exploit quantum resources to solve chemistry problems [WP1 - Quantum chemistry: From classical algorithms to quantum algorithms] • Development of solid state superconducting qubit and atomic systems based on Rydberg states in terms of scalability and interaction control with aim to deliver quantum advantage [WP2 - Pushing the limits of quantum hardware] • Development of computational methods that best exploit the unique capabilities of physical platforms, including noisy, lossy, limited resources of near-term quantum hardware [WP3 - Development of platform-optimized computational strategies] • Quantum simulations of electronic structure and energy transfer dynamics of relevance to chemistry [WP4 - Demonstration of quantum simulations of chemical structures and dynamics]

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Project objective

The European Training Network (ETN) ""MOQS - Molecular Quantum Simulations"" provides an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral doctoral training of 15 early-stage researchers. The consortium of 8 academic, 2 non-academic beneficiaries, and 4 partner organisations has the expertise to prepare ESRs in the multiple disciplines required for the emerging field of quantum simulations of molecular structure and dynamics, at the crossroad of chemistry, solid-state and quantum optical physics, computer science, quantum information and quantum control. These are required for a large variety of possible industrial (e.g. catalysis-on-demand and drug design) as well as scientific (e.g., fully ab-initio and complete quantum mechanical description of complex molecular reactions) applications, requiring new scientific insight, new cross- disciplinary training courses and future experts. Thus MOQS’s research and training network will (i) address the need for a boost in quantum technologies through research on quantum simulations of molecular structure and dynamics, with potential mid-term impact on the chemical and pharmaceutical industries (ii) educate and train the future generation of quantum scientists specifically qualified in the application of quantum physics to technological and industrial needs. Its results will be widely communicated towards the scientific and non-scientific audience. MOQS has built-in mechanisms for shaping the future of doctoral training in quantum science.""

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG · StrasbourgCoordinatorFrance
  • BAYERISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN · MUNCHENGermany
  • CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · RomaItaly
  • HQS QUANTUM SIMULATIONS GMBH · KARLSRUHEGermany
  • IBM RESEARCH GMBH · RUESCHLIKONSwitzerland
  • RUDER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE · ZagrebCroatia
  • RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG · HeidelbergGermany
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · EindhovenNetherlands
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELL'AQUILA · L AQUILAItaly
  • UNIVERSITAT DES SAARLANDES · SaarbruckenGermany
  • UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI · LjubljanaSlovenia

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