Contractor for IQDA project | Relevant industry problems for DAQ and DAQC

The IQDA project of the DLR Institute of Software Technologies will further develop and optimise the promising technology of ion traps for digital-analogue quantum computing. Ion traps are one of the leading platforms in quantum computing, as they make it possible to precisely control individual ions and utilise them as quantum bits (qubits). Due to their stability and reliability, these qubits can be used particularly well for complex quantum calculations. Within the IQDA project, a particular focus is on researching and implementing technologies for Digitised Adiabatic Quantum Computing (DAQC) and Digital-Analog Quantum Computing (DAQ). In DAQC, the adiabatic computing process, in which the system is slowly transformed from an initial state to a final state, is converted into a sequential digital form. This allows the benefits of adiabatic processes to be utilised while retaining the flexibility and precision of digital control. The DAQ, on the other hand, combines digital and analogue calculation steps in a hybrid approach. This approach utilises the advantages of both worlds: The high precision and fault tolerance of digital controls are combined with the natural dynamics and efficiency of analogue systems. These hybrid approaches can deliver promising results, particularly when using ion traps, as the ions in the traps can be used for both digital logic gates and analogue interactions.