Research

The National Science Foundation-renewed Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (NSF RQS) addresses one of the most pressing frontiers in quantum information science: enabling practical quantum simulation of systems beyond the reach of classical computation. Over a five-year horizon, NSF RQS will transition from proof-of-principle demonstrations to scalable and reliable simulations that provide real utility for problems in chemistry, materials science, nuclear structure, and gauge theories.

At NSF RQS, researchers are taking a three-pronged approach to creating the scientific and engineering know-how needed to build real, reliable quantum simulators. Their experimental and theoretical work is broadly grouped into three Major Activities (MA) supported by cross-cutting Quantum Simulation Engineering (QSE):

• MA1: Interacting Fermion Simulation
• MA2: Fermion-Boson Simulation
• MA3: Dissipative Quantum Simulation

NSF RQS unites an interdisciplinary community of physicists, chemists, computer scientists, engineers, and materials scientists across five leading universities (UMD, Duke, Princeton, Harvard, and Yale), NIST, national labs, and industry partners including Google, IBM, IonQ, Quantinuum, and QuEra.