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UCLA researchers are securing $75M in NSF funding to tackle error correction and noise stability, critical hurdles for scaling trapped-ion quantum systems. Their strategy involves deploying AI-driven tools to enhance computational reliability and developing software frameworks to evaluate diverse quantum architectures. This initiative directly addresses the transition from experimental prototypes to fault-tolerant practical computing.
UCLA scientists lead $75M push to build reliable quantum computers

UCLA computer scientists take key roles in $75 million quantum computing efforts, aiming to overcome critical barriers between today’s quantum systems and practical computing. Two UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professors, Jason Cong and Jens Palsberg, will co-lead separate research institutes backed by five-year, $37.5 million grants from the National Science Foundation.
Jason Cong and Jens Palsberg of UCLA will co-lead national quantum computing efforts following the distribution of $290 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. The funding is distributed among eight institutes, with each scientist heading separate institutes focused…
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