The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi has integrated its Quantum Computing Cloud Platform with NVIDIA CUDA-Q. This allows global researchers to submit quantum jobs to TII's physical quantum hardware and simulators using the CUDA-Q programming interface. The integration provides a unified "write-once, run-anywhere" experience for quantum job submission. Why it matters: This partnership enhances the accessibility and performance of TII's quantum computing resources, integrating the UAE's quantum capabilities into the global high-performance computing landscape.
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with NVIDIA, has demonstrated large-scale simulations of the adiabatic quantum annealing (QA) algorithm for problem instances involving up to 500,000 qubits. TII's simulator achieved solution quality exceeding that of all solvers evaluated from the MQLib repository, a library for combinatorial optimization benchmarking. The emulator is accessible to external users via an experimental cloud platform hosted at https://q-inspired.tii.ae. Why it matters: This collaboration expands the range of complex optimization problems that can be investigated using quantum-inspired approaches, beyond those currently achievable with near-term quantum hardware.
KAUST alumnus Ahmad Al-Showail has been appointed dean of the College of Computer Science and IT at the University of Prince Mugrin (UPM) in Madinah. Al-Showail, who graduated from KAUST with a Ph.D. in wireless networking after studying at KFUPM, also founded a startup called "Zayer," a cloud platform for educational tours in Madinah. He participated in the TAQADAM startup accelerator program at KAUST in partnership with SABB. Why it matters: This appointment highlights the growing impact of KAUST alumni in shaping the academic landscape and fostering innovation within Saudi Arabia's emerging universities.