RQS

State-of-the-art quantum simulators wield control over dozens or hundreds of qubits. To create universal quantum simulators capable of tackling the most compelling applications, that number will likely need to grow into the millions.

Information, either classical or quantum, is always in danger of being corrupted by noise. For quantum information, the effects of noise are especially disruptive. That’s because quantum information (stored in qubits) faces double the destructive possibilities compared to classical information (stored in bits), all while needing to remain under the tight control dictated by a quantum algorithm or other protocol.

The quest to turn quantum systems into quantum simulators faces a chicken-and-egg problem. If quantum simulation far outstrips classical (i.e., non-quantum) computational approaches to certain problems, how can we be sure that the output of a quantum simulator is correct? That is, how can we trust the results of a quantum simulation without an existing, trustworthy quantum simulator?

Email

For general inquiries, please email rqs@umd.edu

For inquiries about the QSim Conference, please email info@qsimconference.org 

Address

Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation

University of Maryland, Atlantic Building

4254 Stadium Drive

College Park, MD 20740 

The institute workshop brings together the RQS leadership and team of faculty, postdocs, students, and staff to share our research, education and outreach, and other accomplishments, identify new areas of collaboration, strategically plan for upcoming activities, and identify new areas of collaboration across RQS universities, industry, and government.

2025 Annual Institute Workshop

The next institute workshop will be June 4-5, 2025 at Duke University. 

In addition to our seminars and monthly programming, RQS hosts four major annual events. 

Our institute's data-driven impact assessment effort is led by Physics Education researchers Dr. Erin Sohr and Dr. Andy Elby. This work allows us to improve our own offerings and to further quantum science education on a broader scale by sharing our findings with others in the community. 

Read our 2022-2023 Report on RQS Educational Programs.

University of Maryland Minor and Labs

Quantum Activity Kit for Middle and High School Students

RQS is leading the design and distribution of hands-on activity kits, which will be distributed to middle and high school classrooms around our five universities. Students will learn about the polarization of light through creative challenges and connect those classical physics concepts to quantum effects. These kits are developed in collaboration with the GOAL Kit program at the University of Maryland.

RQS has a dedicated education and outreach team that creates programs serving students at many different stages along the educational pipeline, from middle schoolers to postdoctoral researchers. Our mission is to bring more students into the quantum workforce by supporting intensive, student-led inquiry into quantum science and providing novel avenues for collaboration and learning.