Atos, a major player in France’s national strategy on quantum technologies

Paris, France – 21 January 2021

Atos welcomes the French government’s initiative and is happy to take part in the enhancement of the nationwide approach on quantum technologies, announced now by President Emmanuel Macron.

With unique knowledge in Europe and progressive technologies this sort of as the Atos Quantum Understanding Equipment (Atos QLM), the world’s most strong quantum simulator, Atos is by now doing work closely with nationwide players this sort of as GENCI (Grand Equipement Nationwide de Calcul) and the CEA (Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique), as perfectly as the start off-up Pasqal. The nationwide quantum approach now features Atos the prospect to accelerate its Atos Quantum software and strengthen its contribution to the French quantum ecosystem, with a view to offering its clients the to start with benefits of quantum computing in the NISQ (Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum) period as quickly as feasible.

“The approach announced now for the enhancement of quantum technologies is fairly extraordinary and we are very honored to have been involved with this announcement. Quantum computing promises sizeable progress in strategic areas for our culture, this sort of as overall health, chemistry, finance and the combat in opposition to worldwide warming and decarbonization. Confronted with these major socio-economic troubles, it is critical to set up community-non-public partnerships and foster cooperation between governments, tutorial scientists, buyers and non-public corporations. France’s nationwide approach is equal to the revolution to come and we are happy to be amongst the players who will take part in making it a actuality,” reported Elie Girard, Atos CEO.

Atos’ contribution to the nationwide quantum approach will focus on four areas:

• The enhancement of NISQ simulators and accelerators integrated into hybrid high-overall performance computing platforms: capitalizing on the Atos QLM and its knowledge in high-overall performance computing, Atos has set the aim of furnishing a quantum accelerator connected to a supercomputer as early as 2023. On the other hand, innovation in quantum computing is not only about components but also about computer software. This is the route Atos is getting with the Atos QLM quantum simulation and computer software enhancement system.
• Submit-quantum cryptography: Atos is by now doing work on integrating submit-quantum algorithms into its cybersecurity machines. Its work in this space will additional accelerate the developments necessary to get ready the components implementations of future submit-quantum benchmarks.
• Global cooperation: Atos has created doing work in cooperation with future industrial buyers a priority of its Atos Quantum software. The Group is included in various tutorial projects, notably with the Institut d’Optique and INRIA. In parallel, its knowledge and the Atos QLM contribute to various European plans, like the NEASQC (Following Purposes of Quantum Computing) project. As portion of the nationwide quantum approach, Atos intends to leverage the encounter attained as a result of these many projects to foster interactions between teachers, technology vendors and buyers.
• Benchmarking: the fast and continuous emergence of new technologies and techniques to quantum programming is critical for the enhancement of the sector, but also a source of complexity for companies wishing to spend. In 2020, Atos developed Q-score, the to start with reliable, goal and good common metric to simplify the romantic relationship between technology buyers and vendors.

Atos recognized a Scientific Council focused to Quantum. Users are:

• Alain Aspect, Professor at the Institut d’Optique Graduate College and Ecole Polytechnique, Université Paris-Saclay
• David DiVincenzo, Professor at the Alexander von Humboldt University and Director at the Institute for Theoretical Nanoelectronics at the Juelich Research Middle
• Artur Ekert, Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford and Founding Director of the Centre for Quantum Systems (CQT) at the Nationwide University of Singapore
• Daniel Esteve, Research Director, CEA Saclay, Head of Quantronics
• Serge Haroche, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France, Nobel Prize in Physics.

In the foreground, from still left to correct: Emmanuel Macron and Elie Girard
In the again, from still left to correct: Cédric O, Bruno Le Maire, Amélie de Montchalin andFrédérique Vidal

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About Atos

Atos is a worldwide chief in digital transformation with a hundred and ten,000 personnel and yearly income of € twelve billion. European selection a single in cybersecurity, cloud and high overall performance computing, the group gives tailored stop-to-stop methods for all industries in seventy three countries. A pioneer in decarbonization companies and products, Atos is fully commited to a protected and decarbonized digital for its purchasers. Atos operates under the makes Atos and Atos|Syntel. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.

The intent of Atos is to assist design and style the future of the data room. Its knowledge and companies support the enhancement of knowledge, instruction and analysis in a multicultural technique and contribute to the enhancement of scientific and technological excellence. Throughout the globe, the group allows its clients and personnel, and members of societies at substantial to are living, work and build sustainably, in a harmless and protected data room.

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