Atlantic Quantum Releases Software Toolkit for Control of Quantum Processors

Cambridge, MA.  Atlantic Quantum, the venture-backed start-up company building scalable quantum computers, is releasing an open-source software framework for supporting control and tune-up of quantum processors.  The work was performed with funding support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

The framework consists of Svalbard, a database system for storing experimental data, and Shipyard, a compiler for OpenQASM, an open-source programming language describing quantum circuits originally developed by IBM.

“Svalbard solves a lot of the issues related to searching and sharing data that I have experienced with other methods for storing experimental data” says Brandur Thorgrimsson, Quantum Research Scientist at Atlantic Quantum and lead developer of the project. “It is a tool that I wish I had since grad school.”

“Our tools can help scientists perform experiments and generally spur innovation in the field,” says Simon Gustavsson, CTO of Atlantic Quantum and Principal Investigator of the project. “Quantum computing is an ongoing research topic, and we recognize the importance of supporting the quantum ecosystem with tools that can lower the bar to entry.”

The tools are available at Atlantic Quantum’s GitHub page:
https://github.com/atlantic-quantum

Artistic representation of the Svalbard data vault.

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