Jülich and RIKEN expand their supercomputing and quantum partnership

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Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and RIKEN in Japan have deepened their partnership with a new bilateral cooperation agreement. HPCwire carries Jülich's announcement. The agreement was signed in January and celebrated on 9 October at RIKEN's Wako campus, during a visit by a Helmholtz Association delegation

The partnership covers high performance computing, quantum computing, neuroscience, transmission electron microscopy and neutron research. It brings together two of the world's leading supercomputing centres. Jülich runs JUPITER, Europe's first exascale supercomputer, and RIKEN runs Fugaku, one of the most famous supercomputers ever built

Quantum computing is a key strand. Jülich's JUNIQ user facility connects quantum systems to its supercomputers, giving researchers access to both. RIKEN's JHPC-quantum project is building software so supercomputers and quantum computers can work together smoothly. The two approaches fit together naturally

RIKEN President Makoto Gonokami, Jülich Board Chair Astrid Lambrecht and Professor Markus Diesmann all took part in the event. No funding figures were given, so the agreement seems focused on collaboration and sharing expertise rather than a specific budget

International partnerships like this help avoid duplicated effort and spread good ideas faster. Hybrid quantum and classical computing is one of the most promising near term directions, and Germany and Japan are both strong in it. Combining their experience can only help

Will hybrid supercomputer and quantum systems be the first place quantum computing proves useful? And how important are international partnerships in quantum research?

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