On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and funded by the European Union under the Development and Resilience Plan (2020-2026), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) are implementing the Quan-tum Austria Funding Initiative. Part of the funding is provided for research infrastructure in the fields of next generation HPC, quantum computing as well as their interconnection.
Name in original language
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Initiative overview
One of the primary objectives is the development of the Multi-Site Computer Austria (MUSICA), envisioned to become Austria’s fastest HPC system (https://eurocc-austria.at/en/news/musica-austrias-next-supercomputer). The scientific issues of the projects in the field of quantum research and quantum technology may cover, for example, new algorithms and mathematical theoretical concepts that make use of the superposition and entanglement of quantum states, or developments and applications in quantum communication.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and funded by the European Union
