IIT-Mandi Developing Quantum Computer Set to Revolutionise Speed of Computing

IIT Mandi is developing a unique, native quantum computer that operates at room temperature and uses photons for rapid calculations. Part of the National Quantum Mission, this device can analyse data and provide solutions with 86% accuracy, eliminating the need for standard algorithms. Know details here 

IIT-Mandi Developing Quantum Computer

The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, is in the process of developing a pioneering, domestically-produced quantum computer that operates at room temperature and leverages photons for accelerated computing. As a project under the National Quantum Mission, this computer will distinctively analyze data and offer solutions with 86% accuracy, bypassing the need for conventional algorithms. 

C S Yadav, the chairperson of the Center for Quantum Science and Technologies (CQST) at IIT-Mandi said, "With a sophisticated user interface, quantum simulator and quantum processing capabilities in place, our computer will operate as a graphics processor (GPU) instead of CPU, seamlessly processing inputs such as videos or photographs." 

He also explained that the room-temperature optical quantum computer will use light for doing fast calculations. Using quantum bits (qubits), the computer will exist in multiple states simultaneously, allowing incredibly fast processing. The system will be able to update itself and erase its memory using a special gel. 

Quantum computing is a rapidly emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers. He further added, it will extract a model to explain inherent dynamics hidden in the input data and deliver output as quantum live feed, as per PTI. 

According to Yadav, there is a lot of buzz about quantum computing and companies like Google and IBM have made their own quantum computers. "So let's say that those companies are making a quantum computer which is based on a superconducting Josephson junction qubit. To do that quantum computing you will require a very very low temperature. So, our objective is to make a photon-based quantum computer at room temperature," he said.

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