Using a quantum computer and leveraging its specific capabilities is far from trivial. It requires a certain set of skills that go far beyond black box access and user-friendly programming. Currently, these devices are still at an early stage in terms of performances and usability. By design, quantum computers require hybridization with classical resources and this efficient interaction will also be critical for the feasibility and reliability of their potential.

This is why providing access to these computing resources is not enough to make sure end-users make the most out of their current capabilities. End-users need to be guided, supported, and the first useful applications for quantum computers are very likely to be co-designed by end-users and different types of scientific and technical experts.

Right after the QUEST-IS and TQCI conferences, the Maisons du Quantique invite you to a new session, on December 5th in the morning, dedicated to the presentation of various initiatives oriented toward supporting end-users in adopting and leveraging hybrid quantum computing. There will be presentations of such initiatives in :

• Japan, with RIKEN ;
• Canada, with PINQ and the University of Sherbrooke ;
• The Netherlands, with the Houses of Quantum ;
• Germany, with the QuantumBW and Munich Quantum Valley initiatives.

The aim of this session is to trigger discussions that could then lead to collaborations between our ecosystems.

The Maisons du Quantique initiative consists in five consortia localized in five different French regions. This initiative is organized in a national network in France, which aims at mapping useful expertise across the country, that will be federated to provide the right level of support to current and future academic and industrial end-users of hybrid quantum computing.

This is an open and free side event to the QUEST-IS conference.