PsiQuantum has teamed up with Mitsubishi Chemical and the University of Tokyo to establish a training program that will equip workers with quantum computing skills.
PsiQuantum, a company based in Palo Alto, California, said Thursday that the training will combine academic education, industrial application and quantum computing technologies.
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How Will the Partnership Prepare the Japanese Workforce for a Quantum Future?
Under the partnership, the University of Tokyo will lead the educational curriculum. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Chemical will provide industrial use cases for quantum in chemistry and materials science.
PsiQuantum will contribute tools and expertise in fault-tolerant quantum computing. The company has been working with the U.S. government and industry partners and allied nations to advance quantum computing.
The six-month training program will cover the fundamentals of fault-tolerant quantum computing and potential use cases across industries.
Participants will also learn how to use PsiQuantum’s Construct, a platform for designing, analyzing and optimizing quantum algorithms, and other tools.
“Fault-tolerant quantum computers will only reach their full potential if we are prepared to use them effectively once they are built and deployed,” Victor Peng, who joined PsiQuantum as interim CEO in February, stated. “We are proud to partner with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and the University of Tokyo to further strengthen and prepare Japan’s globally recognized quantum workforce—and we are grateful to the Government of Japan for their support.”
Over 80 participants from more than 20 companies operating in Japan have already signed up for the program.
How Does PsiQuantum Plan to Build Quantum Computers?
PsiQuantum is taking a photonic approach to building commercially useful quantum computers. The American company developed and deployed Omega, a photonic chipset specifically designed for utility-scale quantum computers.
According to PsiQuantum, the chipset is vital to the development of million-cubit-scale quantum computers.
In Chicago, Illinois, the company is constructing a facility intended to house fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of supporting next-generation artificial intelligence supercomputers.
