PCSS Quantum Technologies at NVIDIA GTC in Paris

The event, which attracted nearly 170 000 participants from around the world, is an annual event showcasing new technologies and presenting NVIDIA’s report on the current state of development work. In his main presentation, Jensen Huang talked about the CUDA-X suite of libraries and tools, which are used to accelerate HPC calculations and artificial intelligence algorithms, as well as CUDA-Q – a software platform for hybrid quantum supercomputing systems.

Over a year ago, NVIDIA, together with ORCA Computing and PCSS, announced a collaboration to accelerate the development of hybrid quantum-classical solutions, declaring the use of these breakthrough technologies in various fields such as biology, chemistry, and key industrial applications using real, practical use cases. The first demonstrations showcasing the use of quantum computing scheme in hybrid configurations took place thanks to that collaboration during last year’s SC24 trade show in Atlanta (USA).

NVIDIA’s CEO pointed at the leading global centers in quantum technologies on a world map, and once again the PCSS logo appeared, affirming the Poznań Centre’s position among the leading global technological R&D institutions. According to Jensen Huang, the amount of logical qubits is starting to grow, and we are likely to see a hundredfold increase in the number of logical qubits every decade. NVIDIA collaborates with supercomputing centers dealing with quantum computers worldwide in many ways, and – as suggested by Huang – it’s quite sure that quantum-classical computing will find a multitude of new applications in the near future.

Another key issue discussed by the GTC’s number one speaker were the European AI factories, in which NVIDIA plays a significant role. It is worth noting that PCSS is among the technological centers where the European AI Factories project will be implemented, with the PIAST-AI investment officially launching later this month. This installation was also highlighted on the map during this year’s presentation in Paris.

The cooperation between PCSS and NVIDIA has a long history. As early as 2012, after several years of joint work, PCSS received the status of NVIDIA CUDA Research Center, the task of which is developing advanced visualizations on earlier generations of NVIDIA CUDA processors.

The full recording of Jensen Huang’s presentation from the NVIDIA GTC conference can be found on YouTube. The photograph used to illustrate this article comes from that recording.