(August 09, 2021) Next week, NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Ames Research Center, and Goddard Space Flight Center will hold a virtual workshop around quantum information science (QIS). The conference will have exciting presentations on the latest QIS advances and discuss potential development paths for NASA ground and space applications. The NASA QIS Conference will bring together leading QIS researchers, from NASA and the greater community, to present their latest advances and discuss potential development paths for NASA applications. NASA’s hopes this conference will open a dialogue between the Agency and the QIS research community to foster QIS inclusion in future NASA capabilities.

(June 29, 2021) The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description, Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography. Publication of this project description begins a process to further identify project requirements, scope, and hardware and software components for use in a laboratory environment.

(June 20, 2021) The Innovare Advancement Center, a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Griffiss Institute (GI), and New York State Enterprise Technology Corporation (NYSTEC), is proud to host the 3rd Annual International Quantum Information Science Workshop. A collaborative virtual quantum networking event offering participants thought provoking presentations, live panel discussions, and engaging technical dialogue.

(June 10, 2021) The Innovation Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted its first-ever hackathon in partnership with industry.

(May 24, 2021) The Congressional Research Service has released a Defense Primer on Quantum Technology. See the report here.

(May 26, 2021)  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long supported research to advance quantum information science and engineering (QIS) from laboratory theory into practical reality and lay the foundations for the next century of quantum discovery. Building on this core investment in QIS, NSF launched a series of investments to catalyze discovery by fostering multidisciplinary collaborations connecting underlying quantum principles with future quantum systems. This multi-pronged effort is aimed at advancing the fundamental understanding of quantum phenomena, materials, and systems toward revolutionary advances in quantum information science. As the science and engineering enterprise continues to expand, global engagement is necessary to address the most complex research challenges, including those being explored through NSF awards in quantum information science and engineering, including QIS and Quantum Leap.

(May 18th, 2021) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Notice of Special Interest with the purpose of informing potential applicants to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of NIDA’s interest in grant applications that will develop or utilize advanced computational approaches to describe complex drug-disease relationships in ways that will rapidly advance the development of new treatments, allow for targeted funding of substance use disorder (SUD) drug discovery and improve health care. NIDA has a particular interest in applications that include approaches in one or more of the following categories: 1) artificial intelligence, including machine learning and deep learning, 2) supercomputing/parallel computing, and/or 3) quantum computing.

(MAY 6, 2021) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million for interdisciplinary research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) and nuclear physics. The aim of this funding is to draw on the expertise and capabilities of the nuclear physics community to advance areas of interest such as quantum computing and quantum sensors, and using advances in QIS to expand our understanding of nuclear physics.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final version of the NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography: Exploring Challenges Associated with Adopting and Using Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $11 million for ten projects in Quantum Information Science (QIS) with relevance to fusion and plasma science.