King’s College London is the first UK university to access Google’s Willow quantum processor.
A research team from King’s has been awarded access to Google Quantum AI’s Willow chip through a joint initiative with the National Quantum Computing Centre. It is the first time Google has formally partnered with a British government institution to share access to the processor. The research will study quantum analogues of neurons and could eventually reshape drug discovery, materials science and energy systems.
King’s College London has been awarded access to Google Quantum AI’s Willow processor through a joint initiative with the National Quantum Computing Centre, announced on 28 May. The initiative is the first time Google has formally partnered with a British government institution to provide access to the Willow processor, which is recognised for its advances in quantum error correction on a large-scale quantum computer. The research team is led by Dr Eleanor Crane from King’s Department of Physics, co-led by Dr Alexander Schuckert from ENS Paris. Full details are available at kcl.ac.uk. The sele