Quantum Computers & Simulators in HPC Centres.pdf

1、Consideration,requirements&opportunitiesVenkatesh KannanIrish Centre for High-End Computing(ICHEC),IrelandQuantum Computers&Simulatorsin HPC CentresVenkatesh KannanAssociate Director(Solutions R&D)Irish Centre for High-End Computing(ICHEC),IrelandQuantum Computers&Simulators in HPC CentresUnderstand

2、ing the Emerging Quantum OpportunityDEPLOYMENTSQuantum computing and simulation(QCS)systems are still experimental and evolvingHPC-QCS interfacing expands access,development and adoptionQCS are potential accelerators for HPCHPC enables emulation of QCSQCS could leverage HPC for operation(e.g.control

3、 and error)MotivationRecent activities in interfacing HPC&QCS systemsApproaches to coupling HPC&QCS systemsPRACE white paper,2021IEEE Expert Opinion:Quantum Computers for High Performance ComputingDeployment,interconnection and operation of experimental QCS systems alongside operational HPC environm

4、entsDisconnected/siloed development and usage of system software,programming tools,workflows between HPC and QCSIdentification and demonstration of use-cases for co-design and evaluation of HPC-QCS systemsCritical need for interdisciplinary knowledge transfer and skills developmentChallenges in inte

5、rfacing QCS&HPC systemsCoupling across the system stackInfrastructure(interfacing,networking,)Hosting sites(data centre,power,insulation,cooling,connectivity,)Systems(access,resource management,scheduling,debugging,monitoring,)Software(filesystems,scheduling,latency models,compilation,programming,wo

6、rkflow orchestration,)Application(algorithmics,workflow implementation,data,computational logic,)Benchmarking mechanismsHardware,system&software,application performance(accuracy,precision,time-to-solution)Skills&workforce developmentInterdisciplinary at different levels(systems,software,algorithmics