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Building the Modern Quantum Architecture, Part 4: High-performance quantum computing

In Lecture 4 of Building the Modern Quantum Architecture, Dr. Matthias Troyer looks ahead to high-performance quantum computing. While quantum systems seem radically different, their engineering challenges mirror those of classical HPC. Learn how future quantum architectures will adapt proven strategies—ISAs, optimized libraries, auto-tuning, and parallelism—to deliver speed and scalability across diverse hardware.

 

More from the series

Explore more of the principles and possibilities of quantum computing—from architecture to applications.

Utility-scale quantum architecture

How do you build a utility-scale quantum computer? Join Dr. Matthias Troyer on a journey from high-level code to qubit control—and explore the architecture behind it.  

Illustration of a cloud computing stack inside a data center, showing layered components labeled Compute HW, Azure, Cloud Services, Developer Tools, and Hyperscale workloads

Quantum Resource Estimation

How big does a quantum computer need to be to solve a real problem? Dr. Matthias Troyer explains how quantum resource estimation guides full-stack design.

Bloch sphere diagram showing a qubit state trajectory, with axes labeled |0⟩, |1⟩, |+⟩, |−⟩, and imaginary-basis states ±i

Scalable quantum architecture

How do we translate quantum instructions all the way down to the control signals for physical qubits—and what tradeoffs must we make as we push toward utility scale?

Diagram of a quantum circuit showing three wires labeled D0, A0, and D1, with X and Z gates and measurement symbols connected by control lines

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Resources to help you learn today's foundational quantum systems and tomorrow's scaled quantum supercomputers.