BOLOGNA, Italy, June 11, 2026 — The Italian Research Centre on High Performance Computing, Big Data, and Quantum Computing (ICSC) today inaugurated the IQM Radiance 54 quantum computer at CINECA, one of Europe’s leading supercomputing centers, enabling advanced applications in optimization, simulation, and machine learning. The installation, located at the CINECA headquarters in the DAMA Tecnopolo […] The post IQM’s NOX Quantum Computer Integrated with Leonardo Supercomputer appeared first on HPCwire .
The integration of quantum computers with classical supercomputers is a critical step in advancing quantum computing's practical applications, representing a growing trend in high-performance computing infrastructure development.
This event signifies progress in making quantum computing accessible for complex applications, accelerating research and development in fields like optimization, simulation, and machine learning, and enhancing national compute capabilities.
The operational integration allows researchers to leverage quantum processing for specific tasks within a broader supercomputing environment, offering a hybrid approach to tackle problems previously intractable by classical machines alone.
- · ICSC
- · CINECA
- · IQM
- · European Research
Researchers gain access to a powerful hybrid quantum-classical computing platform for advanced scientific and industrial applications.
This successful integration could spur further investment and development in hybrid quantum computing architectures across other national and regional supercomputing centers.
Accelerated progress in quantum algorithms and applications may lead to breakthroughs in materials science, drug discovery, and artificial intelligence, potentially creating new industries or significantly transforming existing ones within a decade.
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