Principal Investigator William Oliver
Co-investigators Terry Orlando , Simon Gustavsson , Isaac Chuang , Rajeev Ram , Aram Harrow , Jeffrey Shapiro , Franco Wong , Dirk Englund , Vladan Vuletic , Michael Sipser , Edward H Farhi , Paola Cappellaro
The MIT Center of Quantum Science and Engineering is a new initiative of MIT through RLE and MIT Lincoln Lab in response to the urgency of advancing United State’s leadership in Quantum research and applications. The aim is to extend the efforts to other universities as well including Harvard and others. There will be a significant number of researchers at both main campus and in MIT LL involved in this initiative. The Center will cover the biggest scope of Quantum research than any other efforts among our peer schools.
The goal of better understanding quantum information science and developing the discipline of quantum engineering can drive a virtuous cycle of creating better quantum technologies. The idea is to position the Center to bridge quantum science and engineering and to:(*) Define quantum engineering as a discipline(*) Develop engineering principles and understanding at a small, testbed scale(*) Quantum curriculum and workforce training(*) Well-aligned with the National Quantum Initiative
Mission Statement: We establish a center dedicated to the academic pursuit and practice of quantum engineering to accelerate the practical application of quantum technologies.
OBJECTIVES:(*) Define the emerging discipline of quantum engineering(*) Educate and train tomorrow’s quantum engineers(*) Partner with academia, government, and industry to develop, discover, and disseminate – Maintain and advance the nation’s leading role in quantum science and engineering(*) Stepping stone to a Boston-area CQE, New England-area CQE