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Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)

The new quantum refrigerator, seen here in an artist's conception, is based on superconducting circuits.

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Novel ‘Quantum Refrigerator’ Is Great at Erasing Quantum Computer’s Chalkboard

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Past Visitors

  • Pradeep Niroula|Global Technology Applied Research, JPMorganChase|May 02, 2025 to May 02, 2025

  • Lin Lin|UC Berkeley|Apr 23, 2025 to Apr 23, 2025

  • Torsten Zache|University of Innsbruck|Apr 14, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025

  • Robert Ott|University of Innsbruck|Apr 14, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025

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Our Mission

The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) is a partnership between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Located at the University of Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., the center advances research and education in quantum computer science and quantum information theory.

Key Research Areas

  • a bright blue glowing orb seen through a three dimensional latticework

    Theory of Quantum Computation and Communication

    What are the fundamental capabilities of quantum computers and networks for solving problems that are hard for conventional computing technologies?

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  • Red and gray points connected by lines

    Implementations of Quantum Computers and Networks

    How can one construct scalable, robust software and hardware for quantum computing and quantum networks?

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  • Quantum Information and Physics

    How do ideas about quantum information and computation give new insight into physics, and vice versa?

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News

  • The head and shoulders of a man with a beard standing in front of an out of focus green wall.

    Hafezi Receives Humboldt Research Award

    June 16, 2025
  • A superconducting circuit

    New Protocol Quickly Demonstrates and Verifies Quantum Speedups

    June 9, 2025
  • Nicole Yunger Halpern stands looks to the left while pointing to one of several physics equations on the blackboard behind her.

    Yunger Halpern Receives Early Career Scientist Award in Statistical Physics

    May 9, 2025
  • A photo of Yi-Kai Liu

    QuICS Fellow Honored by Washington Academy of Sciences

    April 11, 2025
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Portrait of Zohreh Davoudi

We, as theorists, try to come up with ideas and proposals that not only are interesting from the perspective of applications but also from the perspective of giving experimentalists the motivation to go to the next level and push to add more capabilities to the hardware.