The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched India’s first “Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit”. The toolkit has been prepared by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore; the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
After achieving this goal and developing India’s first Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit, the authority of IIT Roorkee said, “Quantum Computing is a rapidly emerging computational paradigm which can perform a variety of tasks with greater speed and efficiency than present-day digital computers...in areas such as cryptography, computational chemistry and machine learning, quantum computing promises exponential growth in computing power.”
“QSim is a first-of-its-kind toolkit to be indigenously developed and is intended to be a vital tool in learning and understanding the practical aspects of programming,” it said adding, “QSim aims to address the common challenge of advancing the quantum computing research frontiers in India. It will enable researchers and students to research Quantum Computing cost-effectively.”
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Dr Sugata Gangopadhyay, Professor and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Roorkee, said, "Our team worked closely with the teams from CDAC on the development of the toolkit. The expertise provided by IIT Roorkee played a significant role in bringing the toolkit to its current state. We are currently working on the development of programs to be implemented on the simulator.”
IIT Roorkee has recently included two courses related to quantum computation, the first course was attended by around 400 candidates.
Electronics and IT Minister, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, congratulated the developers and said, “This is an important milestone for the Ministry and the entire country towards creating capabilities in strategic areas such as Quantum Computing. Interestingly, we are doing this when we just started celebrating our 75th year of independence. This occasion is good to look back on how far we have come as a nation. In many ways, QSIM and focus on Quantum Computing is about looking ahead to India in another 25 years. I congratulate the team again and all the best to all those involved in this endeavor.”