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Users of Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility Gather for 21st Annual Meeting

The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) welcomed computational scientists from around the world to its 2025 OLCF User Meeting at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory from Aug. 5 – 6. The event offered attendees an opportunity to share accomplishments, discuss challenges, and explore the road ahead for high-performance computing…
Angela GosnellAngela GosnellSeptember 9, 20256 min
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Quantum Brilliance, ORNL Pioneer Quantum-Classical Hybrid Computing

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with technology company Quantum Brilliance, has made the first big steps in the advance of quantum computers for scientific discovery with the installation of a Quantum Brilliance computer system at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. Lab staff will use…
Coury TurczynCoury TurczynSeptember 2, 20256 min
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Q&A: Inside Quantum Brilliance’s Quantum Computer Technology

With the installation of a Quantum Brilliance system in its Advanced Computing Ecosystem testbed, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility has an on-site quantum computer cluster for OLCF staff to explore how to integrate this emerging technology into classical high-performance computing, or HPC. While most experimental quantum computers demand extreme…
Coury TurczynCoury TurczynSeptember 2, 20257 min
ORNL researchers proposed a software architecture that would integrate emerging quantum computers with the world’s fastest supercomputing systems, such as ORNL’s exascale machine Frontier. Credit: Jason Smith/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

ORNL Study Plans Quantum-HPC Software Stack

A new study by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory traces a blueprint for a software architecture that would integrate emerging quantum computers with the world’s fastest supercomputing systems. Finding an effective approach to pair the two distinct computing platforms has become a prime focus for…
Matt LakinMatt LakinAugust 29, 20257 min
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ORNL Hosts Inaugural Quantum Systems & Software Workshop

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the first Oak Ridge Quantum Systems & Software Workshop (OQSSw) on July 25, bringing together 75 participants from national laboratories, academia and industry. ORNL organizers launched the workshop as the first step toward building a unified software stack for quantum-classical hybrid computing.…
Angela GosnellAngela GosnellAugust 29, 20255 min
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Quantum Computing Experts Gather for Sixth Annual User Forum at ORNL

The Quantum Computing User Forum welcomed attendees for an interactive event at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory from July 21 to July 24. The sixth annual Quantum Computing User Forum hosted over 140 registered attendees and featured research presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops and an in-depth poster…
Angela GosnellAngela GosnellAugust 13, 20256 min

Quantum Computing Experiment Realizes Verifiably Random Number

Researchers used the unique capabilities of a quantum computer to generate a verifiably random number in a study published in the journal Nature. Even a workflow that included the world’s first exascale supercomputer couldn’t match the random quality of the quantum computer’s output. “All of us in today’s world use…
Matt LakinMatt LakinMay 5, 20257 min
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ORNL, IQM Introduce Quantum Computing to 2025 Winter Classic Cluster Competition

Quantum computing might still be in its infancy, but it’s hardly a buzzword anymore, and leading computing experts are already preparing for the future generation of users. In February, computing staff from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory took part in the 2025 Winter Classic Invitational Student Cluster…
Jeremy RumseyJeremy RumseyApril 15, 20256 min
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Quantum Study Seeks to Solve Questions on Fluid Flow

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory tested a quantum computing approach to an old challenge: solving classical fluid dynamics problems. The study relied on support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, part of ORNL’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. The results highlight avenues for further study of quantum…
Matt LakinMatt LakinMarch 26, 20256 min

The OLCF’s 2024 in Review

High-performance computing pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in 2024, driving advancements across a range of disciplines. Partnerships with top academic, industrial and government institutions led to major contributions in fields such as quantum molecular mechanics and aviation. The year also saw groundbreaking research honored at leading conferences, underscoring the…
Angela GosnellAngela GosnellDecember 19, 20247 min

DOE’s Quantum Computing User Program releases Request for Information to Gather Input on Quantum Computing Access

The Department of Energy’s Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, or OLCF, enables scientific discovery and technological innovation by providing a diverse community of scientific researchers access to quantum computing resources. This competitive merit-based access program partners with quantum computing vendors to provide…
Katie BetheaKatie BetheaNovember 15, 20243 min

Study Seeks to Unite High-Performance Computing, Quantum Computing for Science

A study by more than a dozen scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory examines potential strategies to integrate quantum computing with the world’s most powerful supercomputing systems in the pursuit of science. The study published in Future Generation Computing Systems takes a big-picture look at the…
Matt LakinMatt LakinAugust 28, 20246 min
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Quantum Computing Experts Gather for Fifth Annual User Forum at ORNL

The Quantum Computing User Forum, or QCUF, welcomed attendees for a dynamic event at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory from Aug. 12 to Aug. 15. Hosted by the lab’s Quantum Computing Institute and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, or OLCF, the fifth annual event was the largest yet, with over…
Angela GosnellAngela GosnellAugust 27, 20245 min
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Untangling the Entangled

Researchers used quantum simulations to obtain new insights into the nature of neutrinos — the mysterious subatomic particles that abound throughout the universe — and their role in the deaths of massive stars. The study relied on support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, and the Quantum Science Center, a national Quantum Information…
Matt LakinMatt LakinJune 21, 20247 min

Steering Toward Quantum Simulation at Scale

Researchers simulated a key quantum state at one of the largest scales reported, with support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The techniques used by the team could help develop quantum simulation capabilities for the next generation of quantum…
Matt LakinMatt LakinApril 22, 20245 min