China's accelerated rise of quantum computing brings the gospel for the era of big data 【Full Text】

Security exhibition network technology dynamic quantum computer will be able to invade and destroy almost all current information systems. Therefore, the development of quantum technology is not only based on scientific and economic factors, but also related to the consideration of national security strategy.

In recent years, research in the field of quantum computing has entered a period of rapid growth. Various countries have issued quantum information technology strategies, aiming to seize the "commanding heights" of the next round of technological development, and strive to achieve "quantum advantages" at an early date. It is worth mentioning that the United States is widely considered to be in the field of quantum computing, and this is largely due to innovation and resource investment in the private sector.

Throughout the world, well-known technology giants such as Google, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Huawei, Ali, etc. are all investing tremendous energy in the research and development of quantum computers; turning their attention to China, they can find that China has seen on the road to catching up. Dawn:

In October 2018, the Photonic Integration and Quantum Information Laboratory led by Professor Jin Xianmin of Shanghai Jiaotong University released the world's first dedicated optical quantum computing software. In the same period, Huawei released the quantum computing simulator HiQ cloud service platform, which includes quantum computing simulation cloud service and quantum programming framework.

On July 23, 2019, the research institute CBinsights released the report "20 Quantum Computing Technology Giants", and Chinese companies Ali and Baidu successfully made the list. It is reported that Ali began to deploy quantum computing in 2015 and established a joint laboratory with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The Bodhidharma Institute has also begun the development of quantum computing systems and superconducting quantum chips. Baidu announced the establishment of the Quantum Computing Research Institute in March 2018.

On August 9, 2019, "Science" magazine published new progress of Chinese scholars in quantum computing research. A team composed of domestic units such as Zhejiang University, the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Beijing Computing Science Research Center worked together to develop a quantum chip with 20 superconducting qubits and successfully manipulated it to achieve global entanglement.

The reason why China attaches so much importance to quantum computing is that besides its strategic significance, it also has a vast market. According to a report released by Allied Market Research, the market demand growth value of quantum computing may reach 39.4 billion yuan by 2025 The annual growth rate exceeds 30%. At present, the main application fields of quantum computing include medical care (material science), trade, information and communication, network security, and smart transportation. The following will briefly introduce the application of quantum computing in the latter two.

Quantum computers have reinvented all aspects of cybersecurity by cracking codes and encrypting electronic communications, and advanced fiber optic infrastructure, especially those compatible with quantum cybersecurity technology, is critical to supporting high-tech societies because it is Quantum computing and artificial intelligence are emerging highways.

In terms of smart transportation, Volkswagen Information Officer Hoffman once pointed out that quantum computing can predict traffic congestion and reassign a new navigation route to each vehicle, thereby improving the efficiency of urban transportation and predicting that the entire automotive industry will be quantum technology Reinvented. In November 2018, Volkswagen announced that with the help of quantum algorithms, the company has developed a traffic management system.

Conclusion: The access and use of quantum computing will involve all walks of life and provide solutions to problems that supercomputers could not solve before. According to Xinhua News Agency, China has a clear scientific research roadmap for scientific applications in the quantum era: through quantum communication research, from the initial implementation of a local quantum communication network to the realization of a multi-dimensional and vertical global quantum communication network; through quantum Computational research provides solutions for large-scale computing problems and realizes the effective mining of information in the era of big data; through quantum precision measurement research, a new generation of positioning and navigation is realized.

It is not difficult to see that the Chinese government and industry's high attention to quantum computing and quantum technology highlights China's efforts to "transform from a world factory to an advanced economy based on high-tech industries." It is believed that quantum technology will open a better future .

(This article is based on CBinsights, Information Observation Network, Mozi Salon, Quantum Voice, Voice of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, AI Technology Base Camp, AI Frontline, Drip Technology Information, and edited by Security Exhibition Network)