FUNCTIONAL EXPLOITATION OF NOISE IN UTILITY-SCALE QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION -THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NOISE AND VARIATIONAL QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION, DEVELOP AND IDENTIFY ALGORITHMIC TECHNIQUES, CLASSES OF PROBLEMS, AND CANDIDATE QUANTUM COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION · work in WASHINGTON, DC
$716,947
RecipientUNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION UEI VPWMMPGGPJ74
Award IDFA875025CB040
Award amount$716,947
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense — Department of the Air Force
NAICS541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PSCAC12
Start dateApr 24, 2025
End dateDec 22, 2027
Place of performanceWASHINGTON, DC
Record updatedAug 4, 2025

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