Amaravati to get quantum and AI innovation centre with IBM on June 18

The Amaravati Quantum and AI Innovation Centre (AQAIC), a flagship initiative of the Andhra Pradesh government, will be launched in association with IBM on June 18, in what the State said was a step towards building a quantum innovation ecosystem.

Conceived as a platform to link industry challenges with academic talent and technology expertise, AQAIC will serve as the base of what the release called India’s largest organised quantum problem-solving force, an official release said.

AQAIC is designed to speed up the development of practical quantum computing applications and algorithms that can address real-world challenges across industry and public services.

Its operating model brings together three stakeholders: industry, academia and technology experts. Industry partners will contribute high-value problem statements that need advanced computational solutions, and professors and students will work on quantum algorithms and use cases to solve them, with technical guidance from IBM.

Powering this effort is a Statewide network of 380 quantum innovation cells set up across engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh, bringing together more than 3,000 professors and students.