QIQB’s Japan-Made Quantum Computer Development Team Awarded the 2023 Osaka University Prize

The Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology’s Japan-Made Quantum Computer Development Team has been awarded the 2023 Osaka University Prize in the university management category for its outstanding contribution to the development of the first domestically produced quantum computer and its release to the cloud.

In addition, Associate Professor Kosuke Mitarai from the School of Engineering Science and Associate Professor Takafumi Fujita from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), who are both members of QIQB, received the Osaka University Prize in the young faculty category.

University Management Category

Title: “Outstanding contribution to the development of the first domestically produced quantum computer and its release to the cloud”.

Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology Domestic Quantum Computer Development Team
（QIQB, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, School of Engineering Science）

Young Faculty Category

Title: “Research on algorithms for real-world applications of near-future quantum computers”

Associate Professor Kosuke Mitarai, Graduate School of Engineering Science

Title: “Research on electron spin physics in quantum dot arrays for quantum information processing”

Associate Professor Takafumi Fujita, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

Further information: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/news/topics/2023/11/27001