Win 1-hour of compute time on Pasqal’s Quantum Processor designing creative antiferromagnetic states with Pulser Studio!
For this very special edition of the World Quantum Day, during the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Pasqal invites yout to join the “Let’s Pulse 414” challenge to celebrate together and get the possibility to win 1 QPU hour and 1-1 support to run your simulations on Pasqal quantum processor.
Quantum computing is opening new doors in materials science, enabling the simulation of complex quantum systems that classical methods struggle to model. Among these, antiferromagnetic materials, where neighboring atomic spins align in opposite directions, are key to technologies like spintronics, quantum sensing, and next-generation memories.
This challenge invites you to explore the power of neutral atom quantum computing with Pasqal’s Pulser Studio. Design the most creative antiferromagnetic state and take a step toward understanding these fascinating materials!
The Challenge
Using Pulser Studio, Pasqal’s no-code quantum programming platform, you’ll design the most creative antiferromagnetic state using up to 12 neutral atoms arranged in your register.
Your design will be judged on:
- Creativity (60%): Novelty in atomic arrangement (e.g., non-standard lattices, fractal patterns)
- Scientific Feasibility (40%): relevance to many-body physics (antiferromagnetic arrangements, antiparallel spin arrangement, frustrated states)
To successfully take on the task, check out this blog post on how to simulate antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic states with Neutral Atoms.
Who can participate:
EVERYONE!! This challenge is opened to anyone curious about quantum computing, from beginners to experts. No prior experience in materials science is strictly required. Just bring your enthusiasm for exploring antiferromagnetic states with neutral atoms. Pulser Studio’s no-code interface makes it simple to design, simulate, and innovate. Whether you’re new to quantum or a seasoned pro, this is your chance to dive in and discover the creative potential of quantum simulation!
Why participate:
Win QPU Time: The winner will receive 1 hour of runtime on Pasqal’s Quantum Processor to run their very own antiferromagnetic material simulation.
Explore Quantum Simulation: Gain hands-on experience with neutral atom quantum computing and Pulser Studio, the first no-de quantum programming platform for neutral atom quantum computing.
Boost Your Skills: Enhance your understanding of quantum physics, materials science, and quantum simulation.
How to participate:
Challenge timeline
To celebrate together the World Quantum Day 2025, we launch the Let’s Pulse 414 challenge. Participants will have time until April 25 at 23:59 CET time to share their results on Social Media tagging Pasqal and using the challenge hashtags (#LetsPulse414 and #WorldQuantumDay). On Wednesday April 30, the winner will be announced on Pasqal Social Media. Stay Tuned to not miss the big news! You might be the winner of the challenge!
Supporting Materials
To help you get started, here are some tutorials, papers, and guides that can help you through the challenge:
Pulser Studio: Explore the no-code environment for programming Neutral Atom Quantum Computers, powered by the open-source python based package Pulser. Leverage the built in example on Pulser Studio on antiferromagnetic state preparation – check out the Example Gallery
Pulser Tutorials: An extensive documentation on Pulser is available to get a better understanding of programming Neutral Atom based quantum processors. In particular, two tutorials can b very useful to tackle the challenge:
- A tutorial on adiabatic preparation of antiferromagnetic states
- A tutorial on the Optimal Control for AFM State Preparation
Neutral Atoms: Access an introduction on how neutral atom quantum computing work to learn the basics ad tackle the challenge
Latest Publications: To dive deeper into simulating antiferromagnetic materials with Neutral Atom QPUs, here are two scientific papers:
- Observing the Space- and Time-Dependent Growth of Correlations in Dynamically Tuned Synthetic Ising Models with Antiferromagnetic Interactions – Phys. Rev. X 8, 021070 – Published 18 June, 2018
- Continuous symmetry breaking in a two-dimensional Rydberg array – Nature volume 616, pages691–695 (2023)
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Pasqal is a leader in neutral atom quantum computing, enabling researchers and innovators to solve complex problems. The Let’s Pulse 414 challenge is part of our celebration of the World Quantum Day, a global initiative to promote quantum science and technology.
Are you Ready to dive into the world of quantum materials? Join the challenge today and showcase your creativity with Pulser Studio!