Norway joined the LUMI-Q consortium, a group of partners from nine European countries selected by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) to host and operate a new European quantum computer. The consortium includes the Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. Norwegian partners in the consortium are Sigma2, Simula Research Laboratory, and SINTEF.
According to NeIC, the LUMI-Q project would set up, operate, and make a new European quantum computer available for the entire EuroHPC user base. Hans Eide of Sigma2 stated that the project’s broad Nordic participation demonstrated the region’s competitiveness in the field.
EuroHPC JU co-funded 50% of the system’s EUR 5 million acquisition cost, with the consortium covering the remainder. The quantum computer was to be hosted at the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center in Ostrava, Czech Republic.