IBM partners top Indian colleges, offers access to quantum computing systems

NEW DELHI: Tech giant IBM on Tuesday announced it will offer top colleges in India over-the-cloud access to its quantum systems. This includes faculty and students from the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) – Pune, IISER – Thiruvananthapuram, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) – Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Jodhpur, IIT – Kanpur, IIT – Kharagpur, IIT – Madras, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) – Kolkata, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) – Delhi, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) – Mumbai, and the University of Calcutta, who will be able to access IBM’s quantum resources over the cloud.

The collaborations are part of IBM’s global Quantum Educators programme, which allows colleges access to some of its premium quantum systems, which aren’t included in its open sourced systems.