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Custom Accelerators for Quantum-Annealing-Assisted Material Informatics

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H04197
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 60100:Computational science-related
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

Masanori Hariyama  東北大学, 情報科学研究科, 教授 (10292260)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) Waidyasooriya Ha  東北大学, 情報科学研究科, 准教授 (60723533)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥10,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,310,000)
KeywordsFPGA / ヘテロジニアスコンピューティング / 高性能計算 / 量子化学 / リコンフィギャラブルコンピューティング / 量子コンピュータシミュレーション / 量子アニーリング / 量子コンピュータ / 量子化学計算 / 量子コンピューティング / 大規模固有値計算 / GPU / 大規模固有値問題 / 組合せ最適化問題 / マテリアルインフォマティクス / 量子アリーリング / 並列処理
Outline of Research at the Start

創薬,エネルギーなどの様々な分野で,計算材料科学(マテリアルズ・インフォマティクス)のニーズが急速に高まっている.計算材料科学ではシミュレーションにより材料の性能を予測し,性能が良さそうな材料のみを製造することで開発を効率化できる.しかしながら,そのシミュレーションは計算量が膨大であり,スーパーコンピュータなどの高性能な計算機を用いても長い計算時間がかかる.本研究では,この問題を解決するために, 量子アニーリングに基づき分子構造の最適化を行う専用アクセラレータ,および,大規模な量子化学シミュレータのための専用アクセラレータの開発を行う.本研究により新規材料の開発の大幅な効率化が期待できる.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed an architecture for a quantum annealing simulator using FPGA for molecular structure optimization, and revealed that this acceleration method can also be applied to GPUs. Furthermore, by using a sparse Ising model, we reduced the amount of computation and created an architecture that can handle high parallel processing. In addition, we devised an architecture that divides quantum bits using multiple FPGAs, and demonstrated that the problem size can be scaled up. These studies have been shown to be for molecular structure optimization methods. Moreover, we developed a heterogeneous accelerator for large-scale quantum chemistry simulators combining FPGAs, CPUs, and GPUs, achieving up to 100 times faster speed compared to conventional methods.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的は、分子構造最適化のための量子アニーリングシミュレータのアーキテクチャとその高速化手法に関する新たな知見を提供した点にある.FPGA、CPU、GPUを組み合わせたヘテロジニアスアクセラレータの開発は、量子化学シミュレーションのパフォーマンスを大幅に向上させ、大規模なシミュレーションが必要な産業での時間とコストの削減が期待できる。さらに,社会的には,この新手法は薬物設計や新素材開発など様々な分野で応用可能で、大規模シミュレーションが必要な産業における効率化に貢献することが期待できる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2024 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] A Scalable Emulator for Quantum Fourier Transform Using Multiple-FPGAs With High-Bandwidth-Memory2022

    • Author(s)
      Waidyasooriya Hasitha Muthumala、Oshiyama Hiroki、Kurebayashi Yuya、Hariyama Masanori、Ohzeki Masayuki
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Access

      Volume: 10 Pages: 65103-65117

    • DOI

      10.1109/access.2022.3183993

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Temporal and spatial parallel processing of simulated quantum annealing on a multicore CPU2022

    • Author(s)
      Waidyasooriya Hasitha Muthumala、Hariyama Masanori
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Supercomputing

      Volume: 78 Issue: 6 Pages: 8733-8750

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11227-021-04242-0

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Design space exploration for an FPGA-based quantum annealing simulator with interaction-coefficient-generators2021

    • Author(s)
      Liu Chia-Yin、Waidyasooriya Hasitha Muthumala、Hariyama Masanori
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Supercomputing

      Volume: 78 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-17

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11227-021-03859-5

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A GPU-Based Quantum Annealing Simulator for Fully-Connected Ising Models Utilizing Spatial and Temporal Parallelism2020

    • Author(s)
      Waidyasooriya Hasitha Muthumala、Hariyama Masanori
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Access

      Volume: 8 Pages: 67929-67939

    • DOI

      10.1109/access.2020.2985699

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Architecture of an FPGA-Based Brain Neural Network Simulator Using Direct Mapping2024

    • Author(s)
      Mizuki Harasawa
    • Organizer
      The 25th Workshop on Synthesis And System Integration of Mixed Information Technologies (SASIMI 2024)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] FPGA-based Prototype of a Quantum Annealing Simulator for Sparse Ising Model2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuta Ohma
    • Organizer
      15th IEEE International Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Many-coreSystems-on-Chip (MCSoC-2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Scalable Architecture Targeting HBM-Based FPGAs for Complex Matrix Multiplication2022

    • Author(s)
      Takuro Fukuda
    • Organizer
      23rd International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications and Technologies (PDCAT'22)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Direct Mapping of Neural Circuits on FPGA2022

    • Author(s)
      Mizuki Harasawa
    • Organizer
      23rd International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications and Technologies (PDCAT'22)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] FPGA Acceleration of Quantum Annealing Simulations2022

    • Author(s)
      Hasitha Muthumala Waidyasooirya
    • Organizer
      2022 Japan-Taiwan Advanced Quantum Technology Research and Development Workshop
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Implementation of an FPGA-Oriented Complex Number Computation Library Using Intel OneAPI DPC++2022

    • Author(s)
      Kosiro Obata
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] FPGA-based Custom Supercomputing for Intelligent Systems2021

    • Author(s)
      Hasitha Muthumala Waidyasooirya
    • Organizer
      2021 Bilateral Workshop between Tohoku University and National Tsing Hua University
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Intelligent Computing Technologies Related to Materials Informatics2021

    • Author(s)
      Masanori Hariyama
    • Organizer
      Webinar on Materials and Systems Under Extreme Conditions
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 大規模問題に対応可能なFPGAベース量子アニーリングシミュレータ2021

    • Author(s)
      張山昌論
    • Organizer
      ウェイビナー「実世界を最適化するための量子コンピューティングおよび量子に着想を得た計算手法」
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 大規模問題に対応可能なFPGAベース量子アニーリングシミュレータの展望2021

    • Author(s)
      張山昌論
    • Organizer
      量子コンピューティングEXPO
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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