2017 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Quantum Sockets: Programming Quantum Repeater Network Testbeds
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16H02812
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
Van・Meter Rodney 慶應義塾大学, 環境情報学部(藤沢), 准教授 (90458977)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | quantum network / quantum repeater / quantum Internet / quantum socket / quantum programming / Byzantine agreement / quantum Byzantine |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We worked on the simulator. We developed the MOOC. We completed QBA. We are participating in the creation of QIRG. We participated in WQRN. We published one paper on QBA.
In FY2017, we published one paper, on quantum Byzantine agreement, an important proposed security-related use of a quantum Internet. We defined the quantum circuits and resources necessary for the smallest execution of the full protocol. We have a second paper, on cluster state-based quantum network coding, under final review. These two protocols make very different demands on how we write the classical programs that control quantum networks. We are now applying what we learned in these two projects to the design of APIs and models for programming quantum networks.
The simulator for testing all important ideas for quantum networks is well under way. We expect to use the software for large-scale simulations during the coming year. Important remaining work includes the implementation of the connection setup process and its interaction with the actions taken for each connection across the quantum Internet.
We participated in the Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks, and have agreed to host the next instance of the workshop in 2019 in Japan. We are actively participating in a conversation within the Internet Research Task Force, and look forward to the creation of a formal Research Group within it.
Finally, we have developed an online course (MOOC), "Understanding Quantum Computers," which has reached more than 4,000 people.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The simulator development is making the expected progress.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
During FY2018, we expect to complete the development of our quantum Internet simulator and use it to test ideas about connection establishment and programminer for quantum networks. We will continue to participate in the IRTF proposed Quantum Internet Research Group, and will prepare to host the 2019 Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks.
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