Yonsei First to Deploy IBM Quantum Nighthawk – The Elec Inc.

Yonsei University has installed IBM’s latest Quantum Nighthawk processor in the IBM Quantum System One at its Quantum Computing Center on the Songdo International Campus. According to IBM, Yonsei is the first IBM Quantum Network member to operate Nighthawk at its own facility.

Researchers participating in the Yonsei Bio-Quantum Initiative plan to explore ways to better understand complex biological systems using hybrid classical-quantum computing approaches. Their work will include collaborative research into mitochondrial electron transport chain mutations and Leigh syndrome.

Yonsei University plans to use the Nighthawk-equipped computer to strengthen its quantum education programs and support activities at its Quantum Ecosystem Operations Center, Quantum Computing Technology…