Multi-Institutional Consortium Expands QRMI to Standardize Quantum-HPC Integration Across Major Workload Managers

Multi-Institutional Consortium Expands QRMI to Standardize Quantum-HPC Integration Across Major Workload Managers

By Mohamed Abdel-Kareem
Publication Date: 2026-10-10 18:05:00

The Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI) is expanding to standardize quantum-HPC integration across major workload managers like Slurm, PBS Professional, and Kubernetes. This open-source middleware layer addresses challenges of integrating heterogeneous QPU hardware by providing a unified interface for abstracting and scheduling QPUs alongside classical resources. QRMI is already deployed in major supercomputing environments, including CINECA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the STFC Hartree Centre.