ParityQC

Last week, our Co-Head of Technology Partnerships, Christian Ertler, has been very pleased to contribute actively to the Quantum Future Academy 2026 in Hamburg, where 30 students from across Germany spent a week exploring the Hamburg quantum ecosystem firsthand. We presented ParityQC as the quantum architecture company followed by interesting discussions in which the participants expressed their deep interest in our approach. The program included laboratory visits and scientific deep dives, and an evening event with political representatives who emphasized the momentum behind quantum technologies in Germany. During a career panel we provided the participants with firsthand accounts of the various career paths within quantum computing companies and discussed together what working in the field entails. Initiatives like this one play an important role in connecting emerging talent with the institutions and companies that are shaping the field. We thank the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt for spearheading this initiative, as well as our partner, Hamburg Quantum Innovation Capital (hqic), and the VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH. We were glad to participate alongside other companies in the field, including eleQtron, JIJ, Quodra, and Universal Quantum, as well as partners such as DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Fraunhofer CML, Universität Hamburg and NXP Semiconductors. Whether you are just entering the field, as this year's participants did, or are already on your way, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and help shape the future of quantum computing: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw. #QuantumFutureAcademy #QuantumComputing #WorkingInQuantum #ParityQC #QuantumArchitecture Photo credit: Raphael Foidl & Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg (ARIC)

Two new faces are joining ParityQC, and we're happy to introduce them. Katrin Heindl holds a PhD in Biochemistry and combines scientific, strategic, and operational expertise from working across academia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), strategy consulting (Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and industry (Google). Most recently at Google, she worked with some of the company's largest partners across telco, retail, and consumer brands on AI, digitalization, and marketing strategy. In parallel, Katrin developed the framework to guide Google Research teams from prototype to general availability, including its partnerships and GTM strategy. At ParityQC, Katrin joins as Director of Operations Germany, bringing her experience connecting scientific depth with commercial execution to the team. Gerald E. Fux holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of St Andrews, UK. During his PhD, he developed numerical methods for characterizing temporal correlations in quantum systems and led the development of the open-source software package OQuPy. Over the past four years, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), where he explored the boundary between classical and quantum computing through the lens of quantum resource theory. At ParityQC, Gerald is looking forward to bringing his expertise to the Compiler Department and working on both practical and fundamental challenges in quantum computing. Our team is constantly growing, and there's still room. Find your future place at ParityQC: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw #QuantumComputing #WorkingInQuantum #ParityQC #QuantumArchitecture Photo credits: ParityQC

What if you could solve optimization problems on neutral atom arrays without controlling every atom individually? A group of researchers at ParityQC and the Universität Innsbruck has demonstrated exactly that: quantum optimization on neutral atom arrays using strictly global driving fields, removing the need for local control of individual atoms. Local addressing, typically realized through tightly focused laser beams, has been one of the major experimental bottlenecks for solving optimization problems on this hardware platform. In the new paper "Quantum optimization with globally driven neutral atom arrays", authored by Martin Lanthaler, Kilian Ender, Davit Khachatryan, Pedro Ildefonso, Andrew Byun, Clemens Dlaska, Michael Schuler, and Wolfgang Lechner, the team introduces precisely placed auxiliary "anchor" atoms that encode the required problem weights in their positions, rather than through locally controlled laser detuning. This approach is a natural fit with the ParityQC Architecture: The Parity encoding translates the requirement for arbitrary detuning into a structured pattern that can be engineered with anchor atoms. The method was validated on a Pasqal Orion Alpha/Fresnel quantum annealer across all standard building blocks, up to a fully connected optimization problem solved on a 43-atom array using seven precisely placed anchors. By removing the requirement for local addressing, this work reduces experimental demands and simplifies the path toward scaling up to larger devices. The full paper announcement is available on our website: https://lnkd.in/eqX3H57R Read the preprint here: https://lnkd.in/eMcWzC3n Do you want to help bring quantum optimization closer to practical hardware? Join our team and help us shape the future of quantum computing: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw #QuantumComputing #QuantumOptimization #NeutralAtoms #QuantumTechnology #ParityQC #ParityQCArchitecture

Beyond AI: Are We Ready for the Quantum Revolution? At the Salzburg Summit 2026, our colleague Viktoria Tollinger (Business Development & Public Affairs at ParityQC) joined the main stage panel "AI, Quantum and the Next Technology Revolution" to discuss the growing role of quantum computing and its potential to drive the next wave of technological innovation. The discussion deliberately stepped away from the technical details and focused instead on the bigger picture: What will it take for AI and quantum computing to create real economic and societal value? Where does Europe stand in relation to the US and China? And how can a country like Austria position itself as a hub for these technologies? Viktoria was joined on the panel by Eva-Maria Holzleitner (Federal Minister Bundesministerium für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung), Alexander P. (State Secretary, Austrian Federal Chancellery), Markus Richter (State Secretary, German Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung), and Anja Schneider (Head of Customer Services & Delivery MEE, SAP), with Thomas Zimpfer (Managing Director at B & C Holding Österreich GmbH) moderating. If you are ready for the quantum revolution, check out our open positions and help us shape the future of quantum computing: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw #QuantumComputing #Europe #DeepTech #QuantumTechnology #QuantumArchitecture #ParityQC #SalzburgSummit  Photo credits: Salzburg Summit 2026

Welcome to the team, Francesco Ghisoni! We're happy to introduce Francesco, who has recently joined ParityQC as a quantum software engineer. Francesco completed his PhD in Physics at the Università di Pavia, focusing on quantum algorithms for data analysis. During the first half of his PhD programme, he researched near-term quantum algorithms before shifting his focus to fault-tolerant quantum computing in the second half. Alongside his doctoral studies, he completed a four-month research stay at Xanadu, collaborating with researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore and the Università di Pisa. He also participated in two quantum computing hackathons, winning both. Francesco is interested in identifying problems for which quantum computers may offer capabilities beyond those of classical systems and in understanding how the corresponding algorithms can be efficiently implemented on real quantum hardware. At ParityQC, he now joins the Compiler Team as a quantum software engineer, contributing to bridge the gap between quantum algorithms and hardware-level implementation. Our team is constantly growing, and there's still room. Find your future place at ParityQC: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw #QuantumComputing #WorkingInQuantum #QuantumSoftware #ParityQC Photo credits: ParityQC

How can quantum computing help solve some of the most challenging problems in high-energy physics? This week, Arianna Crippa and Robert Banks represented ParityQC at QuantHEP 2026 in London - hosted by the Queen Mary University of London. The conference is dedicated to bringing together the quantum computing and high-energy physics communities to explore this very question. In her invited talk, "From Encoding Fermions to Generating Particle Showers: Parity Methods for HEP," Arianna presented two recent research directions from ParityQC that bridge the gap between theoretical and experimental high-energy physics. The first direction focused on our recently published paper on qudit-based IQP circuits for generative quantum machine learning. This paper demonstrates how quantum methods can model complex, non-binary particle shower data. The second direction introduced the latest advances in dynamical fermionic encoding. This encoding enables more efficient quantum simulations of fermionic systems while preserving locality in higher-dimensional lattices. Thank you to the organizers for bringing together researchers from across quantum computing and high-energy physics for an inspiring week of scientific exchange. Read more on qudit-based IQP circuits for generative quantum machine learning by Banks et al. here https://lnkd.in/er_Tvg4u and on arXiv: https://lnkd.in/eTnP5XXA. The paper "Fermion lattices can be simulated by same-size qubit lattices with 𝒪(1) interaction overhead", by Gregor Aigner et al. is also available on arXiv: https://lnkd.in/drwqMit9. Are you curious about the research behind work like this? Join our team and help us shape the future of quantum computing: parityqc.com/career. #QuantumComputing #HighEnergyPhysics #QuantumAlgorithms #QuantumMachineLearning #ParityQC #QuantHEP2026 Photo credits: ParityQC & QuantHEP 2026

ParityQC × Classiq: We are joining forces with Classiq under the Eureka Network Germany-Israel initiative. Together with our academic partners, the Universität Hamburg and Bar-Ilan University, we will integrate our Parity Twine technology into Classiq's quantum software engineering platform. Our goal is to give developers and enterprises a more efficient path from algorithm design to hardware execution. This will tackle one of the biggest bottlenecks in quantum computing: translating high-level applications into circuits that run efficiently on hardware with limited qubit connectivity while reducing circuit complexity and costly SWAP operations. Beyond technology integration, our collaboration will extend to academic research, workforce development, and future standards for quantum software infrastructure. The Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie is supporting this project based on a decision by the Deutscher Bundestag. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eTgf_8Gm . Partnerships like this one are what move quantum computing forward, as does the team building it across our locations in Innsbruck, Hamburg, Paris and London. We're growing! Take a look at our open roles: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw. #QuantumComputing #ParityQC #Classiq #Eureka

B&C x ParityQC: Der nächste Quantensprung   Das Innsbrucker Quanten-Architektur-Unternehmen ParityQC rückt derzeit gleich mehrfach international in den Fokus: Die Cyberagentur des deutschen Verteidigungsminsteriums setzt auf seine Technologie, IBM integriert die ParityQC-Architektur in das Qiskit-Ökosystem und der European Investment Fund porträtiert das Unternehmen als Beispiel für Europas Quantenzukunft.   Aktuelle Entwicklungen: ➡️ Deutsche Cyberagentur (Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH): Gemeinsam mit Quantum Brilliance entwickelt ParityQC einen mobilen Quantencomputer. Der erste Prototyp wird bereits Mitte Juli ausgeliefert. ➡️ IBM Qiskit: ParityQC integriert seine Architektur in das IBM-Qiskit-Ökosystem und macht sie damit einer globalen Community von Quantenentwicklern zugänglich. Dies erweitert die Reichweite der Technologie deutlich und erleichtert ihre Nutzung in Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekten weltweit. ➡️ European Investment Fund (EIF): Die ParityQC-CEOs Magdalena Hauser und Wolfgang Lechner betonen, dass Europas Quantenzukunft nicht im Alleingang entsteht. Entscheidend sind starke Partnerschaften, Wachstumskapital und der Transfer wissenschaftlicher Exzellenz in industrielle Anwendungen.   ℹ️ ParityQC zählt zum IndustrialTech-Portfolio der B&C Innovation Investments. Als private und unabhängige Investorin beteiligt sich die B&C-Gruppe gezielt an IndustrialTech- und DeepTech-Scale-ups mit strategischer oder technologischer Relevanz für Österreich. Zu den Investitionsschwerpunkten zählen Quantentechnologien ebenso wie Künstliche Intelligenz, Robotik, Raumfahrt- und Dual-Use-Technologien. Internationale Sichtbarkeit ist kein Ziel. Sie ist das Ergebnis technologischer Exzellenz.   Weiterführende Links im Kommentar #QuantumComputing #DeepTech #IndustrialTech #Innovation #VentureCapital

How can quantum computers learn from data that isn't binary? The new paper "Qudit extension of parameterized IQP circuits: A generative quantum machine learning approach to integer data”, authored by Robert J Banks, Arianna Crippa, Matthias Traube, Josua Unger, Christian Ertler, and Wolfgang Lechner, extends parameterized IQP circuits to qudits. This enables a generative quantum machine learning approach that operates directly on integer data. Many real-world datasets are integer-valued, not binary. Forcing them into a binary encoding often destroys the metric structure of the original data. By moving from qubits to qudits, the authors' approach preserves that structure. They validated the method using real high-energy physics data by training the circuit on the energy deposits from single-particle electron showers in the electromagnetic calorimeter of the CLIC detector. The work was carried out as part of the HQML (Hamburg Full Stack Quantum Machine Learning) project. Read the preprint: https://lnkd.in/eTnP5XXA. The full story is available on our website: https://lnkd.in/er_Tvg4u Are you curious about the research behind this? Join our team and help us shape the future of quantum computing: https://lnkd.in/eZAJ94Tw #QuantumComputing #QuantumMachineLearning #QuantumTechnology #ParityQC DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative Hamburgische Investitions- und Förderbank (IFB Hamburg) MQSC