Quantum

Learning Machine
Get Ready for the Quantum Revolution
To tackle increasingly demanding industry challenges, we need to find
alternatives to existing computing solutions. In this context, Quantum
Computing is one of the most promising technologies.
Leveraging quantum properties Atos Quantum R&D Program
The first quantum revolution has took place at a microscopic level Atos Quantum’ is the first quantum computing industry program in
and brought some major innovations of the 20th century such as Europe. This global program aims to develop quantum computing
the transistor, the laser, superconducting devices and optical fibers. solutions but also to learn how to enhance cyber security products to
Many experts are convinced that the second quantum revolution, anticipate quantum advantage and its impact on cryptography.
which will see quantum information emerging, is already upon us. Atos’ ambition is to be a quantum player in three domains: quantum
A binary digit is always in one of two definite states (0 or 1) however programming and simulation platforms and, later, next-generation
quantum computing uses qubits which can be in a superposition of quantum-powered supercomputers, as well as quantum-safe
states (1 and 0 superposed), enabling massively parallel computation. cybersecurity. It is piloted by a Scientific Council with world-renowned
This multiplies capacity, so that quantum computers with a modest members. The ‘Atos Quantum’ Scientific Council is enriched with the
number of qubits, as little as 60, could solve problems that today’s immense knowledge and visionary power of its members, all highly
most powerful supercomputers cannot address with years of renowned researchers. The Council is chaired by the Chairman and
computing time! Advances in quantum science are extensive and CEO of Atos and is made up of universally recognized quantum
demonstrate the reality of the tremendous opportunities to accelerate physicists and mathematicians.
calculations, which together allow quantum superposition and
The first products of the Atos Quantum Program have been the Atos
quantum entanglement.
Quantum Learning Machine - Atos’ world-class quantum simulation
appliance - and the Atos Quantum consulting practice.
Go beyond HPC
Quantum Computing is a new computing paradigm that will solve critical problems in all industries more efficiently than current high
performance computing (HPC) systems.

Manufacturing Public Sector & Financial Services

Defence & Insurance
• Autonomus vehicle • Neural networks • Fraud detection
• Logiastic • Process optimization • Trading strategies
• Supply chain • Cryptanalysis • Market simulation
• Software validation • Material science • Portfolio optimization
• Batteries • Nanotechnologies • Risk assessment
• Polymer • Cryptocurrency

Telecom, Media & Resources & Healthcare & Life

Technology Services Sciences
• Personalized content • Smart grids • Genomics
• 5G antenna location • Flight scheduling • Virtual Screening
• Chip layout optimization • Oil well optimization • Protein folding
• Post-quantum cryptography • Yeild management • Drug discovery
• Cybersecurity • Personalized medicine
• Carbon dioxide capture

Atos QLM benefits

• Bootstrap in Quantum Computing • Program and execute hybrid quantum- • Support real noise simulation models on
• Ease end-user quantum programming classical algorithms different hardware
language, a set of provided Quantum • Integrate with existing frameworks to • Simulate different technologies through
Libraries and a Jupyter leverage algorithms developed via other its hardware agnostic environment with
• Notebook environment frameworks unprecedented performances.
• Explore both digital and analog quantum
computing technological approaches

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 Develop quantum applications today
The Atos Quantum Learning Machine (Atos QLM) is a complete on-
premise environment designed for quantum software developers.
It is dedicated to the development of quantum software, training
and experimentation.

Programming Optimization Simulation

The Atos Quantum Learning Machine provides 3 environments

It embeds a programming platform and Software developed on the Atos QLM This is very different from existing quantum
a high-performance quantum simulator. can run on simulated, as well as on future processors, which suffer from quantum noise,
Its capabilities and performances are quantum accelerators, without changing a quantum decoherence, and manufacturing
unmatched on the market. The Atos line. The Atos Quantum Learning Machine biases, as well as performance bottlenecks.
Quantum Learning Machine allows computes the exact execution of a quantum Simulation on the Atos Quantum Learning
researchers, engineers and students to program, with double digit precision. It Machine enables developers to focus on their
develop and experiment with quantum simulates the laws of physics, which are at applications and algorithms, without having
software. Powered by a powerful dedicated the very heart of quantum computing. to wait for quantum machines to be available.
hardware infrastructure, the Atos QLM will
emulate execution as a genuine quantum
computer would.

The Atos Quantum Learning Machine is a complete appliance

Thanks to the bespoke software and The appliance is composed, non- • A high-level quantum hybrid language, built
hardware developed by Atos, the Atos QLM exhaustively of: on top of the popular Python language
has superior simulation capabilities, much • A specific hardware infrastructure, with • A set of mathematic libraries and
more than any other affordable appliance. In large in-memory capacity and – available algorithms – ready to use
its maximum configuration, it can simulate soon – a dedicated hardware accelerator Thanks to Atos’ large in-memory
up to 41 Qbits, which was until now, only
• An extensible quantum circuit model (data infrastructure, it is simple and seamless to
possible on large supercomputers, despite
representation model) upgrade the simulation capabilities from 30
the fact that the Atos QLM has the physical
• A universal quantum assembly to 41 qubits. Grow as your business needs it
dimensions of a simple business server.
programming language (AQASM, Atos while leveraging existing investments.
Quantum Assembly Language)

The Atos Quantum Assembler (AQASM)

The Atos Quantum Assembler is an important component of the Atos QLM appliance. AQASM is designed in the Atos R&D labs. AQASM is
Atos’ implementation of the universal quantum software development language: QASM. Programs using AQASM can be used on the quantum
simulator today, as well as on the physical quantum computers of tomorrow. AQASM is configurable; it has the ability to program new quantum
gates or to mix existing gates. AQASM offers high-level wrappers for developers and accepts quantum programs from other frameworks thanks
to a versatile software development kit.

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Atos Quantum Learning Machine
functional scope
Programming QPU Optimization
AQASM pyAQASM QPU Gate set rewriter Plugins
Assembly language to Python extension to Quantum processing Abstract gates Expressive and
build quantum circuits AQASM unit emulation concise programming

CIRC QLIB Circuit optimizers

Binary format of Quantum arithmetic Generic circuit
quantum circuits libraries optimizer
Topology constraint
solver

Quantum algorithms Simulation

Variational Algorithms,, Simulators Physics
such as QAOA and
VQE Different simulation Physical noise models
modules for Circuit Gateset tomography
models
Simulated Quantum
Annealing

Quantum Noise Simulation

The simulation of physics includes 0.5
Ideal Quantum CPU
different models for quantum noise. Noisy Quantum CPU

Should the underlying technology be 0.4

trapped ions, superconducting circuits

Probability

0.3

or semiconducting silicon, the noise

models can be chosen and used to be as 0.2

close as possible to reality.

0.1

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A broad range of services based on the Atos

QLM
Join the Quantum revolution with Atos experts
Atos provides a broad range of services based on the
Atos QLM. Our mission, with our Quantum experts, is to
accompany you in every aspects.
From the discovery of the Atos QLM appliance, to the
development and simulation of your first Quantum
codes, our experts’ outstanding teaching skills and the
QLM intuitive programming environment gives you the
knowledges to join the Quantum revolution

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Atos QLM E – accelerating research in the
NISQ era
NISQ – Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum – devices will be the first quantum accelerators to be
commercialized in the next few years. Herein lies a double challenge for the industry: developing
NISQ algorithms is as important as building the machines, since both are required to identify
concrete applications. Atos QLM E has been optimized to drastically reduce the compilation time
of hybrid quantum-classical algorithms simulations, leading to quicker advancement in application
research.

Get your quantum Optimized for variational Upgrade your QLM to a QLM
simulations results up to 12x algorithms best suited for the E very easily to benefit from
faster NISQ era (up to 30 qubits) these enhanced features

Accelerate research on variational algorithms using Atos QLM E

Quantum Approximate Variational Quantum Variational Quantum Variational Quantum

Optimization Algorithm Eigensolver Factoring Classifier

… among other application fields !

Explore both analog and digital quantum

simulation paths to solve optimization use
cases using the Atos QLM
NP-hard optimization problems Using the Atos QLM, you can
have critical applications in all explore now two quantum- Key benefits of using both approaches in the
industries, such as portfolio related technological paths Atos QLM
management, logistics, antenna to solve such problems in the
location, chip design or clinical future: • Better understand the specificities of digital and analog quantum
trial database search. Classical computing
tools like solvers and heuristics • Compare the benefits and constraints of two quantum computing
provide either exact solutions technological paths applied to combinatorial optimization problems
for a small number of variables • Prepare code to then run on NISQ accelerators or Quantum
or approximate ones for larger Annealing machines using the same programming environment
problems, but their use is
problem-dependent, and they do
not all have provable behaviors.
Describe your use case as a Encode it in a mathematical Simulate it
In this field, quantum computing high-level NP-hard problem formulation • Digital Quantum Computing:
holds major promises:
• Max cut • QUBO (Quadratic Variational Algorithms
• Address larger problems Unconstrained Binary such as QAOA (Quantum
• Graph partitioning
• Improve accuracy level Oprimization) formulation Approximate Optimization
• Graph colouring
• Reduce time to solution • Ising model Algorithm)
• K-Clique
• And thus, reduce energy • Analog Quantum
• Vertex Cover Computing: SQA (Simulated
consumption
• Number Partitioning Quantum Annealing) or
• Binary Integer Linear SBA (Simulated Bifurcation
Programming Algorithm)

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 myQLM
Explore the capabilities of quantum programming on your laptop using
the world’s most powerful quantum simulator’s programming framework.
Start building quantum programs
on your laptop with myQLM Expand your quantum programming community with myQLM
myQLM is a python package that is provided • myQLM is the best framework to help students, scientists and developers get acquainted
with open source interoperability connectors with quantum computing and quantum programming.
with frameworks such as Qiskit, Cirq, ProjectQ • It’s a tool to brainstorm, test and share ideas without being bothered by quantum noise.
or Forest™.It was designed to democratize
• Users will have access to a broad user community as Atos also provides open source
quantum computing by allowing researchers,
translators from myQLM to other main quantum programming environments.
students and developers to create and
simulate quantum circuits on their laptops. • Everyone’s myQLM ideas can be shared via a community GitHub repository.
• All research done using myQLM will remain the property of the entity who produced it.
It is fully compatible with the Atos Quantum
Learning Machine: users will be able to
launch their myQLM programs on their
organization’s Atos QLM to benefit from
larger simulation capabilities and advanced Join the myQLM community
features like quantum circuit optimizers and
To download myQLM and stay informed on the latest developments of our community, please
noisy simulators.
visit: www.atos.net/myqlm

Start building quantum programs on your laptop with myQLM

Inspired by the Atos Quantum Learning Machine

Programming Open Optimization Open

Source Source
AQASM INTEROP SIMULATOR pyLinalg
Assembly language to build quantum Connectors’ source codes: build your own! Source code of this simulator: build your
circuits own!

CIRC QLIB
Binary format of quantum circuits Quantum arithmetic libraries

pyAQASM Quantum algorithms

Python extension to AQASM Variational Algorithms, such as QAOA and
VQE

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 Discover Atos’ broad quantum
simulation ecosystem
Features myQLM freeware Atos QLM appliance Atos QLM E appliance

Programming

pyAQASM/AQASM/CIRC formats   
Custom gates   
QLIB libraries   
Interoperability kit – open source translators   
Pre-/Post-Processing

Custom plugins   
Gate set rewriter   
Topology constraints solver   
Circuit Optimizer   
Digital QC Simulation

Simulation capabilities Up to 20 qubits Up to 41 qubits Up to 41 qubits

Simulation performances   

PyLinalg – open source noiseless simulator   
Advanced noiseless simulators
• Linalg
• Feynman
• Stabilizers (stabs)
  
• Matrix Product State (mps)
• Binary Decision Diagram (bdd)
Noisy simulators
• Deterministic   
• Stochastic
Acceleration up to 12x – best suited for variational algorithms   
QLM for Combinatorial Optimization
• Simulated Quantum Annealing • (default) up to 500 variables
• [SOON] Simulated Bifurcation Algorithm   • (optional) up to 2,000 variables
• (optional) up to 5,000 variables
• [SOON] Acceleration for Simulated Bifurcation Algorithm   
Services

Training Self training Instructor-led training Instructor-led training

Support Community Subscription Subscription

Consulting On demand On demand On demand

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About Atos
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with 110,000 employees in 73 countries and
annual revenue of € 12 billion. European
number one in Cloud, Cybersecurity and
High-Performance Computing, the Group
provides end-to-end Orchestrated Hybrid
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for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and
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and Unify. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea),
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future of the information space. Its expertise
and services support the development of
knowledge, education and research in a
multicultural approach and contribute to the
development of scientific and technological
excellence. Across the world, the Group
enables its customers and employees, and
members of societies at large to live, work
and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure
information space.

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