DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap following field-wide effort led by SCAC subcommittee

Editor’s note: The following article was originally published by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Fermilab played a key leadership role in developing the SCAC Quantum Committee Report. Anna Grassellino, Fermilab chief technology officer and associate laboratory director for the Technology Directorate, chaired the Quantum Subcommittee and Supratik Guha, professor at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, served as vice chair. Together with the subcommittee, they led an extensive stakeholder-engagement process that drew perspectives from national laboratories, academia, industry and federal agencies, informed by input from hundreds of contributors across the U.S. quantum ecosystem.

The report lays out a science-first, milestone-driven roadmap toward demonstrating scientific utility from quantum computing, while building toward the integration of quantum systems with the DOE labs’ research infrastructure, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.

Fermilab thanks the SCAC Quantum Subcommittee members and the many quantum researchers and stakeholders who contributed their time, ideas and expertise. With this report as a foundation, Fermilab looks forward to working alongside partners across the national quantum ecosystem toward an integrated quantum future and the next era of scientific discovery.