QAR-Lab - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

The QAR-Lab (Quantum Applications and Research Laboratory) - founded in 2016 by Prof. Dr. Claudia Linnhoff-Popien of LMU Munich - aims to make the technology of quantum computing accessible to users in research and industry. Main research areas are: Quantum Optimization, Quantum AI and Quantum Software Platforms. As a founding member of the lighthouse project PlanQK ("Platform and Ecosystem for Quantum-Assisted AI"), the Lab is pioneering the use of quantum computing technology in the field of AI. Unique in Germany, the QAR Lab has access to four different quantum computers and can therefore perform comparative evaluations of suitable algorithms. In addition to basic research, the experts at LMU's QAR-Lab are engaged in using the technology for practical applications. They are working on industrial use cases as part of research collaborations with large industrial partners who want to test the technology.

Become Quantum ready! The QAR-Lab makes the technology of quantum computing accessible to a wide range of users in science and industry.

The mission of the QAR Lab is to make the technology of quantum computing accessible to interested parties in science and industry. For this purpose, different systems are evaluated, algorithms and software are developed, and architectures and performance are compared. The goal: to support companies in getting started as well as in implementing, migrating and evaluating use cases for quantum computing. The large user network of the QAR Lab ensures exchange among the companies as well.

• Identification of use cases of the user industry
• Access to quantum computers and "quantum-inspired" hardware
• Development with and of quantum platforms
• Building of evaluation competence
• Realization of pilot projects
• Bundled knowledge transfer

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The research interests are: 

• Quantum Optimization
• Quantum Artificial Intelligence
• Quantum Software Platforms.