IBM unveils the first published quantum-centric supercomputing reference architecture, a blueprint for integrating quantum processors with classical HPC resources across on-premises, research, and cloud environments.

Coordinated workflows and open software frameworks, including Qiskit, enable developers and scientists to access quantum capabilities through familiar tools, supporting applications in chemistry, materials science, and optimization.

The architecture combines quantum hardware with robust classical infrastructure—CPU/GPU clusters, high-speed networks, and shared storage—to tackle workloads neither quantum nor classical computing can solve alone.

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The work frames a continuation of Richard Feynman’s vision of simulating quantum physics, with leadership framing the path from idea to practical reality.

A major validation linked a co-located IBM Quantum Heron processor with RIKEN Fugaku to conduct one of the largest iron-sulfur cluster simulations via closed-loop data exchange.

RIKEN’s Fugaku collaboration demonstrated large-scale data exchange for iron-sulfur cluster simulations, evidencing the viability of the quantum-classical approach.

Security, observability, cloud integration, and hardware-agnostic management are highlighted as essential cross-cutting considerations across the stack.

Early collaborative results include a first-of-its-kind half-Möbius molecule and a 303-atom tryptophan-cage mini-protein simulated on the architecture, plus demonstrations like the lowest-energy state of engineered quantum systems and large-scale iron-sulfur cluster simulations.