1Institute for Systems Engineering Research, Mississippi State University, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
2Institute for IT innovation and Smart Health, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
2020,
Vol. 8 No. 2, 43-50
DOI: 10.12691/ajeee-8-2-1
Copyright © 2020 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Lidong Wang, Cheryl Ann Alexander. Quantum Science and Quantum Technology: Progress and Challenges.
American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 2020; 8(2):43-50. doi: 10.12691/ajeee-8-2-1.
Correspondence to: Lidong Wang, Institute for Systems Engineering Research, Mississippi State University, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. Email:
lidong@iser.msstate.eduAbstract
Quantum computing has the potential to offer new capabilities and quantum computers will achieve breakthroughs in finance, cybersecurity, medical science and healthcare, defense and military missions, etc. Progress in quantum science and quantum technology are introduced in this paper that specifically include quantum computers, quantum devices, quantum processing units (QPU), quantum artificial intelligence (QAI), quantum machine learning (QML), quantum cloud computing, quantum network and communication, quantum teleportation, quantum experiment satellite, quantum cryptography, and quantum key distribution (QKD). Some challenges are also presented.
Keywords
quantum computer,
quantum processing unit,
quantum artificial intelligence,
quantum machine learning,
quantum cloud computing,
quantum network,
quantum communication,
quantum teleportation,
quantum experiment satellite,
quantum key distribution,
quantum blockchain