This research is part of the DARPA Optimization with Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (ONISQ) program  -- awarded to USRA in 2019 to direct a tight scientific collaboration between USRA, NASA and Rigetti Computing.
Washington, D.C.—November 14, 2023. Research from a team of scientists from Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Rigetti Computing, and NASA Ames Research Center has led to the development of a significant step toward the challenging goal of combinatorial optimization for harnessing the power of quantum computing. This research is part of the DARPA Optimization with Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (ONISQ) program  -- awarded to USRA in 2019 to direct a tight scientific collaboration between USRA, NASA and Rigetti Computing.  The work is focused on developing fundamental advances of quantum optimization methods that will be impacting the U.S. military capabilities in the future.