The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has launched a cloud service providing access to Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) developed by TII’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab.
The service, initially available to TII partners, enables users to run quantum workloads directly on Technology Innovation Institute’s physical quantum hardware in the cloud.
Established four years ago, the Quantum Research Center’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab has advanced from foundational capability-building to delivering cloud-accessible quantum systems based on superconducting devices.
The lab now operates several QPU systems, ranging from 5 to 25 qubits, including custom-designed chips that achieve quantum coherence times up to ten times longer than TII’s first-generation prototypes. These advancements highlight the lab’s expanding in-house expertise in quantum design, fabrication, and system-level integration.
The launch is the outcome of a collaborative effort between the Quantum Computing Hardware Lab and Technology Innovation Institute’s Quantum Middleware team, with Qibo acting as the software layer for job submission and execution workflows.
Qibo is TII’s open-source quantum software framework that enables users to build quantum circuits and hybrid quantum-classical workflows, and to execute them seamlessly across simulators and QPU backends through a unified interface.
Dr. Leandro Aolita, Chief Researcher of TII’s Quantum Research Centre, said that, “Launching a cloud-accessible QPU service only four years after establishing the lab demonstrates both the pace and ambition of our quantum program. Until now, this infrastructure has been used internally by the Quantum Algorithms team to develop, validate, and benchmark quantum workflows.”
According to the statement, the service will continue to expand over time, with additional capabilities, system upgrades, and partner access pathways introduced as the quantum ecosystem matures.
