DEVCOM: ARL Quantum Characterization, Calibration, and Control (QC3)

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory–Army Research Office (ARL-ARO) is soliciting proposals for research in Quantum Characterization, Calibration, and Control (QC3). The topic areas are as follows:

(1) Characterization:

• Primary Research Goal: Advance the state-of-the-art to quantitatively assess the performance of qubit operations in multi-qubit circuits and to extract error-models.

(2) Calibration:

• Primary Research Goal: Advance state-of-the-art for bring up of multi-qubit circuits for high-performance operations near or better than fault-tolerance thresholds.

(3) Control:

• Primary Research Goal: Advance state-of-the-art control techniques to operate multi-qubit circuits operating near or better than fault-tolerant thresholds, accounting for the specifics of error-models for the circuit.

Funding; $500,000 per year 

Duration: 4 years

Research Authority due date: N/A

White paper (strongly encouraged) due date:30.5.25

Full proposal due date: 7.8.25