The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has completed a major technical integration between its open-source quantum middleware, Qibo, and NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform.
The integration strengthens TII’s ability to pursue hybrid quantum–classical computing, a field gaining importance as quantum processors are increasingly paired with classical systems to deliver practical computational advantages. By linking Qibo—a platform designed to simulate, control and calibrate quantum circuits—with NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q development toolkit, TII researchers can now design, test, and optimise quantum workflows more efficiently across a wide range of computing architectures. The enhanced setup enables deeper exploration into how quantum and classical processors can be combined to improve performance and problem-solving capabilities.
The technical upgrade centres on interoperability between Qibo and the Quake Multi-Level Intermediate Representation used in CUDA-Q. New exporter and importer tools, included in Qibo’s v0.2.22 release, streamline interaction between software layers and support more seamless experimentation throughout the quantum computing stack.
With this integration in place, TII is positioned to begin assessing the potential of NVIDIA’s NVQLink, a high-speed interconnect designed to deliver low-latency, high-throughput communication between quantum processing units (QPUs) and GPUs. These evaluations will cover a wide range of quantum-classical workloads, from algorithm development to error-correction routines and calibration tasks, guiding future system-architecture decisions and identifying scenarios where tighter hardware coupling can deliver measurable gains.
TII plans to extend this work by supporting Qibo as a target directly within the CUDA-Q framework, which will further streamline access to their quantum computing hardware platforms and reinforce interoperability.
This milestone reflects TII’s commitment to advancing open, flexible quantum software tools and supporting the development of scalable quantum-classical computing systems, contributing to the UAE’s growing role in global quantum innovation.
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