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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 16h

The 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗤𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 is live.
We’ve distilled two days of talks, panels, and discussions on quantum error mitigation into one place — from breakthroughs to open challenges and what comes next.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → buff.ly/Kagwwmk

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 1d

🎉 Excited to welcome a new team addition! Mariam Gassama is working with us as an 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 for 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 5d

⏰ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹! The 𝗤𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 closes this 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱.

📝 It only takes ~𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀, and every response makes a difference. Don’t miss the chance to add your voice!

👉 Take the survey now: surveymonkey.com/r/QOSSSurvey25

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 6d

Q3 was a big one for us! From 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗾𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 in NYC to 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in Albuquerque, a new collab with 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, and major updates across 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗾, 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗾 & 𝗨𝗖𝗖 — it’s been a season of growth!

👉 Last chance: take the 𝗤𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟱 buff.ly/c5NZuJj

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 13d

📣 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!
𝗝𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁, 𝗔𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘇 and 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 to 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽.

🎓 Learn more about our UF Grants here: buff.ly/Y84LJht
📝 Apply for a microgrant here: buff.ly/9REdw57

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 14d

⏳ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: The 𝗤𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ends 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟯! This is your last chance to contribute to the global snapshot of the quantum community.
👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/QOSSSurvey25

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 15d

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday!
This week, we'll discuss 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗾𝗧𝗡, 𝗮 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗢 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 lead by our guest speaker 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗼.
🔗 Discord: buff.ly/a4Qyd7c
📚 Paper: buff.ly/IcpL2UP

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 16d

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
Our microgrant awardees 𝗝. 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 and 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗚𝘂 have just published their paper “𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀.”

👏 Congratulations to Pablo and Andi on this achievement!
🔗 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: buff.ly/Kp3S2A4

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 19d

Check out @riverlane.com's new release!
www.linkedin.com/posts/river-...

Riverlane launches Deltakit for Quantum Error Correction | Riverlane posted on the topic | LinkedIn

📣 Riverlane unveils Deltakit: A new platform to master Quantum Error Correction Today, Riverlane is proud to announce the launch of Deltakit, the first open-source software platform designed to empo...

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 22d

🚀 Ready to explore the future of quantum computing? Apply now for 𝗜𝗕𝗠 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Connect with global developers, get hands-on with cutting-edge quantum tools, and preview the next milestones toward quantum advantage.

🗓 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟭𝟵
🔗 research.ibm.com/events/qdc-2...

IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2025 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The second-annual IBM Quantum® Developer Conference will bring together developers from all over the world to preview the hardware and software that will…

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 23d

🚀 Exciting news!
𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 will speak at #QuantumWorldCongress on Sept 17, 2PM about the 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. Join us as we explore how open collaboration drives the future of quantum.

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 27d

Have you taken the Quantum Open Source Software Survey 2025 yet? 🚀

It only takes 10 minutes, and your input helps shape the future of quantum software.

The survey is open until Friday, October 3rd, 2025. Don’t miss your chance to add your voice!

👉https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QOSSSurvey25

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Sep 3

🚀 The 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 is live! Share your voice on tools, research & the future of quantum tech. Takes ~10 min, open 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟯. Results will be shared with the community. 👉 buff.ly/KpAHPO2

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Korbinian Kottmann @qottmann.bsky.social · Sep 4

It is that time of year again! The @unitary.foundation qOSS survey is here! Please consider filling it out if you are using, developing or maintaining any quantum OSS like @pennylaneai.bsky.social or similar

unitary.foundation/posts/2025_q...

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Ross Duncan @rossquantum.bsky.social · 29d

The final session was Brad Chase (on certifying fault-tolerance) and Marcin Szyniszewski (on approximate simulation). I do like those yellow @unitary.foundation slides

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Ross Duncan @rossquantum.bsky.social · 29d

The continued with a bunch of great talks from
@eddieschoute.bsky.social , Erik Weilandt, Ali Javadi-Abhari (not pictured), Vivien Vandaele (looked very similar the day before), Maxime Garnier and Jordan Sullivan.

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Sep 8

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆:
• IONQ Office Hour (13:00 PDT | 16:00 EDT | 22:00 CEST)

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆:
• H-Hat Office Hour (09:00 PDT | 12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST)

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆:
• Mitiq Community Call (09:15 PDT | 12:15 EDT | 18:15 CEST)
• Qick Community Call (13:00 PDT | 16:00 EDT | 22:00 CEST)

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Sep 8

Join us on our (bi)weekly calls on Discord.
🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: buff.ly/2ScZzmo

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗯𝗶-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆):
• Qiskit Community Call (07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 16:00 CEST)

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆:
• UCC Community Call (09:00 PDT | 12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST)
• Piccolo.jl Office Hour (09:30 PDT | 12:30 EDT | 18:30 CEST)

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Sep 5

🚀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸!
We’re teaming up with 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 to pay contributors to mitiq ($1K/release) + ucc ($250–$500/mo).

Payments start Sept 4 — claim yours: terminal.merit.systems
🔗 buff.ly/fOQ1LYv

#OpenSource #QuantumComputing #unitaryHACK

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Sep 3

🚀 The 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 is live! Share your voice on tools, research & the future of quantum tech. Takes ~10 min, open 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟯. Results will be shared with the community. 👉 buff.ly/KpAHPO2

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 28

𝗨𝗖𝗖 𝘃𝟬.𝟰.𝟵 is out! Here's what's new in the Unitary Compiler Collection:
𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Optimized target gateset selection logic
Added Codecov test coverage reporting
Fixed documentation links
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
pytket ↗️ 2.9.1, cirq-core ↗️ 1.6.1, ruff ↗️ 0.12.9 + more
𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: buff.ly/HSE4RmY

Release v0.4.9 · unitaryfoundation/ucc

What's Changed ✨ Key Features Fix links to research references in docs by @jordandsullivan in #455 Add codecov reporting by @bachase in #465 add codecov badge to readme by @jordandsullivan in #467...

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 27

🌟 A huge thank you to our incredible supporters for making 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 possible!
Hosted at 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗖𝗢𝗡 brings together the global quantum open-source community. See all you in a week!

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 26

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday!
This week, we'll discuss 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼n lead by our guest speaker 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗼.
🔗 Discord: buff.ly/V5XNMP6
📚 Paper: buff.ly/tWKmbzt

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 21

🚀 Exciting news! 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 staff and community members are headed to 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Read more on the link below. 👇

🚀 Exciting news! 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 staff and community members are headed to 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. We’ll be sharing insights through tutorials, workshops, and… | Unitary Foundation

🚀 Exciting news! 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 staff and community members are headed to 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. We’ll be sharing insights through tutorials, workshops, and panels—driving innovation and collabo...

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 20

CORRECTION: The time is incorrect on the image - we'll be meeting at 9:30 PDT/ 12:30 EDT / 18:30 CEST!

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 20

CORRECTION: today's seminar will be at 9:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST

Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · Aug 19

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday!
This week, we'll discuss 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 lead by our guest speaker 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘂𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻.
🔗 Discord: buff.ly/GFRk4B9
📚 Paper: buff.ly/nlT3Ljg

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