MIT Solve

Solution Overview

Solution Name

AiQyaM

One-line solution summary.

World's first Quantum Hardware based DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) and community, focusing on developing a quantum-ready workforce to work on quantum hardware solutions for a better future!

Elevator pitch

What is your solution?

We propose to provide a unified platform for researchers around the world to collaborate as a community of quantum enthusiasts, engineers, and scientists. This will be put into action through a unique approach i.e. to have a decentralized model of execution known as a DAO, thus making the world's first "Quantum DAO".

We use open-source software like "Vensim" -- which is made by MIT and Harvard for our work dynamics simulations and have developed a tokenization system based on parameters like learning, performing, and community building, to facilitate the functioning of our DAO. The outcomes that arise from this DAO can be put up as NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) for the members as well as people outside of the community.

As a DAO, we focus on quantum education to develop a workforce that is capable of taking up research in quantum computing and related fields. Ultimately, this will allow us to develop viable quantum hardware products which can help facilitate achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) by providing a solution to them by leveraging the advantages of robust quantum computers.

What specific problem are you trying to solve?

With the world moving into the second quantum revolution, it will be a matter of some time before we'll have universal fault-tolerant quantum Computers. Yet the process to develop a fully functioning one needs to figure out.

The discovery of process is a very important task, the biggest necessity of the hour is the fast development of an effective workforce, to work in the quantum industry. The world has seen the power of a community-driven approach to achieving societal goals. The hardware industry even in classical electronics is the toughest domain to pursue as a career and it's no different in the quantum version also.

The major void here is the absence of clear information regarding the industry-level knowledge needed. Especially, quantum being one of the sophisticated deep science topics, is always pursued by researchers. We at AiQyaM, are trying to bring a solution by having developed a pipeline of flows to develop and equip youngsters with the industry-level quantum skills needed.

Who does your solution serve? In what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Our solution makes it possible to have an end-to-end pipeline for enabling a quantum future. We focus on educating students interested in quantum computing and quantum hardware, right from the mathematics and physics basics, to understanding high-level design concepts in different quantum hardware architectures like Superconducting, trapped-ions, photonics, and many more that we'll take up in the future.

Being a part of AiQyaM, one gets to work on cutting-edge research and learn from various researchers from around the world to develop robust quantum hardware for years to come!

What steps have you taken to understand the needs of the population you want to serve?

To understand the problem, the most organic way is when we have faced it ourselves. Having worked with organizations like Quantum Computing India, we faced challenges while finding resources related to Quantum Hardware. To tackle these issues, we started a Quantum Hardware specific Learning Circle in the community where we took 20+ working sessions trying to break really complex topics related to the physics and working of a Quantum Bit or Qubit.

As we were taking sessions and peer learning events, we were faced with the same questions from the audience, which were targeted towards the paucity of simple open-source resources and the gap between industry, academia, and community for Quantum Hardware.

Simultaneously 10+ people were involved in the development of 3 projects related to Quantum Processor Design. This led us to discover another issue related to the gradual and easy upskilling of enthusiasts in the field of Quantum Hardware. This issue was a cause of the gap that is prevailing between academia and the community.

Another problem that we discovered while we were working on community-centric projects and groups, was about the proper incentivization of an individual's work. We saw a lot of people getting demotivated to work because of no incentives and near-term benefits being provided by the community and to overcome this issue, the development of a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) was the best idea that could have been explored.

Which aspects of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Improving learning opportunities and outcomes for learners across their lifetimes, from early childhood on (Learning)

Our solution's stage of development:

Prototype: A venture or organization building and testing its product, service, or business model

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution—in other words, what have you accomplished to date?

Our approach involves the amalgamation of Web 3.0 based technology - DAO, the most interesting technology of the upcoming decade - Quantum Computing and the power of community. As we are trying to build an extensively integrated community that leverages the advantages of concepts like tokenization, DAO, NFT's, Quantum, and Education, a lot of things are under development and need to be researched extensively.

We have been developing courses in collaboration with IBM Quantum Educator and along with this a lot of projects are underway, focusing on expanding the whole community aspect of the same. This made us classify in a protype phase and we are eager to move to the Scale phase as soon as we can.

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Team Lead:

Abeer Vaishnav