I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 – 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
Organized by I-HUB QTF & NVIDIA

✨ We’re excited to share an update from one of our featured projects, “𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧”, led by Syamasundar Gopasana and Swatantra Singh from Accenture.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?
The team is exploring the convergence of quantum computing, quantum-inspired computing, and GPU-accelerated classical models to detect fraudulent credit card transactions using real-world financial datasets.

Phase 1 leveraged the BankSim dataset with 4-qubit models, while Phase 2 has scaled to the IEEE-CIS Fraud Detection dataset, using 10-qubit systems and more complex quantum-inspired models.


𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
◼Quantum SVM with Quantum Kernel Estimation (QKE) using Qiskit

◼cuTensorNet-powered quantum-inspired SVMs with MPI-based multi-GPU parallelism

◼Classical models like Random Forest, XGBoost, and GPU-accelerated SVMs (via cuML)

◼Achieved up to 94.7% ROC-AUC with 0% false negatives on 4-qubit models

◼Efficient simulation strategies with CuPy-based kernel computation on Phase 2


𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:
🔹Qiskit GPU backends didn’t yield expected performance- simulation remained CPU-bound

🔹Tensor network models faced bottlenecks at high feature dimensions

🔹Manual optimization and revised matrix ops improved performance

🔹Critical insight: need to track time lost in failed/cancelled GPU jobs for better resource planning.



𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭?
🔸Complete training and evaluation of models on the IEEE Fraud dataset

🔸Optimize tensor contraction paths and parallelization further

🔸Document findings to demonstrate real-world potential of quantum-inspired fraud detection

This project demonstrates a strong application of 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, pushing boundaries in fraud detection with advanced simulation techniques.

Dear readers, here's a 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 of 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐮 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 which has participated in "𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘" - Program in collaboration with NVIDIA and supported by DST, Government of India. I Hub created access to NVIDIA's CUDA-Q enabled 36-qubit simulator, with the aim of supporting Quantum capacity building.

In their own words-
What's the research problem?
🔹 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🔹

Excited to share progress on our ongoing research project that combines deep learning and quantum computing for medical image classification, specifically targeting early detection of diabetic retinopathy using the APTOS dataset.

We're building a hybrid quantum-classical model that integrates a ResNet50 backbone with a custom 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐐𝐍𝐍) 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀'𝐬 𝐂𝐔𝐃𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. This allows us to extract classical features while leveraging quantum-enhanced decision layers for improved diagnostic performance.
▶The quantum circuit is an 8-qubit variational model using parameterized RY and RX rotations with CNOT entanglement and measurements based on a Pauli-Z Hamiltonian. Gradients are computed using the parameter shift rule and integrated into the PyTorch Lightning training loop.

◼ 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝:
1. PyTorch + Torchvision + PyTorch Lightning
2. CUDA Quantum (cudaq)
3. Automatic Mixed Precision (AMP)
4. Multi-GPU training
5. AdamW optimizer, CosineAnnealingLR scheduler
6. OpenCV, Pillow, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy
◼ 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲: ~𝟖𝟎%
Still working to further improve this by refining the quantum layer and hyperparameters.

✨A heartfelt thank you to:
I-hub Quantum Tech Foundation (QTF), NVIDIA, IISER Pune, Dr. Manish Modani (NVIDIA), Dr. Kunj Tandon (IISER Pune)
for their mentorship and for initiating this Quantum Ready Challenge . The 𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 has been a critical tool in enabling us to prototype and train quantum circuits effectively.

We are open to feedback, suggestions, and collaborations in this exciting intersection of quantum computing and AI for healthcare!

✨ Best Poster Award at Quantum India 2025! 🏆

We are thrilled to share that Rayees A S and Shuvarati Roy received the Best Poster Award at the Quantum India Conference 2025, held in Bengaluru on 31st July - 1st August.

Their poster, titled “DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS 20-QUBIT QUANTUM COMPUTING PLATFORM USING TRAPPED IONS”, was recognized for its innovation and impact. The award was presented by none other than Nobel Laureates Prof. Duncan Haldane and Prof. David Gross!. The poster highlights our recent advancements in building an ion trap quantum computer, including the successful creation of a linear array of 13 ions and the observation of quantum jumps—both of which mark critical milestones on the path toward fully functional quantum computer. It also briefly outlines the future prospects for research and technical aspects involved in realizing a quantum computer.

A heartfelt thank you to Prof. Umakant Rapol, Dr. Jay Mangaonkar for their constant support and guidance throughout this journey. And thanks to Joel Sunil and Monu Bhartiya for their support.

We also gratefully acknowledge:
🔹 IISER Pune & IHUB QTF Pune
🔹 Niranjan Deshmukh and Ganesh Pawar for their exceptional engineering support
🔹 Technical staff from Physics Dept. — Nilesh Dumbre and S Karthikeyan
🔹 IHUB Project Students — Trivijay Jawale and Chaithanya Hosahudya
🔹 BS-MS Students — Sharan K and Abhishek Ranjith
🔹Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR)
🔹Prime Minister's Research Fellowship(PMRF) scheme
🔹National Quantum Mission(NQM)
🔹National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems(NM-ICPS)

This achievement is a testament to the collaborative spirit and dedication of everyone involved in pushing the frontiers of India’s quantum computing ecosystem.

🔵𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?

At Quantum India Bangalore, Prof. Umakant Rapol, Professor at IISER Pune and PI with I Hub QTF, delivered an insightful talk on the potential of atom and ion-based platforms for building scalable quantum computers.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?
🔹Internal energy levels that form the qubit states are unique. The frequencies of the qubit transitions or in other words the structure of atoms, are a result of the fundamental quantum mechanical governing principles of nature.

🔹Atomic systems do not require conventional cryogenics operating at mK temperatures. Eliminating the need for complex cryogenic systems does away with the need to procure extremely rare and expensive gas, namely Helium with atomic mass of 3. Atomic qubits only need specialised lasers for slowing and arresting them in free space for quantum state manipulation and ex*****on of complex quantum circuits.

🔹Atomic systems have a potential to scale over 1000’s of qubits at room temperature.

🔹Each atomic/ionic qubit does not need multiple RF lines to address/readout the qubit states. They also do not need complex micron-scale electronic fabrication for multiplexing the excitation and readout lines. This eliminates the need to design numerous RF transmission lines through cryogenic system.

🎯 The near-term goal for Prof. Umakant's team is to demonstrate a 20-qubit ion trap quantum computer, with a vision to scale to hundreds of qubits in the future.

Prof. Rapol also highlighted the indigenously developed Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG)[https://lnkd.in/d4MDtW9x] a critical piece of electronics for qubit control. This AWG was developed in collaboration between Scicom, I-Hub QTF, and IISER Pune.

Currently, most AWGs are imported, but with quantum technologies on the rise, demand is expected to grow rapidly — making indigenous development a major step forward.

🌟 With focused research and strong collaborations, India is steadily building its quantum future.

We would like to thank National Quantum Mission(NQM) and National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems(NM-ICPS) for their constant support!

Glowing bright: MoS2 Nanoscrolls Unlock New Possibilities for Tiny Tech

In our quest for ever-smaller and more powerful technologies, researchers are constantly seeking new materials with extraordinary properties. A recent discovery from a collaborative team, including scientists from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the University of Manchester, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, has shed light on a promising candidate: molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanoscrolls. These tiny, rolled-up sheets of material are defying conventional notion by glowing surprisingly brightly, even though they're made of multiple layers of 2D materials. This breakthrough could pave the way for a new generation of super-small electronic devices and light-based quantum technologies, from efficient photodetectors to advanced sensors.

Here's a link to full article- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/glowing-bright-mos2-nanoscrolls-unlock-new-possibilities-tiny-nllyf

We’re excited to share that GDQLABS Labs, a startup incubated at I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF)-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Pune), is hiring for the position of Electronics/Hardware Engineer in Bangalore.

If you’re passionate about designing advanced electronic systems and contributing to India’s growing quantum technology ecosystem, this is a great opportunity.

For queries and applications, please email: [email protected]
https://gdqlabs.com/

We encourage you to share this opportunity within your network.


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We’re excited to share that Quanastra, a deep-tech startup incubated at I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, is hiring for the position of Business Development Officer (CBO).

If you’re passionate about leading business strategy and contributing to India’s growing quantum technology and photonics ecosystem, this is a fantastic opportunity!

Why Join Quanastra?
-Competitive salary: ₹50,000–70,000/month + ESOPs
- Performance incentives: Up to 0.5% of funds raised, sales commissions,
milestone-based rewards
- Long-term growth: Eligible for co-founder status after 7 years
- Work at the intersection of technology, policy, and innovation
- Be part of India’s thriving Quantum Revolution

To apply or inquire, please email: [email protected]
Connect with VIDUR Raj on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vidur-raj
https://quanastra.com/

Detailed role description & application link:
https://lnkd.in/dgxkn-wm

We encourage you to share this opportunity within your network!

We’re excited to share that GDQLABS Labs, a deep-tech startup incubated at I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF), IISER Pune, is hiring for the position of Finance Assistant in Bengaluru.

Why Join GDQ Labs?
– Gain hands-on experience in financial planning, reporting, and compliance
– Opportunity for freshers and professionals (1–3 years experience)
– Clear internship-to-hire path for recent graduates
– Work in a fast-growing, mission-driven environment focused on real-world impact technology

Location: Bengaluru

To apply, send your resume and a short cover letter to: [email protected]

Learn more about GDQ Labs: https://gdqlabs.com

We encourage you to share this opportunity within your network.


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💫 We’re proud to share that our CEO, Dr. Kunj Tandon, attended the Amaravati Quantum Workshop held on 30th June 2025 at Hotel Novotel, Amaravati, organized under the visionary Amaravati Quantum Valley Initiative by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

✨ We were pleased to host faculty members from Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune on 27th June 2025 as part of the ongoing AICTE-sponsored ATAL Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Quantum Computing.

Southern Command officers Visit I-HUB QTF

Today, we hosted a team of officers from the Southern Command headquarters, led by Chief Signals Officer, Maj. Gen. K. K. Chakrabarti.

During the visit, we presented an overview of I-HUB QTF’s core research initiatives in the fields of computing, communications and sensing.

We also discussed startup incubation where we foresee potential,

The team also discussed faculty development programs in the domain of Quantum Technologies to enable building strong human resource capability, and other capacity-building programs conducted at IISER. The officers also toured five of our quantum laboratories and got a chance to view many of the projects live.

Greetings from I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune!

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