Simulation: the latest module in Black Opal’s applications suite
The timeline for advantage in quantum computing is imminent. For businesses and governments, becoming familiar with high-impact quantum applications and applicable industries is essential preparation for capturing early commercial and strategic benefits. According to the Boston Consulting Group, 90% of the value from quantum technology will be captured by early adopters.
Black Opal’s suite of interactive quantum applications learning modules focuses on the industries already being transformed by quantum technology, enabling business leaders and domain experts to understand how to apply quantum computing to solve their industry’s biggest challenges.
Following the launch of our Logistics skill, Black Opal has just released a dedicated module for a quantum application that spans a broad range of industries: Simulation.
Why simulation matters
Many industries rely on classical computer simulation or modeling. Simulations have significant financial, technological, and safety benefits across sectors, ranging from architecture and educational training to mechanical engineering, materials science, chemistry, aerospace, and more.
Examples of simulation include:
- Chemistry simulation focuses on making models of the intricate structure of atoms and molecules to aid in the design of new materials, speed up drug discovery, improve battery design, and more.
- Computational fluid dynamics simulates the flow of liquids, gases, and heat. It’s heavily used in the automotive and aerospace industries, but also in civil engineering, weather forecasting, and the chemical industry.
- Monte Carlo simulations use random numbers to explore situations with many possible outcomes. It’s an approach used widely in finance, nuclear engineering, quantum physics, and risk analysis (dedicated module coming soon!).
- Finite Elements methods split up complex problems into smaller chunks that can be simulated more easily, a key simulation method for civil and mechanical engineering, automotive, and aviation.
- Agent-based simulations use collections of simple individual systems to model large-scale behavior, such as traffic management, urban planning, epidemics, social sciences, and ecology.
Significant strides are now being made in the areas of materials science and chemistry, which require characterization of matter at atomic scale. Black Opal’s Simulation module provides an approachable, practical guide for incorporating quantum resources in these promising application areas to achieve meaningful, commercially useful improvements.
Explore the Simulation module
In this interactive, step-by-step guide on how to apply quantum technology to enhance simulation, you will:
- Learn what a simulation is, why you might need it, and which industries and domains most often make use of simulation
- Use simulation to design novel materials, such as a better way to store hydrogen safely and efficiently
- Deploy quantum computers alongside classical computers in a hybrid approach, getting the best of both worlds with the Variational Quantum Eigensolver algorithm (VQE)
- Generalize the application of VQE to a wide range of applications, problems, and industries, including yours!
Explore Simulation and more key quantum applications with Black Opal today
Simulation is the latest addition to the Black Opal curriculum. It joins thirteen skills and more than 500 lessons available through Black Opal for Enterprise and Black Opal for Educators. Our world-leading content is complemented by professional course management tools, including LMS integration and course customization, providing a turnkey solution for quantum education and workforce development.
Sign up for Black Opal Enterprise or Black Opal for Educators to trial the new Simulation module and everything else Black Opal has to offer.
