The primary goal of the QACTI quantum system and technology demonstrator is to build an advantage-class trapped-ion quantum-computer capable of being used by the broader scientific community remotely. The secondary goals are to discover algorithms suited for near-term quantum computers, improve and democratize ion trap quantum technology, and develop a workforce capable of utilizing and building advantage-class machines.These goals only become achievable by performing device-oriented experiments at fine-grained control levels that are not available on commercial platforms, thereby contributing to the development of a combined hardware/software stack in an open-source manner.
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