Quantum Computing

qiskit-ibm-transpiler Ranks #3 in Unitary Foundation 2025 Survey

The qiskit-ibm-transpiler library advanced to `#3` in the Unitary Foundation 2025 Survey for full-stack development platforms, surpassing 929K downloads in under two years. AI transpiler passes now run in local mode without requiring an IBM Quantum premium plan.

David Peral García Successfully Defends His PhD Thesis on Quantum NLP

David Peral García successfully defended his PhD thesis on Quantum Natural Language Processing, representing likely the first PhD thesis in Spain dedicated to this emerging field. A proud moment as my first doctoral thesis as an advisor.

Keynote Speaker at Metafuturo 2025: Quantum Computing + AI Convergence

Thrilled to have been a keynote speaker at Metafuturo 2025, sharing insights on the convergence of Quantum Computing and AI. From LLMs and agentic AI applications for quantum computing to AI-optimized quantum circuits at IBM Quantum.

IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque: AI and Quantum Computing at IBM Quantum

Attending IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, sharing IBM Quantum's work at the intersection of AI and Quantum Computing. Presenting on QPU time prediction with ML, AI methods for quantum circuit optimization, and demoing AI-powered quantum development environments.

Quantum Verifiable Rewards for Post-Training Qiskit Code Assistant

Released a new paper on a novel approach to train AI models that can write better quantum code using Qiskit. The approach uses quantum verification at the core, smart training pipeline with DPO and GRPO, and real quantum feedback to ensure generated code works in practice.

AI Transpiler Passes Enable Quantum Volume Breakthrough on IBM Hardware

Celebrating the impact of AI transpiler passes on IBM's quantum hardware achievements. Our team's work on AI-powered transpilation helped enable quantum volume milestones of 1024 and 2048 on IBM's r3 beta QPU (ibm_pittsburgh).

Qiskit Code Assistant: New Open-Source LLM Models Released

Announcing the latest open-source LLM releases from the Qiskit Code Assistant team, featuring Qiskit 2.0 compatibility, enhanced text understanding, and new models including Granite 3.3, Granite 3.2, and Qwen2.5-Coder series.

Among IBM Giants and Pioneers: Reflections from IBM Tech 2025 in Singapore

Attended IBM Tech 2025 in Singapore, an exclusive invitation-only gathering of IBM top technical talent from around the world. Deep discussions on AI, quantum computing, and emerging technologies with brilliant colleagues across different technical disciplines.

Pauli Network Circuit Synthesis with Reinforcement Learning Paper Published

Celebrating the arxiv publication of the Pauli Network Circuit Synthesis with Reinforcement Learning paper. The AI-powered transpiler pass has been available in the Qiskit Transpiler Service since November 2024, as presented at Quantum Developer Conference 2024.

New Qiskit HumanEval Release: Qiskit 1.4 Compatibility and Benchmark Improvements

Released a new version of Qiskit HumanEval compatible with Qiskit 1.4, featuring significant improvements to the benchmark including more robust and rigorous code execution tests for more accurate evaluations of LLM-generated quantum code.