Quantum Computing
Digital Annealer

Optimise and innovate with Fujitsu’s Quantum-Inspired computing technology
Fujitsu's Digital Annealer provides an alternative to quantum computing technology, which is at present both very expensive and difficult to run. Using a digital circuit design inspired by quantum phenomena, the Digital Annealer focuses on rapidly solving complex combinatorial optimisation problems without the added complications and costs typically associated with quantum computing methods.
Fujitsu Quantum-Inspired Digital Annealer improves precision and drastically reduces the time required to solve combinatorial optimisation problems across many industries, including: making space sustainable (optimising debris removal), faster molecular similarity search (drug discovery), banking and financial services (low-risk portfolio optimisation), distribution (warehouse inventory management) and retail (retail: personalised digital marketing).
Key trends from the Fujitsu Quantum Computing Summit
Tools have always been used to power through the limitations on what we can do.
1. A technological race to develop the first practical quantum computer.
2. Supercomputing will drive the development of the next generation of machine learning tools.
3. Countries with agile bureaucracies will lead the race in quantum computing.
4. Co-creating national strategy.
Solving Combinatorial Optimisation Problems
The Digital Annealer computational architecture bridges the gap to the quantum world and paves the way for much faster, more efficient solving of today’s business problems. Our quantum-inspired computing solution is designed to solve large-scale combinatorial optimization problems which are unsolvable using today’s classical computers.
Fujitsu Quantum-inspired Optimisation Services are already making a difference across the UK, helping the UK Space Agency to optimise the removal of space debris, accelerating drug discovery processes for Novartis and supporting NatWest to optimise a mixture of their high-quality liquid assets.
Making space sustainable: optimising debris removal
There are currently approximately 160 million objects in orbit – mainly debris – which could collide with satellites vital to services we use every day.
Using the Digital Annealer, we were able to optimise a multi-debris mission scenario to ensure the removal of the right pieces of debris from millions of possible debris items with trillions of possible combinations.
Faster molecular similarity earch: drug discovery
Drug Discovery is ripe for disruption. A time-consuming and expensive process, taking years and costing billions, the industry is crying out for faster, more accurate drug targets to test at clinical trials.
However, the technology has not been able to keep up, until now.
What is Fujitsu Quantum-inspired Computing Digital Annealer?
Fujitsu Quantum-Inspired Digital Annealer Services
The white book of Quantum Computing
This is a definitive guide to understanding what quantum computing can achieve today and in the future.
What would ‘quantum ready’ really mean? Quantum computing is becoming one of the buzz words of the decade – so now is a good time to step back and look at where we are on the path to a quantum future.
This is a definitive guide to understanding what quantum computing can achieve today and in the future.
- Read white book [PDF, 2.9MB]
Insights
Public Sector Technology Report 2022
Post Covid, there has never been a better opportunity for cognitive and advanced technologies such as AI, super and quantum computing to make a difference to the UK’s ambitions to become a scientific superpower.
To find out how innovations such as these can make a difference and why you don’t have to wait – download a copy today.
Fujitsu is proud to sponsor this year’s Public Sector Technology Report published by Raconteur and distributed in The Times on Wednesday December 8th 2021.
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Our experts
Ellen Devereux
Ellen Devereux is working at Fujitsu in the role of Quantum-inspired Optimisation Services Consultant and she is project managing their inspiring Drug Discovery Platform bringing her passion and expertise in analytical thinking and complex problem solving. Ellen is inspired to realise the potential that technology and people have to digitally transform the world.
Dr David Snelling
Dave has a track record of theoretical and practical background being a Lecturer in Computer Science for more than 10 years before starting at Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe, prior to his move to the CTO Office at Fujitsu. He has been leading the work to develop the platform and is excited about the impact it will have on improving the drug discovery process.