

PRESS RELEASE: Inauguration of PIAST-Q: A Leap for European Quantum Computing
Today, under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, EuroHPC JU inaugurated PIAST-Q in Poznań, Poland. This first inauguration of a EuroHPC quantum computer marks a milestone in building a European quantum computing infrastructure. This is also the first EuroHPC infrastructure located in Poland.
Read the full version of the press release about the inauguration ceremony of PIAST-Q at PCSS on June 23, 2025

PIAST-Q quantum computer
PIAST-Q is a EuroHPC quantum computer located in PCSS, Poznan, Poland.
This quantum computer is based on trapped-ions. Here electromagnetic fields trap charged atoms (ions) that are manipulated by high precision lasers to perform quantum operations providing long coherence times. Trapped-ion systems are known for their accuracy and are being developed for various quantum computing tasks.
The new system provides several unique features making it attractive for end-users providing high fidelity qubits, long coherence times, universal quantum gates and all-to-all connectivity support. New hybrid quantum-classical use cases and benchmarks will be supported, including but not limited to quantum optimisation, quantum chemistry, quantum material sciences and quantum machine learning.

PIAST-Q Specification
Performance: 20 data qubits
Technology: Digital quantum computer
Modality: Trapped-ions
Topology: Linear chain
Gate Fidelity: >99%
Coherence time: 10 000 – 100 000 µs
Relaxation time: T1 114 000 µs
Programming environment: Qiskit, Pennylane
Power consumption: 2 kW
Cooling system: Air-cooled
Supplier: Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT) – Austria

EuroHPC Quantum Computers
Equipping Europe for the Quantum Leap
The European Union is making history by building the world’s first public network of cutting-edge quantum computers
EuroHPC quantum computers are developed by European companies, and will help scientists to break unsolvable problems, boosting EU competitiveness, strategic autonomy and sustainable prosperity.

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More information on quantum technologies at PCSS: https://quantum.psnc.pl/en/


Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe
Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe (PCSS) affiliated to the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences is an internationally known node of the European Research Area in the field of IT infrastructure of science and an important R&D center in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT).
As a development centre of e-Infrastructure, PCSS designed and built the Metropolitan Network POZMAN, High Performance Computing Center and the national broadband network PIONIER, maintained and still developed by PCSS.

Contact us:
e-mail: info@piast-q.eu