Montreal, Quebec and Paris, France - July 8, 2025 - Quandela, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, and Mila, the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, announce a partnership to explore the potential of hybrid technologies combining machine learning and quantum computing.
This strategic collaboration will focus on the development and evaluation of innovative quantum machine learning (QML) models, positioning both organizations at the forefront of this new technological frontier.
“This partnership with Mila represents a crucial step in our mission to explore concrete applications of quantum computing in the field of artificial intelligence,” says Valérian Giesz, co-founder and COO of Quandela. “By combining our expertise in photonic quantum computing with Mila's excellence in artificial intelligence, we are confident we can accelerate the development of solutions that will transform many sectors.”
“The intersection of artificial intelligence and quantum computing represents a field with great potential,” said Guillaume Rabusseau, Core Academic Member at Mila and Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal. “Our collaboration with Quandela is an opportunity to explore how quantum approaches can enrich and potentially revolutionize current machine learning paradigms.”
Key objectives of the partnership
The collaboration between Quandela and Mila will focus on four main areas:
- Benchmarking: Comparing the performance of quantum machine learning (QML) models on structured data against classical approaches.
- Identifying quantum advantages: Determining under which conditions quantum methods can offer significant advantages in terms of accuracy, resource utilization and scalability.
- Solving training challenges: Develop innovative solutions to overcome known challenges in training quantum models.
- Experimental validation: Integrating both simulation-based studies and experiments on real quantum hardware to assess the potential of QML in real-world applications.
A stronger foothold in Canada
This partnership with Mila marks another step in Quandela's expansion in Canada, following the recent installation of a quantum computer in Sherbrooke. This growing presence underscores Quandela's commitment to actively contribute to the development of the Canadian quantum ecosystem, recognized worldwide for its excellence.
“The implementation of our quantum technology in Sherbrooke, followed by this partnership with Mila, illustrates our long-term vision for Canada,” emphasizes Valérian Giesz. “We are impressed by the vitality of the Canadian innovation ecosystem and determined to play a significant role in it.”
About Quandela
Quandela is a leading quantum computing company that designs, builds and supplies cutting-edge quantum solutions for industry: ready-to-use quantum computers for datacenters, quantum processors accessible via the cloud, and algorithm access services for industrial customers. Quandela is committed to making quantum computing accessible to all in order to tackle the most complex industrial and societal challenges. Discover our vision on quandela.com.
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Mila is the world’s largest academic research center for deep learning, bringing together over 1,300 specialized researchers in machine learning. Based in Montreal and funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, Mila's mission is to be a global center for scientific advancements that inspire innovation and the growth of AI for the benefit of all. Mila is a globally recognized non-profit organization for its significant contributions to deep learning, especially in the fields of language modeling, automatic translation, object recognition, and generative models. For more information, visit mila.quebec.
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