About
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is the research and development arm of the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, founded in 2006 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland. It funds high-risk, high-payoff quantum-computing research aimed at the US Intelligence Community's mission. Notable quantum programmes include LogiQ (logical-qubit error-correction benchmarks), QEO (Quantum-Enhanced Optimization), Quantum Computer Science (QCS), and the C4 programme on coherent superconducting circuits. IARPA funding supported foundational work at IBM, Google, IonQ, Rigetti, and most of the US academic quantum centres.
Quantum Specifications
| Quantum Focus | hardware |
Backed By
Lakestar
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Quantum Coast Capital
Type One Ventures
Trumpf Venture
Gic Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation
Hercules Capital
Inven Capital
Application Areas
cryptanalysissecure computationsensing
Frequently Asked Questions
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is the research and development arm of the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, founded in 2006 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland. It funds high-risk, high-payoff quantum-computing research aimed at the US Intelligence Community's mission.
Notable quantum programmes include LogiQ (logical-qubit error-correction benchmarks), QEO (Quantum-Enhanced Optimization), Quantum Computer Science (QCS), and the C4 prog...
IARPA is headquartered in College Park, United States.
IARPA was founded in 2006.
IARPA operates in the following sectors: quantum research, quantum policy, quantum defense.