In collaboration with the U.S. Naval Nuclear Laboratory, this project focuses on developing scalable quantum computing benchmarks for the simulation of condensed matter systems exhibiting exotic quantum behavior. The work specifically targets tight-binding models used to describe systems hosting Majorana fermion quasiparticles, which are of significant interest in quantum materials research and topological physics.

We are constructing benchmark workloads based on electron tight-binding Hamiltonians, which provide a tractable yet physically meaningful representation of Majorana systems. These models serve as a foundation for testing quantum algorithms and enable utility-scale quantum simulations.

The work is part of an ongoing initiative to establish industry-wide standardized benchmarks for quantum computing in chemistry and materials simulation. By defining well-characterized problem instances and evaluation metrics, the project aims to provide a consistent framework for comparing quantum platforms and assessing their readiness for practical scientific workloads.

WISER Research Fellows: Adam Godel, Shannen Espinosa, Adrian Esteban Acosta, Maggie Bao