Fujitsu Laboratories (Kawasaki City, President Shigeru Sasaki) has entered into a strategic partnership with the University of Toronto, Canada, and will establish a new research base in the city of Toronto for the development of innovative technologies centered on quantum computing.
According to the Fujitsu Research Institute, the new research center will develop the digital annealer (* 1) technology developed by both parties, expand the functions that can be widely used to solve problems in the real world, and carry out advanced academic research at the University of Toronto. Develop application programs that can be applied to real-world problems such as medical care and finance.
One of the themes to be addressed in the future is optimization of radiation dose in cancer radiotherapy. Based on CT images, a huge amount of calculation is required to keep the amount of radiation to normal tissue at a safe level.During this period, the patient's body must be fixed, and if the calculation time can be shortened, not only the therapeutic effect can be improved, but also the burden on the patient can be reduced.
If the expansion of Digital Annealer and the development of application programs are realized, it will be possible to calculate within minutes, and radiation therapy can be greatly advanced.
Shigeru Sasaki, President of Fujitsu Laboratories, announced that he would like to contribute to the development of society and the economy by strengthening joint research with the University of Toronto.
* 1 Digital Annealer Computer architecture using conventional semiconductor technology jointly developed by Fujitsu Laboratories and the University of Toronto
