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U.S. Department of Energy Allocates $159 Million in Phase II Genesis Mission Awards for Quantum Error Correction and Materials Co-Design
quantumcomputingreport.com Oct 9, 2026

U.S. Department of Energy Allocates $159 Million in Phase II Genesis Mission Awards for Quantum Error Correction and Materials Co-Design

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has awarded 12 Phase II projects with $159 million under the Genesis Mission, bringing the total to 297 funded initiatives. Two projects focus on quantum hardware: Harvard’s ASQC uses AI to automate quantum error‑correction code selection and co‑design with physical processors, while Oak Ridge’s AI‑Empowered Design of Functional Quantum Magnets creates a physics‑informed AI pipeline to engineer magnetic materials for quantum sensors and QPU platforms. Fermilab’s AXESS project, in partnership with AMD, IBM, SLAC and academia, applies AI to shrink custom chip design cycles from months to minutes for radiation‑hard, sub‑Kelvin environments, and its QCVV effort uses closed‑loop AI agents to streamline quantum state measurements. Supporting software infrastructure is provided by LBNL’s MOAT‑Core, which expands the Osprey AI assistant across 16 institutions to automate accelerator and lithography operations. The awards align with the White House’s Genesis Mission goals for AI‑driven quantum algorithm discovery and system‑level quantum control.

💡 Why It Matters

  • · Accelerating AI‑guided hardware design shortens the path to fault‑tolerant quantum computers, turning theoretical error‑correction schemes into deployable systems.
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