Boeing
A global aerospace company specializing in the design, manufacture, and service of commercial airplanes, defence products, and space systems
In 2023, Boeing and IBM published a case study modeling ply composite structures, finding potential for use when quantum computers scale up
Challenges
Solution
Results
Designing ply composites is a complex problem that must be broken into costlier, smaller pieces for classical computers to analyze
Modeled the final step as a 40 variable binary optimization problem on an IBM quantum computer
Advanced further than expected, with potential applications once quantum computers sufficiently scale up
Challenges
Designing ply composites is a complex problem that must be broken into costlier, smaller pieces for classical computers to analyze
Solution
Modeled the final step as a 40 variable binary optimization problem on an IBM quantum computer
Results
Advanced further than expected, with potential applications once quantum computers sufficiently scale up
“It shows us that it’s not if quantum computers will be relevant to our business problems, but when.” - Jay Lowell, Chief Scientist for Boeing’s Disruptive Computing and Networks team