[Press Release] The University of Osaka to Launch SEAFOOD, a Quantum-HPC Integrated Platform
The D3 Center and the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB) at The University of Osaka will launch the operation of SEAFOOD (Supercomputing Entangled by Ambitious Fusion of OQTOPUS and OCTOPUS at D3C), a quantum-HPC integrated platform, in December 2026. SEAFOOD connects "OCTOPUS," a supercomputer operated by the D3 Center, with a superconducting quantum computer installed and operated by QIQB at the Toyonaka Campus, enabling the integrated use of both computing systems.SEAFOOD was developed based on the research achievements of a collaborative team led by Professor Susumu Date of the D3 Center and Associate Professor Hiroshi Ueda of QIQB. This marks the first integration of a domestically developed quantum computer and a supercomputer, both located on a university campus in Japan.
For more details, please refer to the press release (in Japanese).
Posted: November 9, 2026
