Software Engineering Institute

Two researchers in the SEI’s AI Division joined Pittsburgh computing research organizations in 2023. Senior researcher Jason Larkin and software developer Daniel Justice became members of the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI) and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC).

Founded in 2012 and funded by the University of Pittsburgh, the PQI organizes outreach activities such as seminars and poster sessions, sponsors graduate students, and provides financial support to quantum research led by university affiliates. Larkin and Justice joined a network of more than 130 PQI faculty and staff researchers.

The PSC is a high-performance computing and networking center run jointly by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. As courtesy researchers, Larkin and Justice work with PSC to build infrastructure capable of meeting the resource requirements needed for quantum computer research.

Larkin researches quantum advantage, or what applications and problems quantum computing is better at than classical computing. Justice studies software architecture to support quantum-classical hybrid systems. Their PQI and PSC participation helps the SEI fulfill its mission to scout new technology for the Department of Defense.