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Strategic technology partner — AI (AS300) and Quantum Computing

Enterprise AI and quantum computing partner

IBM is a strategic partner of Aperta Scientia on two distinct and forward-looking technology domains: enterprise AI and quantum computing. On the AI side, the partnership focuses on the Granite family of open-source large language models and the watsonx enterprise AI platform, which form a central component of the AS300 AI Platform Engineer curriculum. On the quantum computing side (curriculum currently under development), Aperta Scientia leverages IBM Qiskit and direct access to IBM Quantum processors. Together, these two domains position Aperta Scientia at the intersection of the most transformative technologies of the coming decade.

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Technologies in Curriculum

Qiskit

Open-source Python SDK for quantum computing: circuit construction, simulation, transpilation, and execution on real quantum hardware.

IBM Quantum

Access to IBM quantum processors (Eagle, Heron, Condor) and the IBM Quantum Network for real-hardware experimentation.

Granite

AS300

IBM's family of open-source enterprise LLMs, optimised for instruction-following, code generation, and enterprise safety requirements.

watsonx

AS300

IBM's enterprise AI platform covering model training and inference (watsonx.ai), data fabric (watsonx.data), and AI governance (watsonx.governance).

About the Partnership

IBM’s partnership with Aperta Scientia spans two major complementary technology domains:

  • Sovereign Enterprise AI: Integration of Granite open models and the watsonx platform within the AS300 AI Platform Engineer curriculum.
  • Quantum Computing: Hands-on exploration of the world-leading Qiskit framework and IBM Quantum processor ecosystem.

This learning model is built on a shared principle: enduring engineering skills are developed on open, inspectable, and long-term technologies, free from closed proprietary black boxes.

Qiskit

Qiskit is the world’s standard open-source Python SDK for quantum computing and algorithmic workflows.

Key Pillars & Capabilities

  • Circuit & Gate Model: High-level quantum circuit composition with direct control over qubits and logic gates.
  • Qiskit Runtime Primitives: Unified execution abstraction using Sampler (probability distributions) and Estimator (expectation values).
  • Simulation & Ecosystem Modules:
    • qiskit-aer : High-performance classical simulation engine.
    • qiskit-nature & qiskit-machine-learning : Dedicated domain-specific libraries.
  • Hardware Transpilation: Automatic optimization and mapping of quantum circuits to physical chip constraints and qubit topologies.

IBM Quantum

IBM Quantum provides access to the world’s most advanced fleet of superconducting quantum processors via highly available cloud infrastructure.

Hardware Architectures & Capabilities

  • Production Quantum Processors: From Eagle (127 qubits) and Condor (1,121 qubits) to the modular Heron architecture designed for error mitigation on Quantum System Two.
  • Real-Hardware Experimentation: Direct execution on physical systems beyond pure classical simulation.
  • Noise Mitigation & Control: Mastering decoherence management, device calibration data interpretation, and dynamical decoupling techniques.

Granite

IBM Granite is an enterprise-grade family of open-source large language models released under the Apache 2.0 license, tailored for enterprise deployment.

Features & Deployment

  • Data Provenance & Transparency: Fully documented training datasets ensuring legal and regulatory safety for enterprise use.
  • Compact & Efficient Configurations: Parameter scales ranging from 3B to 34B (Granite Instruct, Granite Code), deployable on cost-efficient GPU infrastructure.
  • AS300 Curriculum Integration:
    • Deployment on Red Hat OpenShift AI using the high-performance vLLM inference engine.
    • Integration with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and benchmark evaluations.
    • Customization and alignment using the InstructLab framework.

watsonx

IBM watsonx is IBM’s integrated enterprise AI platform covering the entire lifecycle of generative AI and machine learning in production.

The 3 Core Platform Pillars

  • watsonx.ai (Model Studio): Prompt Lab experimentation, supervised fine-tuning, and model serving as production REST APIs.
  • watsonx.data (Hybrid Lakehouse): Open data fabric powered by Apache Iceberg and Presto to efficiently feed AI pipelines.
  • watsonx.governance (Governance & Compliance): Bias detection, drift monitoring, explainability, and regulatory compliance tooling aligned with the EU AI Act.