![Quantum computer (Credit: Johns Hopkins APL)](/sites/default/files/2024-06/IMG-Program-ACP-June2024.jpg)
Alternative Computing Paradigms
Our team maintains a diverse portfolio—encompassing research in low-temperature physics, trustworthy computing, and quantum information science—to identify and nurture revolutionary paradigms in computing, enabling novel capabilities with elegance, performance, and security.
Acting Program Manager: Joan Hoffmann
Assistant Program Managers: Sarah Adams and Kevin Schultz
Focus Areas
![Quantum information](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Icon-ACP-Quantum-Information.png)
Quantum Information
Harnessing quantum phenomena for novel computation, sensing, and communication
![Trustworthy computing](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Icon-ACP-Trustworthy-Computing.png)
Trustworthy Computing
Securing today’s computing systems for enduring capability
![Neuromimetic Computing](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Icon-ACP-Neuromimetic-Computing.png)
Neuromimetic Computing
Leveraging the design of neural systems for elegance and efficiency in artificial computation
![Computational science](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Icon-ACP-Computational-Science.png)
Computational Science
Exploiting classical and hybrid architectures to solve critical challenges
Research Highlights
![This animation explains how the APL team applied two theoretical tools of quantum information to extremely sensitive signal detection tasks.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Cover_Detecting_Hidden_Signals.jpg)
Detecting Hidden Signals → Mar 25, 2021
![Data on a computer screen](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20201019_image1_lg.jpg)
Turning Down the Noise with Quantum Control → Oct 19, 2020
More Research Highlights
In the News
- (Quantum Campus, October 11, 2024)
- (Nature Portfolio, March 25, 2021)
- (Phys.org, March 25, 2021)
- (The Brookings Institution, January 27, 2021)
News from APL
- Tough Errors Are No Match for APL Team Exploring Quantum Science (September 16, 2019)
- Old Method Leads to New Quantum Processing Possibilities (July 24, 2019)
- Cool Tool Could Enable Quantum Computers to Tackle More Complex Applications (April 24, 2019)
- APL Physicist Appointed to Defense Science Board Quantum Technologies Task Force (February 5, 2019)