{"id":44,"date":"2023-10-10T13:43:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:53:09","slug":"holocim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nitro-project.eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tabs-wrapper{width:25%;flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active{border-right-style:none}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:after,.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:before{height:999em;width:0;right:0;border-right-style:solid}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:before{top:0;transform:translateY(-100%)}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:after{top:100%}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-desktop-title{display:table-cell}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active{border-bottom-style:none}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:after,.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:before{bottom:0;height:0;width:999em;border-bottom-style:solid}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:before{right:100%}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:after{left:100%}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-content,.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-title,.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-title:after,.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-title:before,.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tabs-content-wrapper{border:1px #d5d8dc}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tabs{text-align:left}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tabs-wrapper{overflow:hidden}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-title{cursor:pointer;outline:var(--focus-outline,none)}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-desktop-title{position:relative;padding:20px 25px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;border:solid transparent}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active{border-color:#d5d8dc}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:after,.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-desktop-title.elementor-active:before{display:block;content:\"\";position:absolute}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-desktop-title:focus-visible{border:1px solid #000}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-mobile-title{padding:10px;cursor:pointer}.elementor-widget-tabs .elementor-tab-content{padding:20px;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-tabs .elementor-tab-content,.elementor-tabs .elementor-tab-title{border-style:solid solid none}.elementor-tabs .elementor-tabs-wrapper{display:none}.elementor-tabs .elementor-tabs-content-wrapper{border-bottom-style:solid}.elementor-tabs .elementor-tab-content{padding:10px}}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tabs{display:flex}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tabs-wrapper{flex-direction:column}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tabs-content-wrapper{flex-grow:1;border-style:solid solid solid none}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-content{border-style:none solid solid}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-center .elementor-tabs-wrapper,.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-end .elementor-tabs-wrapper,.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch .elementor-tabs-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-center .elementor-tabs-wrapper{justify-content:center}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-end .elementor-tabs-wrapper{justify-content:flex-end}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch.elementor-tabs-view-horizontal .elementor-tab-title{width:100%}.elementor-widget-tabs.elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch.elementor-tabs-view-vertical .elementor-tab-title{height:100%}.elementor-tabs .elementor-tab-mobile-title{display:none}}<\/style>\n<p>ABOUT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NITRO<\/strong> aims to contribute to and foster the creation of a 5G-IoT cyber range which refers to a specialized cybersecurity testing and training environment that focuses on simulating and evaluating the security of 5G networks interconnected with Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications. NITRO will provide a controlled platform where cybersecurity professionals, researchers, and organizations can study, practice, and develop skills related to securing 5G mobile networks, IoT wireless technologies and their interconnection.<br \/>\nMoreover, this project will examine and identify novel cascading attacks that can exploit the interdependencies between various devices, systems, and network elements in interconnected 5G and IoT networks leading to a domino effect of compromised systems. On top of these, NITRO will deliver a novel set of exercises that consider adversarial AI attacks and their detection, contributing in this way in this emerging interdisciplinary field of AI and cybersecurity. The consortium will leverage existing software, tools and methodologies towards the implementation of the platform software components as well as utilize existing cyber ranges available from the partners of the proposal and results from European funded projects to integrate and deliver a unique and &#8211; first of its kind &#8211; novel 5G-IoT cyber range.<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2><strong>NITRO OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\n<p><a tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Objective 1:<\/strong> Implement mean field Ising model with maximum spin nodes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related WPs WP3, WP4 \/ Related Tasks: T3.1, T3.2, T4.1, T4.2<\/p>\n<p><em>In solid state physics the mean field Ising spin model is one of the most well studied NP-hard textbook examples and as such a number of implementations have already been demonstrated with a number of different algorithms and architectures. In this model, the spins are all to all coupled and have the same positive interaction strength \u03bei=\u03be0 , which effectively means that the range of the interaction is infinite and thus doesn\u2019t depend on the distance between the nodes of the system. We aim to be able to demonstrate a successful implementation of the model on our device with several nodes greater than 40000 and crosscheck for repeatability as well as system convergence irrespective of the initial randomized state of the spin matrix.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Objective 2:<\/strong> Study the role of the spontaneous noise on system performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related WPs: WP4 \/ Related Tasks: T4.2<\/p>\n<p><em>Experimental noise acts as a detrimental factor in many optoelectronic devices. However, in recurrent algorithms and artificial neural networks for Ising problems, noise has been scientifically shown to be able to promote and in special cases even speed up the iteration procedure to the ground state and can thus be seen as a free parameter if it can be adequately<\/em> <em>controlled and tuned. The effect has been recently observed in a platform with few photonic spins and various competing interactions. Noise-tolerant settings are especially important when scaling the device to solve systems with many units by providing a mechanism to escape from local minima and thus enhance the minimization of the Hamiltonian to its global minimum. Nevertheless, the impact of noise in large-scale photonic Ising machines remains largely unexplored while the precise impact of noise depends on each problem\u2019s particular features.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Objective 3:<\/strong> Demonstration of higher order spin interactions to increase complexity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related WPs: WP4 \/ Related Tasks: T4.3<\/p>\n<p><em>Yet, there are physical systems and numeric models whose dynamics cannot be fully captured by two-body interactions, and proper descriptions of multi-body interaction are required. Some of the NP hard problems are rooted in the multi-body interactions present in the spin system. For example, the Boolean satisfiability (k-SAT) problem is NP hard when k \u2265 3, where k prescribes the order of interactions or constraints. This poses a significant computational challenge, whose complexity and volume exceed by far that of Ising problems with only two-body interaction, even for a moderate number of spins. Although a small class of many-body interaction can be decomposed into a series of two-body interactions via some recursiveor algebraic means, they, often, subject to strict constraints or require tedious error corrections. For simulating complex systems and processing data with high-order correlation, suitable Ising machines remain desirable that simultaneously support high connectivity, multi-body interaction, and a large number of spins. Towards this direction the Department of Physics of UCY (UCY\/PHY) will study and develop the experimental configuration exploiting its expertise in non-linear systems and processes. The UCY\/PHY partner will work towards the development and implementation of an appropriate experimental set up to include higher order, (four-body) spin interactions by exploiting the second harmonic nonlinear process.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Objective 4:<\/strong> Increase the Ising machine iteration speed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related WPs: WP3 \/ Related Tasks: T3.1<\/p>\n<p><em>The iteration time of a spatial Ising machine is limited by three factors namely: 1) SLM response, 2) camera rate and 3) data processing. To overcome this speed limitation a two-fold approach will be followed.1) The SLM will be replaced by a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) and 2) the control of the whole data processing and iteration procedure will be performed through a GPU processor. The use of the DMD instead of the SLM will significantly increase the iteration procedure since the DMD\u2019s refresh rate scales up to 23kHz while the corresponding one for a state-of-the-art SLM reaches only 60Hz. Both device improvements will considerably speed up the iteration process by more than two orders of magnitude, according to our estimations, notably suppressing the iteration speed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Objective 5:<\/strong> Study and quantify effects of ambient temperature on Ising system performance \u2028and stability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related WPs: WP3 \/ Related Tasks: T3.2<\/p>\n<p><em>A very crucial factor towards the development of a market-oriented device is the precise range control of its operational temperature. Random and uncontrollable fluctuations of the ambient temperature may affect the operability of the various optical and electronic components from which the Ising machine is composed and thus degrade the system\u2019s performance and reliability. Detailed temperature dependent experiments will be conducted in a precise manner to estimate the effect of each individual optoelectronic component on the device performance. \u2028The goal of this study will be to elucidate the exact operating range under which the Ising machine remains unaffected, hence defining the temperature operating range for future integration of the system.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Objective 6:<\/strong> Offering an Ising annealing machine as a Cloud service<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related WPs: WP5 \/ Related Tasks: T5.1, T5.2, T5.3<\/p>\n<p><em>The cloud annealing service will be designed and developed in parallel with the hardware implementation, incorporating every hardware\u2019s mature technological advance, and serving also as an online educational portal to Ising computational machines. Offering an Ising simulator \u201cas-a-service\u201d will provide easy access to hardware computational advances of quantum computing facilitating the virtual access on the HoloCIM Ising machine for the execution of combinatorial problems. Through a dashboard, users will be able to define tasks for computation on the Ising machine, monitor in real-time the computation process, compare performance between the Ising service and conventional cloud offerings, and gain access to collected experiences from previous runs. The ultimate goal of this service is to speed up the scientific research and software development for new computational paradigms beyond the von Neumann architecture.<\/em><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-175-1024x825.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-175-1024x825.png 1024w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-175-300x242.png 300w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-175-768x619.png 768w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-175.png 1072w\" alt=\"structure\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>ISING MACHINES<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ising machines<\/strong> are a relatively new paradigm of analogue computation that promise to solve complex optimization problems by mapping them to a physical system and allowing it to evolve towards its ground state.<\/p>\n<p>Ising Machines have offered alternative approaches for the solutions of important NP-Hard problems (Max-Cut, Number partitioning, vertex cover)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-1.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-1.png 353w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-1-300x245.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-2.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-2.png 352w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-2-300x292.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature18274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trapped Atoms<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg.png 353w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-300x245.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-3.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-3.png 352w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-3-297x300.png 297w\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nmat4971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polariton Condensates<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-4.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-4.png 353w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-4-300x245.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.112.200501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Superconducting \u2028Circuits<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-5.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-5.png 353w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-5-300x245.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-6.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-6.png 352w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-6-280x300.png 280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.aah4243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optical Parametric Oscillators<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-7.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-7.png 353w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-7-300x245.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-8.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-8.png 352w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-8-280x300.png 280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.110.184102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Randomly Coupled Lasers<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-9.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-9.png 353w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-9-300x245.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-10.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-10.png 352w, http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/623ad83eca1da306d0130b98_img-student-20.jpg-10-280x300.png 280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-023-28217-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMOS based Ising Machines<\/a><\/h2>\n<h1>Spatial Photonic Ising Machines (SPIMS)<\/h1>\n<p>Spatial photonic Ising machines harness the spatial degrees of freedom of an extended optical wavefront to holographically imprint controllable phase patterns that are mapped to spins of the Ising model. Through dedicated electrooptic feedback algorithms the machine is pushed towards the ground state of the corresponding spin configuration. Byopticallycontrollingthespinconnectivityandinteractionsdifferentcombinatorial problems can be simulated with these devices.<br \/>\nThe main advantages of SPIMS are the straight forward scalability, ambient operating conditions and technological maturity of the individual \u2028components of the device. Although SPIMS are a new paradigm in the realm of <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.122.213902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ising Machines (2019)<\/strong> <\/a>already several new propositions have emerged \u2028geared towards solving increasingly complex combinatorial problems<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rectangle 26\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Rectangle-26-qdntabfytehmvknvmf143dbj9xwfr84vo6w1nrecxs.png\" alt=\"Rectangle 26\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>our <strong>partners<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ubitech-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"51\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UBITECH<\/strong> is a leading, highly innovative software house, systems integrator and technology provider, established to provide leading edge intelligent technical solutions and consulting services to businesses, organizations and government in order to allow the efficient and effective secure access and communication with various heterogeneous information resources and services, anytime and anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>UBITECH enables real-time valid information processing and decision-making, the realization of intelligent business environments, and B2B and B2C transactions by providing high added-value business \u2013oriented and \u2013 basedsolutions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/logo_el-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"71\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The University of Cyprus (UCY)<\/strong> is the largest University and main research organization in Cyprus. UCY has a student population of 7000 (2000 graduate), was established in 1989 and is actively engaged in scientific research. Despite its young age, UCY has been producing cutting-edge research on a consistent basis and experimental scientific efforts are supported through theUniversities extensive facilities. Research at UCY has been a core pylon of its advancement endorsing a strategic plan for the advancement of research in December of 2010. UCY is among 365 institutions in Europe (only 2 in Cyprus) awarded the \u201cHumanResources Excellence in Research\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"27\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Department of Physics (UCY\/PHY)<\/strong> is engaged in a range of research activities of which the more relevant to this proposal are the ones explored in the Laboratory of Ultrafast Science (LUS) which is led by Prof. Andreas Othonos, who has extensive experience in non-linear optics, ultrafast carrier dynamics in semiconductors and nano-structures, laser-matter interactions, optoelectronics and nanotechnology. It is arguably the most advanced photonics laboratory in Cyprus. As such it can support a range of experimental optical requirements with its suite of ultrafast oscillators, amplifiers and parametric amplifiers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.18.2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ucy_logo_en-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"48\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Department of Computer Science (UCY\/CS)<\/strong> hosts approximately 25 faculty, and teaching staff members, and participates in over 250 research projects with a total funding received of about 35 M Euros in the last 10 years. The Laboratory for InternetComputing (LINC) in CS has a strong experience in cutting-edge research and development for the Internet Computing and theWorld Wide Web, through projects funded by the European Union and the Republic of Cyprus with a total budget of over 8M euros since its start. 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