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Latest Research by Microsoft

Explore Microsoft's latest quantum computing research, from topological qubits and quantum error correction to algorithms, software and the engineering foundations of scalable quantum systems.

TOPOLOGICAL QUBITS QUANTUM ERROR CORRECTION MAJORANA QUANTUM ALGORITHMS QUANTUM SOFTWARE

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Microsoft Research — Designing Quantum Error Correcting Codes via Reinforcement Learning
AUG 2026 MICROSOFT RESEARCH

Designing Quantum Error Correcting Codes to fit decoders via Reinforcement Learning

A reinforcement-learning approach to co-designing quantum error-correcting codes and decoders, with the decoder architecture incorporated into the code-design process.

ERROR CORRECTION REINFORCEMENT LEARNING DECODERS
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Microsoft Research — Shubnikov-de Haas Characterization of Superconductor-Semiconductor Heterostructures
MAY 2026 MICROSOFT RESEARCH

Shubnikov-de Haas Characterization of Superconductor-Semiconductor Heterostructures

Experimental characterization of superconductor-semiconductor heterostructures relevant to the materials and device physics behind topological quantum computing.

MATERIALS SUPERCONDUCTORS TOPOLOGICAL QUBITS
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Microsoft Research — Direct U(2) Approximation via Repeat-Until-Success Circuits
APR 2026 MICROSOFT RESEARCH

Direct U(2) Approximation via Repeat-Until-Success Circuits

A quantum compilation method for directly approximating arbitrary one-qubit unitaries using repeat-until-success circuits and lattice-based exact synthesis techniques.

QUANTUM CIRCUITS COMPILATION UNITARY SYNTHESIS
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Microsoft Research — Phased Outcome-Complete Simulation
MAR 2026 MICROSOFT RESEARCH

Phased Outcome-Complete Simulation

Research into quantum circuit simulation and compilation focused on representing and synthesizing quantum operations with outcome-complete methods.

QUANTUM SIMULATION COMPILATION QUANTUM SOFTWARE
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Microsoft Research — Clifford Synthesis via Generalized S and CZ Gates
MAR 2026 MICROSOFT RESEARCH

Clifford Synthesis via Generalized S and CZ Gates

A synthesis approach for implementing n-qubit Clifford unitaries using generalized S and CZ gates, with flexible trade-offs for quantum hardware implementation.

QUANTUM CIRCUITS CLIFFORD SYNTHESIS QUANTUM HARDWARE
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Microsoft Research — Phased Outcome-Complete Simulation
MAR 2026 MICROSOFT RESEARCH

Phased Outcome-Complete Simulation

Research into quantum circuit simulation and compilation focused on representing and synthesizing quantum operations with outcome-complete methods.

QUANTUM SIMULATION COMPILATION QUANTUM SOFTWARE
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