Aveiro, Portugal. February 26 to 27—The University of Aveiro hosted the “Quantum Communications Network Workshop” organized by the Quantum Communications Group of the Instituto de Telecomunicaçoes. The event is part of the Portugal Quantum Communication Infrastructure (PTQCI) Initiative, which aims to deploy the national QKD backbone in Portugal as part of the EuroQCI project.
Portugal Quantum Communication Infrastructure (PTQCI)
The two-day event gathered national and international key companies and institutions in the Quantum Technologies field to discuss the implementation of the Quantum Communication Network in its national and global deployments.
On the first day, the agenda focused on introducing the project and its implications at teh institutional level, with contributions from institutional and research centres in Portugal. In addition, a panel discussion on the national Initiatives gathered representatives from Portugal, Spain, Luxemburg, Austria, Greece, Brazil and Romania.
Sebastian Etcheverry (LuxQuanta), next to Domenico Tulli (Quside), at the technical panel discussions with QUARTER members and other technical representants.
QUARTER at Panel Discussions
In contrast, the second day was highly marked by technical panel discussions.
QUARTER members fragmentiX, Quside and LuxQuanta presented their perspectives, technology advancements and future projects within the audience to later engage in a common discussion. As part of the presentations, panellists made a strong highlight the crucial role that the European Union has in the proper development of the technologies’ maturity, thanks to DIGITAL projects like QUARTER.
Domenico Tulli, from Quside, presenting Quside innovations and QUARTER involvement in from of the audience.
The panel discussion was formed by.
Moderator: Nuno Silva
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- Remon Berrevoets (Q*BIRD B.V. – Netherlands) – “Secure and scalable Multi-node to multi-nodeQuantum networks“
- Alessandra Matteis (QTI SRL Quantum Telecommunications Italy) – “Discrete Variables QKD systems in real-world scenarios”
- Kevin F. (Quantum Optics Jena GmbH – Germany) – “Entanglement-based Quantum Key Distribution“
- Domenico Tulli (Quside – Spain) – “Scalable Photonic Integrated QRNGs for advanced solutions”
- Simone Capeleto (ThinkQuantum – Italy) – “Space and terrestrial challenges in the euroQCI Program“
- Sebastian Ecker (qtlabs – Quantum Technology Laboratories GmbH – Austria) – “Bridging terrestrial and space QCIs“
- Sebastian Etcheverry (LuxQuanta – Spain) – “Continuous variable QKD technology“
- Christoph Pacher (fragmentiX Storage Solutions GmbH – Austria) – “Secret Sharing and Trusted Nodes for QKD Networks”
Cristoph Pacher, from fragmentiX, presenting Secret Sharing & Trusted Nodes in QKD Networks.
