Projets QI
Équipe : QI
Quantum Internet Alliance - Phase 2
The long-term mission of the European QIA FPA is to Build a global Quantum Internet made in Europe. With this SGA2, QIA takes this ambition forward by: (1) Developing a full-stack prototype network validating all key sub-systems. The moonshot objective of QIA’s prototype network is to build two metropolitan scale networks containing quantum processors, connected by a long-distance fiber backbone using quantum repeaters, in the lab. This network will be fully programmable to allow the realization of any application supported by the hardware using platform-independent software. QIA’s prototype network serves as a unifying well-defined system-level integration target that aligns architectural, interface, and performance requirements across the hardware and software stack through its Systems Engineering (SE) Track—enabling coordinated development across a diverse, multidisciplinary technical consortium. In parallel, the Design Alternatives (DA) Track includes alternative hardware platforms and other technical solution ideas that address efficiency, scalability, and interoperability, and that have a clear potential to benefit QIA and beyond. (2) Preparing real-world deployments including proof-of-concept use case demonstrations as part of the Quantum Internet Initiative in the Quantum Europe Strategy. In this SGA, this includes the advancement of key components to higher TRL, and a market study of open access modalities, in preparation of pilot and open access facilities. QIA will also develop real-world use cases for the quantum internet, collaborating with end users to find solutions based on quantum internet functionalities, tailored to QIA platforms. (3) Driving an innovative European Quantum Internet ecosystem capable of scaling all sub-systems to world-leading European technology, including the open QIA Technology Forum.
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01/01/2026
Quantum Competitiveness Alignment, Scaling, and Support
QOMPASS aims at supporting the Quantum Flagship and providing the strategic backbone for implementing the Quantum Europe Strategy and preparing the governance and ecosystem required for the Quantum Act (2026). The project addresses the Work Programme’s objectives of strengthening Europe’s technological sovereignty, accelerating industrial uptake, and ensuring global leadership in quantum technologies. QOMPASS will achieve this through four integrated objectives: Strategic Intelligence & Roadmapping – Establish a European Quantum Observatory to deliver data-driven intelligence on investments, workforce, and supply chains, benchmark Europe’s position, and update the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) with roadmaps aligned to the Quantum Europe Strategy. Visibility & Global Positioning – Build a strong European quantum brand, enhance outreach through high-impact communication, and position Europe as a trusted leader via flagship events (e.g., EQTC) and tier-1 media engagement. Ecosystem & Industrial Uptake – Accelerate lab-to-market transition by linking the Quantum Flagship with EuroHPC, Chips JU, DEP, and EIC; foster investment through European Quantum Scale-up Summits; and lead standardisation efforts to secure Europe’s influence on global norms. Governance & Policy – Support the EU’s new governance model under the Quantum Act, align national and EU strategies, enable joint funding initiatives, and prepare the governance blueprint for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034). A Rapid Response Service ensures agility in addressing emerging EC requests. Building on the assets of previous CSAs (QFlag, QUCATS), QOMPASS unites Europe’s largest quantum industry association (QuIC), national agencies, and leading RTOs, creating a unique alliance to deliver at scale. QOMPASS will provide the strategic, operational, and governance support needed for Europe to achieve technological sovereignty and global leadership in quantum technologies.
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01/01/2026
Designing, Managing and Debugging Quantum Networks
QUESTING is a groundbreaking Doctoral Network (DN) initiative aimed at revolutionizing the field of Quantum Technology by addressing critical gaps in interdisciplinary education and training. This program will cultivate a new generation of "Q-System Innovators," equipping 15 doctoral candidates with expertise in quantum networks, hybrid classical-quantum systems, and interoperable cultural co-design. By integrating mathematics, physics, computing, and communications engineering with socio-cultural and ethical perspectives, QUESTING pioneers an innovative approach to building scalable, robust, and adaptive quantum systems. QUESTING tackles foundational challenges in quantum networking, including entanglement optimization, fault-tolerant design, and resource-efficient hybrid systems. By leveraging advanced methodologies such as small-world network modeling, Bayesian optimization, and quantum game theory, it addresses issues like the fragility of entanglement, network scalability, and adaptive fault detection. The program’s innovative approach encompasses the development of key performance indicators, physical models for noise and decoherence, and algorithms for resource management, ensuring seamless integration of quantum technologies with existing classical systems. The program's holistic methodology spans from theoretical advancements to real-world applications, including secure quantum communication, distributed resource management, and sustainable network topologies. Through its unique blend of participatory research, co-design processes, and industry-academic collaboration, QUESTING ensures alignment with global challenges such as cybersecurity, digital transformation, and equitable access to emerging technologies. This initiative is instrumental in advancing the European Union's Quantum Technologies Flagship and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, fostering innovation-driven growth while preparing Europe to lead responsibly in the quantum revolution.
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01/12/2025
Opérations quantiques d'ordre supérieur avec états connus
Project Leader : Marco Quintino
01/10/2025
Réseaux de capteurs quantique
Project Leader : damian markham
01/10/2024
Module de sécurité matériel pour le calcul dans un cloud quantique sécurisé
Project Leader : Elham Kashefi
01/01/2024
Quantum Secure Networks Partnership
The Quantum Secure Networks Partnership (QSNP) project aims at creating a sustainable European ecosystem in quantum cryptography and communication. A majority of its partners, which include world-leading academic groups, research and technology organizations (RTOs), quantum component and system spin-offs, cybersecurity providers, integrators, and telecommunication operators, were members of the European Quantum Flagship projects CIVIQ, UNIQORN and QRANGE. QSNP thus gathers the know-how and expertise from all technology development phases, ranging from innovative designs to development of prototypes for field trials. QSNP is structured around three main Science and Technology (ST) pillars. The first two pillars, “Next Generation Protocols” and “Integration”, focus on frontier research and innovation, led mostly by academic partners and RTOs. The third ST pillar “Use cases and Applications” aims at expanding the industrial and economic impact of QSN technologies and is mostly driven by companies. In order to achieve the specific objectives within each pillar and ensure that know-how transfer and synergy between them are coherent and effective, QSNP has established ST activities corresponding to the three main layers of the technology value chain, “Components and Systems”, “Networks” and “Cryptography and Security”. This framework will allow achieving the ultimate objective of developing quantum communication technology for critical European infrastructures, such as EuroQCI, as well as for the private information and communication technology (ICT) sectors. QSNP will contribute to the European sovereignty in quantum technology for cybersecurity. Additionally, it will generate significant economic benefits to the whole society, including training new generations of scientists and engineers, as well as creating high-tech jobs in the rapidly growing quantum industry.
Project Leader : Eleni Diamanti
08/11/2023
Un réseau quantique de capteurs distribués
Project Leader : Eleni Diamanti
01/10/2023
Ordinateurs quantique à base de lumière en variables discrètes et continues
Project Leader : Frederic Grosshans
01/10/2023
Scalable Continuous Variable Cluster State Quantum Technologies
Continuous variable (CV) quantum technologies have in recent years made significant impact on the fields of quantum communication, sensing, and computing, as signified by the detection of gravitational waves and demonstration of quantum advantage via Gaussian boson sampling. Moreover, the recent generation and manipulation of CV cluster states, comprising thousands of entangled modes, have direct implications for future developments of scalable CV quantum computing and networking systems. In CLUSTEC, we will pursue an interdisciplinary approach to unfold the full potential of CV cluster state technology by making conceptual and technical breakthroughs along three different directions. First, we will develop two complementary optical platforms for scalable generation of massive CV cluster states of different entanglement topologies and generation of hardware efficient error-correcting codes. The two systems will be based on a well-established low-loss fiber platform and the emerging, highly promising integrated photonics platform of thin-film Lithium Niobate. Second, we will develop and test radically new measurement-induced CV quantum computational and networking protocols and algorithms with certified quantum advantage and real-life applications. Third, we will explore and develop, theoretically and experimentally, novel quantum error-correcting CV protocols and technologies that facilitate the realization of practical fault-tolerant quantum technologies for quantum computing, communication and sensing with true scalability potential. With these activities, CLUSTEC will create a new path towards scalable quantum technologies and accelerate the development of practical quantum technologies with potentially radical impact on European society and economy. The results will pave the way for industrial uptake and exploitation in the near and long term, and in turn support the development of European leadership and autonomy in emerging strategic technologies.
Project Leader : Damian Markham
01/11/2022
Near term quantum devices: complexity, verification and applications
C22/1651
Project Leader : Alex Bredariol-Grilo
01/10/2022
Quantum Safe Internet
QSI aims at training a world-class cohort of doctoral candidates (DCs) capable of taking the next essential steps in the highly demanding area of cybersecurity. We aim to build strong lasting links between strategically selected industry and academic partners, in different disciplines, via the development of novel technologies for practical applications in data security. In parallel, we will also combine, via a collaborative long-term interdisciplinary approach, expertise in all relevant communities to address key fundamental problems in secure communications in the quantum era, and the important applications therein. The planned training network will provide research and training opportunities to a new generation of DCs, who, in the long-run, shall address the Grand Challenge of providing “Quantum-Safe Internet”, i.e., a communication infrastructure that is secure against not only classical attacks but also those enabled by quantum technologies. Today’s Internet security heavily relies on computational complexity assumptions, and as such is seriously threatened by advancements in quantum computing technologies. Indeed, we have recently witnessed a wave of key developments in this direction by a number of IT giants, e.g., Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Intel. This particularly jeopardizes applications that require long-term security. The number of such applications is continuously growing as more and more of our private information is stored and communicated in a digital way, e.g., electronic health records, which are now required by European legislation to remain secure for a long time. This requires us to urgently develop and implement new solutions, as we plan to do in this Doctoral Network (DN).
Project Leader : Eleni Diamanti
01/10/2022
Quantum technologies: Education and training to fulfill the strategic skill needs of research and industry in France
Project Leader : Eleni Diamanti
01/09/2022
Quantum communication testbeds
Project Leader : Eleni Diamanti
01/07/2022
Distribution quantique de clés avec des boîtes noires
Project Leader : Damian Markham
01/07/2022
Initiative Nationale Hybride HPC Quantique – R&D et Support des communautés
Project Leader : Damian Markham
01/04/2022
From NISQ to LSQ: bosonic corrector codes and LDPC
Project Leader : Frederic Grosshans
01/01/2022
Etude de la Pile Quantique : Algorithmes, modèles de calcul et simulation pour l’informatique quantique
Project Leader : Damian Markham
01/01/2022
High Performance Computer – Quantum Simulator hybrid
The aim of HPCQS is to prepare European research, industry and society for the use and federal operation of quantum computers and simulators. These are future computing technologies that are promising to overcome the most difficult computational challenges. HPCQS is developing the programming platform for the quantum simulator, which is based on the European ATOS Quantum Learning Machine (QLM), and the deep, low-latency integration into modular HPC systems based on ParTec’s European modular supercomputing concept. A twin pilot system, developed as a prototype by the European company Pasqal, will be implemented and integrated at CEA/TGCC (France) and FZJ/JSC (Germany), both hosts of European Tier-0 HPC systems. The pre-exascale sites BSC (Spain) and CINECA (Italy) as well as ICECH (Ireland) will be connected to the TGCC and JSC via the European data infrastructure FENIX. It is planned to offer quantum HPC hybrid resources to the public via the access channels of PRACE. To achieve these goals, HPCQS brings together leading quantum and supercomputer experts from science and industry, thus creating an incubator for practical quantum HPC hybrid computing that is unique in the world. The HPC-QS technology will be developed in a co-design process together with selected exemplary use cases from chemistry, physics, optimization and machine learning suitable for quantum HPC hybrid calculations. HPCQS fits squarely to the challenges and scope of the call by acquiring a quantum device with two times 100+ neutral atoms. HPCQS develops the connection between the classical supercomputer and the quantum simulator by deep integration in the modular supercomputing architecture and will provide cloud access and middleware for programming and execution of applications on the quantum simulator through the QLM, as well as a Jupyter-Hub platform with safe access guarantee through the European UNICORE system to its ecosystem of quantum programming facilities and application libraries.
Project Leader : Elham Kashefi
01/12/2021
Initiative Nationale Hybride HPC Quantique - Acquisition
Project Leader : Elham Kashefi
24/11/2021