Industrial Perspective Session at Barcelona, October 17 2007
Towards a quantum information technology industryThe presentations listed on this page are the intellectual property of the authors and speaker. Please write to the QAP programme manager k.pruvost1@physics.ox.ac.uk for permission to use them or parts thereof. Tim
Spiller The research fields of quantum information processing and communication are now well established, although still growing and developing. It was realized early on that there is significant potential for new technologies and applications, leading to the vision of a whole new quantum information technology industry. The vision is not yet reality, and there are still many open questions with regard to how it might become so. This talk raises some of these questions, and gives a perspective from HP on how we might proceed, from where we are today towards a quantum information technology industry in the future. Click here to view full presentation. © Dr. Tim Spiller, HP Distinguished Scientist
Quantum Computing and Communication at NEC: Challenges and ProspectsJun'ichi SoneVice President, Central Research Laboratories NEC Corporation Japan NEC has been pursuing the possibilities of computing and communication with higher performances since its foundation. The higher-performance computing and larger-capacity communication systems are inevitable for NEC to provide better IT services through the communication networks. In the operation of these systems, collections of electrons or photons are used to represent digital bits. The nature of a single electron or photon, so called a single quantum, is governed by the principle of quantum mechanics, and its physical properties are quite different from those of a collection of electrons or photons, providing the possibilities to realize the computing and communication systems with unique features. It is already verified that the quantum cryptography using a single photon enables the extremely secure communications, and is now ready to emerge in some specific markets. However, the impact of quantum information, in particular with an entangled quantum, to the computing and communication systems will be far beyond the simple cryptography. In the presentation, NEC’s challenges toward the quantum computing and communication systems will be discussed. In these challenges, new innovative ideas both in information technologies and device technologies are needed to reach the goal. They would not be achieved solely by a single company. NEC is conducting collaborative works with many outside research organizations. It is also a challenge to a new research scheme, so called open innovation. Prospects of these technologies will be also discussed together with the achievements through their collaborations. Collaboration to Gigabit Quantum Encryption - selling the Holy Grail of ComputingJohn Dubois The presentation will present Senetas, a major global player in classical cryptography, why Senetas embraced quantum cryptography and why we have further interest in collaborating with idQ. As the world's leading encryption company we believe all serious players in the field should consider quantum cryptography, including academia and industry who need to collaborate more, since these collaborations enable commercialisation of significant technology breakthroughs and offer the best chance for R&D to be translated into financial return. Hybrid Quantum and Classical Solutions for High-Speed Network EncryptionGregoire Ribordy Click here to view full presentation. © Gregoire Ribordy, CEO, id Quantique
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