Shaping the Future of Quantum Communication
SQuaD
Innovations for Quantum Communication in Germany
Quantum Communication is a key technology for ensuring the security of digital infrastructures in our society. By exploiting Quantum Effects, it promises tap-proof data transmission within communication and information networks. One of today’s most widely researched applications is that of quantum-based Key Distribution (QKD). In addition to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), this technology can significantly enhance both IT security and Germany’s technological sovereignty in a hyperconnected world.
Partners
Project Partners in SQuaD
The central goal of the umbrella project is to ensure a sustainable transfer of technology from the scientific community to industry and to lay the foundations for the establishment of a German Quantum Communication Industry. For this, SQuaD will bundle activities in the field of Quantum Communication throughout Germany and promote the dialog with other research hubs and start-up incubators in the field of classical communication technology and IT security.
The Project Partners in SQuaD are:
Project Coordination:
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig
- Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI), Bonn
Consortium Partners:
- KEEQuant GmbH, Fürth
- Quantum Business Network UG, München
- Universität des Saarlandes (UdS), Saarbrücken
- Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung (ISI), Karlsruhe
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik (IOF), Jena
- Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI), Berlin
- Leibniz Universität, Hannover (LUH)
News
News from SQuaD
First Final PQC Standards published
NIST publishes the First Final PQC Standards: In addition to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), another strategy is being pursued on
Networking Platform launched
Platform for Collaboration and Networking launched: As part of the SQuaD project, Quantum Business Network (QBN) has developed an innovative
Enabling Technologies
Announcement for the Funding of Projects on “Enabling Technologies for resilient R&D Supply Chains in Quantum Technologies”: The Bundesministerium für
Projects
Innovation Hub
The Innovation Hub for Quantum Communication is intended to systematically link and thus further intensify Germany’s existing and comprehensive research performance in the field of Quantum Communication with the industrial development of components, systems and solutions for Quantum Communication. The Innovation Hub connects the active stakeholders, projects and current topics in Quantum Communication, rather than connecting individual, unrelated topics.
The Innovation Hub consists of the umbrella project SQuaD for services coordinating and supporting the extension of an independent Quantum Communication Ecosystem in Germany and the following six industry-led projects:
6G-QuaS
DE-QOR
DemoQuanDT
Q‑Fiber
Quant-ID
QUIET
Quantum Communication Ecosystem
Actors in the Field of Quantum Communication in Germany
SQuaD is a multifaceted network of joint projects in the field of Quantum Communication in Germany.
QR.X
QuNET
DIVQSec
Events
Events with SQuaD
QTech 2024
10 to 12 September 2024: Quantum Technology International Conference in Berlin – The Quantum Technology International Conference (QTech) will take
Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks (WQRN)
11 to 13 September 2024: 4th Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks (WQRN) in Montreux – The aim of the
SQuaD Workshop on Quantum Communication
22 September 2024, 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: SQuaD Workshop @ ECOC in Frankfurt – Current security solutions face significant
Research
Testbeds
Testbeds for Quantum Communication in Germany
SQuaD is the central point of contact for the expertise and infrastructure of Quantum Communication in Germany. The scope of SQuaD tasks includes the provision of testbeds and the creation of an overview of the numerous existing user platforms or testbeds in Germany that are available and usable for research and development in the field of Quantum Communication.
The testbeds include existing fiber optic networks (so-called dark fibers), free-beam links, base stations for satellite transmission, but also testbeds to characterize single-photon sources and detectors.
The testbed map shows where test labs for Quantum Communication Experiments are currently located in Germany and for which topics they are suitable.
If your existing or required testbed is not included on the map, please contact us at squad@ptb.de.
Jobs
Positions in the SQuaD Network
Wissenschaftler:in mit Promotion in Physik (m / w / d)
Wissenschaftler:in (m / w / d) mit Promotion in Physik (24–191–QTZB) – bei der Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig –
Wissenschaftler:in mit Promotion in Physik, Elektrotechnik, Quantentechnologie (m / w / d)
Wissenschaftler:in (m / w / d) mit Promotion in Physik, Elektrotechnik, Quantentechnologie (24–176–QTZC) – bei der Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB) in
IT-Sicherheitsexpert:in (m / w / d)
IT-Sicherheitsexpert:in (m / w / d) – bei KEEQuant in Fürth – leistungsorientierte Bezahlung, unbefristet, Vollzeit – Stellenbeschreibung: Die KEEQuant GmbH in
Network
Connect with the Qcom Community!
Are you part of the Qcom community or would you like to join the Qcom community? Then you can access the networking platform here. The platform was specially developed to promote exchange within the Qcom community in Germany and Europe, to overcome fragmentation in the industry, and to create a highly networked, effective ecosystem that drives innovation and accelerates the commercialization of quantum communication technologies.
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