The European Commission has proposed to invest one billion euros in a Quantum Flagship, a large-scale European research program for quantum technology. Within the Quantum Flagship, researchers from various fields will further knowledge on quantum mechanics and bring new applications to the market. This proposal is part of the ‘Technology... read more →

Researchers of QuSoft, Gdansk University, Gdansk University of Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University and the University of Cambridge have proven that quantum communication is based on nonlocality. They show that whenever quantum communication is more efficient than classical communication, it must be possible to find a nonlocal correlation somewhere. Their paper... read more →

Researchers of the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei have physically demonstrated the quantum fingerprints protocol, which was developed theoretically by QuSoft researchers Harry Buhrman and Ronald de Wolf (CWI) and their colleagues Richard Cleve and John Watrous (University of Calgary) in their 2001 paper. Quantum fingerprinting... read more →

A number of leading scientists and decision makers have initiated a Quantum Manifesto. This manifesto is a call to launch an ambitious European initiative in quantum technologies, needed to ensure Europe’s leading role in a technological revolution now under way. All individuals from academia, industry and governmental / funding institutions... read more →

QuSoft researcher Christian Schaffner has given a general audience talk about quantum cryptography at the 32nd Chaos Communication Congress (32c3), a large gathering of 12'000 hackers in Hamburg. The lecture covers some classics (Quantum Key Distribution) and the latest developments (position-based quantum cryptography) in this fascinating research field.  No previous... read more →

Today QuSoft, the first research center dedicated to quantum software, is launched. It is a joint initiative of CWI, UvA and VU, and will be located at Amsterdam Science Park. QuSoft complements the research conducted by QuTech, which focuses on the development of quantum hardware, and thus strengthens the position... read more →