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Founded in 1962, UNITN is one of the most international universities in Italy and is consistently placed among the best Italian universities by national and international rankings. UNITN offers 70 undergraduate and master’s degree courses, many first and second level master’s degrees and lifelong education, a school of advanced studies, and 17 doctoral programmes.

Trento is home to facilities that develop some of the most advanced quantum devices and algorithms in Italy through Q@TN , Quantum Science and Technology in Trento, a joint laboratory of University of Trento, Fondazione Bruno Kessler , the National Research Council , and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics . Several of the NeQST researchers are members of the Pitaevskii BEC Center of UNITN and CNR-INO, which provides leading expertise on atomic physics and quantum phenomena. The research groups involved in NeQST specialize in the theory of quantum technologies, with applications in particular to quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories and nuclear physics, as well as quantum optimization.

For more information visit: Hauke Group — Quantum Technologies Theory and Trento Digital University | Alessandro Roggero

The Honda Research Institute Europe conducts research in artificial intelligence and intelligent systems. We believe that innovation is created through science and that intelligent systems will shape our future in many ways, ranging from autonomous and accident-free driving to personal robots, and from smart design and manufacturing to the efficient use of resources. Our focus is on fundamental research in domains such as computer science, bioinformatics, computational intelligence, optimization, quantum computing, cooperative intelligence, and robotics. With about 50 scientists and researchers our goal is to develop novel technologies and provide innovative solutions to support Honda’s current and future technology roadmap. We provide new ideas, concepts, and insights through early research projects with experts of different backgrounds from both the private sector and academia. We strive to be an active member of the scientific community and collaborate closely with our network of partner universities. Working together in international teams of scientists, developers, students, and business experts, creates unique opportunities to shape future technology. Application domains of our research topics range from robotics, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and energy management to privacy by design, software systems, human-machine interfaces, and optimization.

The researchers involved in NeQST will focus in particular on multi-objective and constrained real-world optimization.

Fraunhofer IOSB-AST has a strong track record in applied research of complex cybernetic systems and transforming new methods and processes into innovative operation control applications such as cross-sectoral energy systems and water supply. The researchers at the IOSB-AST develop tailored, resilient and future-oriented systems engineering solutions for complex, dynamic and time-varying processes in the fields of energy and water supply, cybersecurity, land and underwater robotics, data spaces and ICT ecosystems, and disinfection. Through their scientific work, IOSB-AST scientists provide significant upstream research for the benefit of customers and society.

The department Cognitive Energy Systems develops and researches pioneering key technologies in the field of energy systems engineering in the areas of energy technology, energy informatics, energy logistics, cyber security, cross-sectoral energy systems and cognitive assistance systems in Germany, Europe, and worldwide. With our many years of know-how, we make essential contributions to the successful transformation of energy supply systems with our technological solutions for the benefit of our partners. Since 2020, the group cross-sectoral energy systems investigates the benefits of quantum computing and quantum communication within the energy sector especially for optimized management for electric vehicle charging.

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The Center for Theoretical Physics (CFT) of the Polish Academy of Sciences was launched in 1980 with the mission to become the leading institute in theoretical physics in Poland and to make Polish science visible at the international level. Currently, it hosts around 55 researchers at different levels; in particular, 18 investigators hold permanent posts. Most of the senior staff members are widely-recognized in their fields. Research at CFT encompasses such broad thematic areas of modern theoretical physics, ranging from cosmology and astrophysics to classical and quantum electrodynamics or quantum optics. The institute is organized into nine research groups, four of which do pioneering research in many branches of theoretical quantum physics, including quantum information theory or quantum computing. In particular, the Quantum Information group involved in the NeQST project specializes in the characterization and detection of various forms of quantum correlations and their use in designing certification methods for quantum devices.