Quantum Meets 2024 The Nodes of One Network PART 4 INSIGHTS
To wrap up Quantum Meets 2024, DAY 4, THE NODES OF ONE NETWORK featured numerous break out sessions that delegates were able to participate in. The final day was held in Thuishaven, in the Western outskirts of AMSTERDAM and took place on Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
In synch with the Quantum industry as a whole, LatestSale.com Founder was pleased to uncover on 13/06/2024 that the company’s strategy to incorporate gamification elements into certain responsible AI tools underpinned with Quantum communications was in keeping with the Quantum industry’s strategic goals and implementation plans. The GAME ON! session emphasized why gaming was so important. As the largest industry by revenue, it was agreed by this Quantum community cohort that gaming could be used to raise awareness of quantum computing. A how-to implementation strategy was discussed and agreed upon.
The Nodes of One Network came complete with an interactive community building and deep dive programme followed by a festive dinner and complimentary drinks at the bar. The main agenda for the day and evening was organized under the main theme: “Daring Research and Tech Transfer.”
Other breakout sessions in the various tents on the manmade beach complex included:
BRIDGING THE (QUANTUM) GAP: ACCELERATING QUANTUM TO MARKET
This break out group explored the latest developments in Quantum Simulation and Computation, incorporating solutions from the National Quantum Network and the deployment of Quantum Sensing Applications. The group was led by Philippe Bouyer, QDNL Director of Science and Technology, Clara I. Osorio QDNL CAT3 Lead, Kareljan Schoutens, Professor and affiliated member of QuSoft and UvA, and Alexander Scheltinga, Program Manager at Quantum Delta NL
Iva Pérez. Founder of Dreamkers led the session QUANTUM FORESIGHT: PREPARING FOR TOMORROW’S CHALLENGES. The agenda introduced proactive and strategic thinking to anticipate potential future scenarios that could challenge or disrupt the quantum industry.
Rick Wasserman, Scientist at TNO led the TECH TRANSFER TRIUMPHS: SUCCESS STORIES BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND STARTUPS break out group alongside Delphine Brousse, Division Engineer Lead of TNO QuTech, Anne-Marije Zwerver,
CEO of Groove Quantum, Devin Smith of QuiX Quantum and Stefan Hengesbach also of QuiX Quantum. As quantum innovations succeed one another at a rapid pace, the increased desire amongst researchers to join the industrial process, has resulted in the emergence of various start ups over several years. Delegates were given the opportunity to engage with the principal industry leaders behind quantum computing technologies.
FROM RESEARCH TO STARTUPS: LEARNINGS FROM VENTURE BUILDING IN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENTS also featured as part of the Nodes of One Network programme. The session explored how academia could best deploy new technologies, ground-breaking research, and innovative models that would ensure prompt and sustainable commercialization of products and services. Equally important, a focus on building a strong Quantum venture capital ecosystem whilst balancing potential risks in the quest to create and develop leading academic entrepreneurs.
Industry specialists who contributed to this panel discussion included Jessie Qin-Dregely COO of Single Quantum, Pavel Kalinin, Operations and Platform Lead at Infinity Quantum Delta, Remon Berrevoets, Co-Founder and Director of Research Development at Q*Bird, and Thorsten Last, Executive Director of D&E for Orange Quantum Systems B.V. Last, who has not only been leading the development and engineering divisions at Orange Quantum Systems, was, prior to this, “part of the team who developed Quantum Inspire, Europe’s first quantum computer in the cloud (www.quantum-inspire.com). He received his Diploma (MSc equivalent) in Physics and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany and has been involved in various projects in academia and the semiconductor industry, spanning from “beyond CMOS” device physics, to Silicon Valley tech consultancy and EUV lithography.”
The agenda for CRUNCHING THE CHIPS ACT: WHERE ARE WE HEADING? examined the Chips Act, and how it affects the wider quantum ecosystem. The session was led by Julia Feddersen of EU Programmes at Quantum Delta NL, Somya Gupta, Lead at Quantum in Chips Act (QDNL) and Innovation and Strategic Partnerships (QuTech), and Professor Ronald Hanson. Also joining, Executive Director Celia Merzbacher of QED-C (Quantum Economic Development Consortium), and Kristiaan De Greve of Imec.
The STANDARDISATION SPOTLIGHT: AN UNSEEN ARENA WHERE SUPPLY CHAINS ARE BORN break out group was led by Julian Rabbie, TNO Strategy Consultant, Thorsten Last, Executive Director of Development and Engineering at Orange Quantum Systems B.V, Jesse Robbers, Director Industry and Digital Infrastructure at QDNL and Andrea Rodriguez, Lead at ImpaQT, a value-chain-based consortium of quantum technology companies that aims to create streamlined industry standards by demonstrating interoperability.
The agenda examined the shift from oversized and cumbersome lab setups to commercially available components as the quantum industry matures. Seamless connection of components to create fully integrated systems through standardisation for new product development is the platform that will facilitate quantum implementation en masse. Small company participation in this endeavour is pivotal and the panel reviewed who the key suppliers of the future upon whom we will all depend could be, together with the dynamics of quantum supply chains.
QUANTUM CONVERSATIONS: SHAPING QUANTUM-FOR-GOOD (THROUGH COLLABORATION) THE OBVIOUS AND BEYOND took centre stage. This interactive session facilitated the engagement of delegates with key players from the Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) community. The concept of quantum technology for the greater good was dissected alongside its potential implementation.
The Centre for Quantum and Society session addressed fundamental industry concerns, with the objective to collectively shape the vision on what “quantum for good” means and entails for all actors in society. Key panel members included Pieter Vermaas Ethics researcher at TU Delft, Clare Shelley-Egan Associate Professor, Ethics of Quantum Technologies at TU Delft and Diederick Croese, CQS Director.
The GAME ON! DEVELOPING THE NEXT QUANTUM GAME session took place on Thursday, June 13, 2024 between 4:45 PM to 5:30 PM and the LatestSale.com Founder was an active participant due to the company’s strong stance of gamification integration into a variety of planned responsible AI tools. Led by Evert van Nieuwenburg Assistant Professor at Leiden University and QuantumPlayed, Dimitri van Esch, COW of the Quantum Gateway Foundation, Cintia Perugachi Quantum Education Officer at Universiteit Leiden, and Michelle Willebrands Community Manager Quantum at Leiden University, the agenda was earmarked to create ideas that had the potential to stimulate solutions for the development of a new generation of quantum games.
Using quantum phenomena, in the form of a game, to understand quantum computing underpinned the session. Due to confidentiality clauses and top secret projects, as of 7th August 2024, we are not able to highlight the specifics relating to any of the game ideas showcased on the day, but we can share that gamification is core to the principles of the Latestsale.com edtech commerce™ integration strategy.
The conference came to an eventful end with promises for more to discover as the United Nations announced that 2025 would be the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ).”