Instituto de Telecomunicações plays a role in the cutting-edge European initiative, Quantum Secure Networks Partnership (QSNP). This consortium, spearheaded by the ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences, boasts over forty partners spanning the European landscape.
Officially launched in the spring, the consortium is dedicated to advancing quantum communications through its primary objective of developing and implementing quantum cryptography technology. This breakthrough technology aims to enable ultra-secure information transmission across communication networks. The QSNP project is slated to run for 3.5 years, concluding in September 2026, with a substantial budget of 25 million Euros.
The innovative technologies at the core of QSNP encompass a new generation of protocols based on Quantum Key Distribution cryptography. These protocols are designed to ensure the quantum security of communication networks in the face of evolving computational power and emerging algorithms, including those associated with quantum computers.
Expressing a strong commitment, Armando Nolasco Pinto, the IT leader of the project, states, "We are enthusiastic about our participation in this consortium, aiming to contribute significantly to enhancing the safety of European communication spaces."
High-profile partners include ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences (Spain), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Institut Polytechnique de Paris (France), Technical University of Denmark (Denmark), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany), QuTech, at the Technical University Delft (Netherlands), Università di Padova (Italy), AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (Austria), Palacky University Olomouc (Czech Rep.), Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), Universidade de Vigo (Spain), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Universität Wien (Austria), Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), University of Warsaw (Poland), University of Malta (Malta), Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (Greece), Universität Paderborn (Germany), Inria (France), Ethniko kai Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon (Greece), Instituto de Telecomunicacoes (Portugal), Politecnico di Bari (Italy), Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (France), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands), Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Belgium), University College Cork (Ireland), QuSide (Spain), LuxQuanta (Spain), Micro Photon Devices (Italy), ThinkQuantum (Italy), VPIphotonics GmbH (Germany), Alea Quantum Technologies ApS (Denmark), Q*Bird (Netherlands), Cryptonext Security (France), Nokia Bell Labs (France), Nextworks (Italy), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Telefónica (Spain), TIM S.p.A (Italy), Orange SA (France).
Visit the IT project page: https://www.it.pt/Projects/Index/4856
Visit the Consortium webpage: https://qsnp.eu/
More info: https://qt.eu/news/2023/2023-03-21_launch-of-quantum-secure-networks-partnership-qsnp
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