Towards the Quantum Flagship. Tommaso Calarco

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1 Towards the Quantum Flagship Tommaso Calarco

2 The strengths of Quantum Europe

3 Quantum Manifesto was handed over to European Commission in May 2016

4 Quantum Manifesto, May 2016

5 Quantum Manifesto 8

6 More than 3600 supporters from academia and industry

7 Process Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society Günther Oettinger nominates 4. European Cloud Communication + QT Staff Working Document Council of the EU Research and Industry Working Parties 3. Quantum Manifesto High-Level Steering Committee Independent chair with broad experience in managing large research organizations, ~ 10 high-level people from academia and industry discusses 6. Draft on flagship content/structure/ governance welcomes Flagship Board of Founders Representatives from national ministries QT Virtual Institutes/Facilities Expert groups from each application area established 1. Research roadmap QUTE Scientific Board ~ 40 prominent QT scientists covering broad disciplinary and geographic range 5. Options paper about governance models QUTE Flagship Working Group ~ 30 members from academic and industry communities appointed choose representatives QT community Coordination Actions QUIPROCONE > QUROPE > QUIE2T > QUTE-EUROPE 2. Industry white paper Industry Leadership Group Representatives from small, medium and big enterprises interested/investing in QT Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology Roberto Viola Directorate Excellence in Science Thomas Skordas QT/HPC Unit Gustav Kalbe FET Flagships Unit Aymard de Touzalin 9. Call for Flagship ramp-up phase 7. QuantERA Call FET Programme Committee Representatives from national ministries appoints 8. Work-Programme QuantERA Strategic Advisory Board 12 members from science and industry QuantERA consortium 32 national funding organizations from 26 Member States advises

8 Timeline 4. European Cloud Communication + QT Staff Working Document since 2004 Council of the EU High-Level Steering Committee May-October Quantum Manifesto 6. Draft on flagship content/structure/ governance March-May 2016 Flagship Board of Founders 1. Research roadmap April-May 2016 FET Programme Committee 5. Options paper about governance models QUTE Flagship Working Group 2. Industry white paper Summer 2016 QT/HPC Unit Fall Work-Programme Input from stakeholders Winter 2016 Input from funding agencies 9. Call for Flagship ramp-up phase Summer 2017 QuantERA Input consortium from member states Spring QuantERA Call Proposals from consortia

9 QT Flagship Community Consultation Workshop was held in November Workshop connected with HLSC meeting on in Berlin Participatory, nondiscriminatory consultation with the community, including business and industry 200 participants in streaming Input gathered on Values & guiding principles Strategic research agenda Implementation of research agenda Governance model

10 Results from Community Consultation (1/2) Values & basic principles Transparency, inclusiveness and openness Fairness in evaluation of research (propsals), with excellence as top criterium Aim-driven science-industry cooperation with ambitious but realistic goals Balanced representation of academia and industry Strategic research agenda Four domains from Manifesto confirmed, plus Enabling Science domain Strong focus on demonstrators and prototypes Start with many proof-of-principle projects, consolidate during runtime of Flagship to fewer, larger consortia

11 Results from Community Consultation (2/2) Implementation Funding mainly for technology- and innovation-projects, selected through peer-reviewed calls for proposals Further measures for training/ education, outreach, start-up support, patent protection, standardization and norms, community building Close alignement with national QT initiatives Governance Clear distinction between strategic decision makers, Flagship management and scientific work Simple, effective and efficient management structures on all levels Continuous community consultation on strategic decisions

12 Timeline QuantERA call St 1 Stage 2 Evaluation QuantERA projects HLSC intermediate report HLSC final report First Flagship calls National Initiatives Stage 1 Stage 2 Evaluation Flagship projects Feb Sept Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018 Fall 2018 Jan Jan

13 High-Level Steering Committee of the QT Flagship Project collectively represents the diversity of stakeholders in Europe: 12 Academic and 12 Industry Members, appointed by the European Commission Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mlynek, Chairman, Humboldt University of Berlin Prof. Dr. Rainer Blatt, University of Innsbruck Prof. Dr. Vladimir Buz ek, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava Prof. Dr. Tommaso Calarco, University of Ulm Prof. Dr. Per Delsing, Chalmers University Gothenburg Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Giacobino, CNRS Lab Kastler-Brossel Paris Prof. Dr. Marek Kus, Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw Prof. Dr. Eugene Simon Polzik, Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen Dr. Maria Luisa Rastello, INRIM Torino Prof. Dr. ir. Wim Van Saarloos, KNAW Amsterdam Prof. Dr. Lluis Torner, Institute of Photonic Sciences Barcelona Prof. Dr. Ian Walmsley, University of Oxford Dr. Cyril Allouche, Atos SE Jaya Baloo, KPN Dr. Paolo Bianco, Airbus D&S UK Dr. Michael Bolle, Bosch AG Dr. Fabio Cavaliere, Ericsson Dr. Guido Chiaretti, ST Micro Dr. Daniel Dolfi, Thales Dr. Norbert Lu tke-entrup, Siemens AG Dr. Graeme Malcolm, M2 Lasers Dr. In igo A. Martinez, VLC Photonics Dr. Markus Matthes, ASML Dr. Gre goire Ribordy, ID Quantique Observer: Prof. Dr. Maria Chiara Carrozza, Sant Anna School Pisa

14 High-Level Steering Committee of the QT Flagship Project Mandate work in an open and transparent way, together with the wider community of stakeholders from academia and industry, in close collaboration with the EC and Member States deliver an Intermediate Report by February 2017, and a Final Report by Q3 2017, preparing the framework of the flagship initiative advise the European Commission in the launch of the QT Flagship by delivering - a Strategic Research Agenda, taking into account industrial aspects. It should include a long-term roadmap for the flagship as well as a more detailed agenda for the H2020 ramp-up phase that should start as of an Implementation Model, proposing a concrete implementation approach both for the ramp-up phase within H2020 as well as for the longer term beyond H a Governance Structure, including the internal governance of the flagship as well as the relations with the EC, the Member States and the relevant funding agencies

15 Strategic Research Agenda: Structure outlined in the Intermediate Report of the QT Flagship Project

16 Strategic Research Agenda outlined in the Intermediate Report of the QT Flagship Project Vertical domains The flagship program should be structured into five domains, of which four vertical domains address vital application areas of a future knowledge-driven industry: Communication: guarantee secure data transmission and long-term security for the information society by using quantum resources for communication protocols Computation: solve problems beyond the reach of current or conceivable classical processors by using programmable quantum machines Simulation: understand and solve important problems, by mapping them onto controlled quantum systems in an analogue or digital way Sensing and metrology: achieve unprecedented sensitivity, accuracy and resolution in measurement and diagnostics, by coherently manipulating quantum objects

17 Strategic Research Agenda outlined in the Intermediate Report of the QT Flagship Project Horizontal domain: Basic science The aim of the fifth domain is to develop novel ideas and concepts that can have a major impact on the vertical domains, ranging from theoretical and experimental science to proofof-principle experiments, capable of delivering concepts, tools, materials and processes. Cross-cutting activities Support the domains mission-driven objectives and provide a structure to identify common concepts, capabilities and opportunities: Engineering and Control: advance the understanding, design, control, construction and use of new technologies and driving their transition from concepts, theories, one-off and proof-of-principle experiments to high-yield and scalable devices and systems Software and Theory: develop quantum algorithms, protocols, and applications, and connect to tools for control and certification and understanding the quantum advantage Education and Training: tutor a new generation of skilled technicians, engineers, scientists and application developers in QT and foster ecosystems for them to work on shared mission-driven technologies and to develop tools and software

18 Implementation model outlined in the Intermediate Report of the QT Flagship Project HOW? WHAT? WHO? WHEN? realize the highest level of transparency in the development process show openness to involving emerging actors and attract the best talent fair evaluation of proposals with top priority to excellence and impact sustainability over a timescale also beyond the 10-year flagship program consider lessons and implement best practices from the other FET Flagships aim at societal impact and commercial exploitation set demanding but achievable goals, measurable KPIs and project milestones include high-risk/high-reward research and developments include academic and industrial partners from different European countries focus on the impact and strategic benefit in the global race for QT leadership Member States are expected to start national support as early as possible Q1 2019: start of the first flagship projects in the ramp-up phase

19 Governance model Considerations for the QT Flagship Project Principles the governance setup will be determined based on the priorities of the final Strategic Research Agenda the structures have to be simple and effective on all program levels, including efficient feedback loops setting up productive workflows within the flagship on the stakeholder, executive and program management levels provide strong links to the European Commission and the QT community Priorities flexibility and agility is needed to follow changes in the European and global research, market and political agendas provide a continuous consultative forum for the QT community establish differentiation between the funding agencies and the flagship initiative

20 HLSC Intermediate Report handover 16 February 2017

21 Qcomm in the HLSC Report

22 Qcomm in the draft WP Quantum Communications: Development of state-of-the art network devices, applications and systems (memories, quantum repeaters, network equipment, high throughput miniaturised quantum random number generators, etc.) for quantum communication mesh-networks. Proposals should target lower-cost solutions, devices and systems compatible with existing communication networks and standard cryptography systems, as well as device-independent protocols. Each proposal should address aspects like engineering, protocols, certification, software, algorithms. Actions should include validation of the proposed solution and proof of its suitability for the targeted application. Budget per type of action (includes all areas): a) RIA: EUR 130 million from the 2018 budget b) CSA: EUR 1.5 million from the 2018 budget

23 Qcomp in the HLSC Report

24 Qcomp in the draft WP Quantum Computing Systems: The development of open quantum computer experimental systems and platforms, integrating the key building blocks such as quantum processors (>10qubits) with limited qubit overhead, software stack, algorithms, applications, etc. Work should address the scalability towards large systems (>100 qubits), the verification and validation of the quantum computation, fault-tolerance and solving a concrete computational problem to demonstrate the quantum advantage.

25 Qsim in the HLSC Report

26 Qsim in the draft WP Quantum Simulation: Proposals should aim at delivering operational demonstrators, based on existing physical platforms that have shown a clear perspective to achieve more than 50 interacting quantum units and / or full local control. They should work towards demonstrating a certified quantum advantage for solving difficult scientific or industrial problems (e.g. logistics, scheduling, machine learning, optimisation, artificial intelligence, drug discovery, etc.). The proposed solutions need to include the development of protocols, validation schemes and control, simulation software, system configuration and optimisation. Work should address the scalability towards larger systems with more qubits and projects should foresee activities related to solving a common problem that will be identified by the CSA and run on all the platforms selected in this area. Hybrid architectures are also to be considered under this topic when relevant. The proposed solutions should be tested with real life applications.

27 Qsens in the HLSC Report

28 Qsens in the draft WP Quantum Metrology and Sensing: Quantum sensors for specific application areas such as imaging, healthcare, geo-sciences, outdoor and indoor navigation, time or frequency, magnetic or electrical measurements, etc. as well as novel measurement standards, making use of the advances in controlling the fundamental quantum properties. It is expected that the work will lead to practical sensing devices, imaging systems and quantum standards that employ quantum coherence and outperform classical counterparts (resolution, stability) targeting TRL levels 3 and 4 and showing potential for further miniaturisation/integration into industrial systems.

29 Fundamental science in the draft WP Fundamental science: Research and development of basic theories and components, addressing a foundational challenge of relevance for the development of quantum technologies in at least one of the four areas a.-d. described above, or to improve the performance of the components or subsystems targeted in those areas. Proposals must clearly indicate how they support a challenge for one or more of these areas.

30 Summary Long, complex process from idea to implementation. Now in hot phase of preparation Community feedback important part of preparation phase Most important values: transparency, openness, fairness Strategic research agenda along four application domains (Simulation, Computing, Communication, Sensing and Metrology) plus Basic Science Implementation mainly through peer-reviewed calls for proposals; steering and focussing through calls, milestones and KPIs Additional measures for training/education, outreach, start-up support, patent protection, standardization and norms, community building

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