People Behind PASQuanS
With our interview series People Behind PASQuanS we introduce you to some of the bright minds behind our endeavour, who help shape the future of quantum simulation technologies and, quite frankly, make PASQuanS what it is in the first place: a multifaceted and diverse team of passionate quantum enthusiasts from academia and industry.
“The studies performed within PASQuanS and the development of quantum technologies in general are fascinating as they reveal that we have bridged a gap: we can now use, and not only manipulate those fragile quantum systems (i.e. atoms, ions, photons etc.) to actually do things, to solve problems, to study systems that are otherwise too complicated to apprehend.”
Clément Sayrin
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS (France), Kastler Brossel Laboratory, Associate Professor, Experimentalist
“PASQuanS sets out to bring analog quantum simulators to a new level, to understand them as devices with enormous predictive power, and to add elements of programming to them. For this, we have assembled a world-class team.”
Jens Eisert
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems
Professor of Quantum Many-Body Theory, Quantum Information Theory, and Quantum Optics
“The development of industrial applications based on quantum technologies calls for a genuine dialogue between hardware makers and industrial end-users. PASQuanS provides a platform for exchange that can help bridge these worlds.”
Thomas Ayral
Atos BULL, France
Research Engineer, Industrial Partner
“PASQuanS is just the beginning of a much closer collaboration between academia and industry, and we are expecting a huge development in the years to come. In this respect, an important development for us at the Institut d’Optique was the creation of a start-up company (pasqal.io), now a full partner of PASQuanS, to further develop pre-industrial quantum simulators based on the technology we have demonstrated in our research lab. This start-up will be much better equipped to meet the needs of the industry and to work with other companies in the future.”
Antoine Browaeys
Institut d´Optique, France
Coordinator, Experimentalist
“Demonstrating a practical quantum advantage for problems beyond basic science is a very important next step. It will require the breadth of expertise that PASQuanS has brought together – across theory and experiment in academia, with industrial technology and end-use partners to take the critical next steps towards this challenge.”
Andrew Daley
University of Strathclyde, UK
Principal Investigator, Theorist
“With our architecture we influence the whole quantum stack and therefore are able to unify the developments on the hardware and software side. Our philosophy is that the simultaneous development of both sides is essential to achieve a perfectly aligned quantum computer and achieve value creation in the short-term.”
Magdalena Hauser & Wolfgang Lechner
Founders and Co-CEOs, ParityQC, Austria
Industrial Partner
“Clearly, Europe is at the forefront of quantum science, and atomic quantum simulation in particular. But it is a challenge for Europe to translate this scientific leadership into a technological leadership.”
Peter Zoller
Austrian Academy of Science OEAW, Austria
Principal Investigator, Theorist
“What I see is that there is still a gap in the general knowledge, as some people seem to be intimidated by quantum physics, thinking that it is something out of their reach and relevant only to physicists. As the target of our research in quantum simulators moves to the market and end-users, however, I think it is becoming even more important now to advocate for more outreach activities and to introduce young people to concepts of quantum physics already in schools.”
Rosaria Lene
University Strathclyde, UK
Research Associate (Post-doc), Theorist
“It has been amazing to see how industry and research have come together to address some of the most outstanding challenges in quantum simulations.”