Quantum Technologies Science-to-Practice Seminar was organized at South Ural State University on June 7th. Leading representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Chelyabinsk Region, universities, institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, developers, manufacturers and suppliers of equipment took part in it.
The opening ceremony was held by Deputy Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Aleksandr Kozlov, SUSU Rector Alexander Wagner, Research Manager of the MSU Quantum Technology Centre Sergey Kulik, Deputy of the State Duma Stanislav Naumov and Acting Director of the Department of State Science and Science-and-technology Policy of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia Ekaterina Chaban.
Deputy Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Aleksandr Kozlov spoke that, as part of the pilot project, quantum technologies are already being tested in our region to ensure secure government communications. Moreover, in his opinion, the development of such scientific and technological areas is relevant for young people: beginner specialists stay in our region and feel involved in solving important problems and projects.
Sergey Kulik, Doctor of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics), Professor of MSU, Research Manager of the MSU Quantum Technology Centre became the leading organizer and scientist of the seminar. At the beginning of the event he spoke on why the seminar was organised and what burning issues would be discussed.
“Today, a lot of scientific events on the topic of quantum technologies, in particular, on the topic of the end-to-end technology of Quantum Technologies take place, because the major share of fundamental research is still being done here. There are not so many applied directions in this field, but they still emerge. One of the main goals of the seminar is to share with different organisations of our region, such as state, industrial, and educational institutions, about what is really happening in this area,” said Sergey Kulik.
“Quantum technologies, just like quantum physics are extremely complex directions. It is quite difficult to involve a large number of students in working on them. But such events, as today’s seminar, are held mostly in order to attract the attention of talented young people and demonstrate the application of such complex fundamental knowledge in certain practical areas,” said Alexander Wagner.
Also, Deputy of the State Duma Stanislav Naumov and Acting Director of the Department of State Science and Science-and-technology Policy of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia Ekaterina Chaban gave a welcoming speech to participants of the seminar in the conference-call format.
The seminar consisted of two parts: Science and Practice.
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In the Science part, leading scientists, developers and representatives of business presented their reports. In particular, a report on the Quantum Metrology and Sensorics: a Bridge Between Fundamental Research and Applied Quantum Technologies was given by Aleksandr Alodzhants, Professor of ITMO, staff member of the SUSU Quantum Engineering of Light Laboratory; report on the Quantum Computing with Certain Parity States ‑ by Sergey Podoshvedov, SUSU Professor; report on the Quantum-classical Computing in Clouds. New Computing Power for Old Problems ‑ by Igor Khapov, ООО Oblachnye tekhnologii (Cloud Technologies); report on the Development of Applied Quantum Algorithms for NISQ Computers. Necessity, Specifics, Experience and Prospects ‑ by Nikolai Maletin, Director of OOO AIK.
Also, Aleksandr Sergeev, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Research Manager of the National Centre of Physics and Mathematics participated in the Science part and presented a report on the innovative program of the National Centre of Physics and Mathematics. He also noted the progressive and integrated approach of SUSU to the formation of a modern scientific school.
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“South Ural State University is a place where the importance of collaboration among different scientists, research methods and technologies is very well understood: there are many new laboratories at SUSU that you organize, you invite leading scientists as leaders of these laboratories and form a team of researchers. You spark interest among young people, who see all these interesting personae. Young scientists are ready to work and write dissertations under their leadership. And this is how the formation of a real scientific school takes place, the followers of which will pass this scientific process further and will develop it,” said Aleksandr Sergeev.
In the Practice part of the seminar, the participants examined the aspects of applying quantum technologies in the field of information security. Among the speakers were representatives of companies engaged in the development, manufacture of equipment and solutions for information security using quantum technologies: AO InfoTeKS, and representatives of PAO Rostelekom, which implements information security solutions using quantum technologies.
In addition to the scientific and practical parts, a tour around the quantum laboratory and a roundtable on the Quantum Technologies in the Field of Information Security discussion were organized within the frameworks of the seminar.
Here you can find the seminar program and abstracts of participants’ reports.