Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE Center)

The EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE Center) operates as a hub to establish and promote programs for cross-disciplinary research, education and innovation in the fields of quantum science and engineering at EPFL.

What is quantum?

Discover how the phenomena predicted by the laws of quantum mechanics can be harnessed to bring radical changes in many areas of technology and society

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Inspire Quantum Master Fellowships

Research at QSE

Explore our research pillars in the areas of quantum hardware and software

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Education at QSE

Learn more about QSE’s commitment to education and the interdisciplinary Master’s in Quantum Science and Engineering, which will help train the future leaders in quantum science and technology.

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Pablo Rodenas Ruiz and his team presenting their project © 2024 EPFL/NYUAD Hackathon

EPFL students tackle quantum computing for social good at hackathon

Education

The QSE Center sent two students to NYU Abu Dhabi in April to participate in the 12th Annual International Hackathon for Social Good, where they created projects to utilize quantum algorithms run on quantum computers to achieve sustainable development goals.

The LANES lab's 2D device made of graphene and indium selenide © Alain Herzog

A 2D device for quantum cooling

Research

EPFL engineers have created a device that can efficiently convert heat into electrical voltage at temperatures lower than that of outer space. The innovation could help overcome a significant obstacle to the advancement of quantum computing technologies, which require extremely low temperatures to function optimally.

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Connecting quantum computing with UN Sustainable Development Goals

Research

On June 17, QSE Center Academic Director Prof. Vincenzo Savona addressed the GESDA Quantum Diplomacy Symposium of 70 diplomats, policymakers, and experts about the potential, opportunities, and social, geopolitical, and economic implications of using quantum computing to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, looking at the issue of food production and security.

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Inaugural lecture: Bridging terahertz-speed electronics and photonics with hybrid integrated circuits

03-09-202403-09-2024

With: Prof. Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus
Place and room: BM 5202
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61447747861
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture

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