AFRL, AFOSR, and partners host 3rd Annual International QIS Workshop (6/20/2021) Centers, International - (June 20, 2021) The Innovare Advancement Center, a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Griffiss Institute (GI), and New York State Enterprise Technology Corporation (NYSTEC), is proud to host the 3rd Annual International… ...
Naval Surface Warfare Center Hosts Quantum Hackathon (6/17/2021) Quantum Computing - (June 10, 2021) The Innovation Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted its first-ever hackathon in partnership with industry. While the term hackathon may conjure up familiar depictions in media of a raucous semi-sporting event where audiences… ...
CRS Releases Defense Primer on Quantum Technology (6/14/2021) Quantum Computing, Quantum Networking, Quantum Sensing - (May 24, 2021) The Congressional Research Service has released a Defense Primer on Quantum Technology. See the report here. URL: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11836 ...
NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter for International Collaboration and QISE (5/26/2021) International, R&D Funding Opportunities - (May 26, 2021) The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long supported research to advance quantum information science and engineering (QIS) from laboratory theory into practical reality and lay the foundations for the next century of quantum discovery. Building on this… ...
NIH Releases Notice of Special Interest that includes Quantum Computing (5/19/2021) Quantum Computing, R&D Funding Opportunities - (May 18th, 2021) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Notice of Special Interest with the purpose of informing potential applicants to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of NIDA's interest in grant applications that will develop or… ...
DOE Announces $10 Million for Research on QIS and Nuclear Physics (5/10/2021) DOE, R&D Funding Opportunities - (MAY 6, 2021) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million for interdisciplinary research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) and nuclear physics. The aim of this funding is to draw on the expertise and capabilities of the nuclear… ...
NIST Releases Whitepaper on the Challenges with Adopting Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms (5/5/2021) Cryptography - The National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final version of the NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography: Exploring Challenges Associated with Adopting and Using Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms. Cryptographic… ...
DOE Announces $11 Million for Research on QIS for Fusion Energy Sciences (4/30/2021) DOE, QIS, R&D Funding Opportunities - WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $11 million for ten projects in Quantum Information Science (QIS) with relevance to fusion and plasma science. Fusion energy research seeks to harness the same energy that powers the sun and stars as… ...
LPS Qubit Collaboratory Looks to Accelerate Learning of Quantum Information Concepts (4/29/2021) Centers, Infrastructure, R&D Funding Opportunities, Workforce - There is a pressing need in Quantum Information Science & Technology (QIST) for new and broader talent. One innovation may be in developing approaches to teaching QIST concepts at multiple levels of expertise (but especially undergraduate to mid-career) to engineers,… ...
Defense Department Launches Center of Excellence in Advanced Quantum Sensing (4/27/2021) Centers, Quantum Sensing - On March 2, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), launched a $7.5 million Center of Excellence in Advanced Quantum Sensing (COE-AQS) at Delaware State University, a… ...