Theory and Experiment

The Departments of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Systems Engineering at Saarland University, together with the Max Planck Institutes for Informatics and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), have established an interdisciplinary center for quantum science and quantum technology. Leading roles in national and international research networks, close collaboration with the Jülich Research Center (FZ Jülich), as well as the current leadership of the Quantum Optics and Photonics Division of the German Physical Society (DPG) strengthen this profile.

The goal of ACENTAURI is to study and develop intelligent, autonomous and mobile robots that collaborate between them to achieve challenging tasks in dynamic environments. The team focuses on perception, decision and control problems for multi-robot collaboration by proposing an original hybrid model-driven / data driven approach to artificial intelligence and by studying efficient algorithms. The team focuses on robotic applications like environment monitoring and transportation of people and goods.

The Micro and Quantum Systems (MQS) group is located in Micronova, the nanofabrication facility of Aalto University. Our research interests span from quantum technologies to nanoscale transport phenomena and nanotechnology-based green energy production.

Our current research topics include:

Experimental Labs in Weiterstadt, Germany https://maps.app.goo.gl/zkce4c5CCH9RjJcs7
Theory Team in Cologne, Germany https://maps.app.goo.gl/WjxgsDCBB3dF1Zu6A

Our research combines the development of scalable photonic quantum technology for quantum computing and other quantum information applications with the investigation of fundamental quantum science questions. The main activities reach from quantum control of single photons using solid-state photon sources, integrated waveguide technology, tailored nonlinear media and detectors based on superconductor technology to interferometric precision measurements of weak gravitational forces.

We do a wide variety of research topics, ranging from quantum computing, experimental atom chip BECs, exciton-polariton BECs, quantum information theory, and fundamental cold atom physics.

The Quantum Middleware division at the Quantum Research Centre (QRC) of the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. TII is a non-profit state-funded organization that aims at becoming a major international hub for Science & Technology (https://www.tii.ae/).

Quandela is a spinout company from the French national laboratory CNRS, based in the Paris region, that develops quantum computers based on the manipulation of single photons. Its core technology is quantum-dot single-photon sources with a spin degree of freedom, enabling quantum information to be encoded on both spins and photons. Quandela’s R&D teams conduct research on semiconductor quantum dots, quantum optics and integrated photonics, device modelling, error mitigation, compilation, quantum error correction, and algorithms.

Ved’S Search is a multidisciplinary research initiative at the intersection of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and mathematical optimization, founded by researcher Taleb Mohammed Said.

The group aims to explore and model hybrid quantum algorithms, cognitive quantum systems, and intelligent optimization frameworks. It also serves as an open-access hub for scientific exploration and dissemination in multiple languages (English, French, and Arabic).

As part of Ved’S Research & Development, we provide:

Online research tools and solvers

Our research combines the development of scalable photonic quantum technology for quantum computing and other quantum information applications with the investigation of fundamental quantum science questions. The main activities reach from quantum control of single photons using solid-state photon sources, integrated waveguide technology, tailored nonlinear media and detectors based on superconductor technology to interferometric precision measurements of weak gravitational forces.