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QuSoft celebrates five years of cutting edge research on quantum algorithm

1 October 2020

This week, Jos Baeten, director of CWI and Peter van Tienderen, dean Faculty of Science have signed the agreement that continues the collaboration between CWI and the University of Amsterdam on quantum research.

Since 2015, QuSoft has grown into a leading research institute where over sixty scientists of the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science (CWI) and from the University of Amsterdam work together on fundamental and multidisciplinary quantum research.

‘I am very glad that nine years ago, when I started as director of CWI, Harry Buhrman convinced me to invest in his idea of a new research institute for quantum software,’says Baeten. 'Together with the University of Amsterdam, CWI has made major investments in making QuSoft successful.’

the collaboration agreement between CWI and UvA for research institute QuSoft.
Jos Baeten signed the collaboration agreement between CWI and UvA.
Jos Baeten (left) and Peter van Tienderen (right) signed the collaboration agreement between CWI and UvA for research institute QuSoft.
Peter van Tienderen signed the collaboration agreement between CWI and UvA.

Quantum technology future

All researchers at QuSoft contribute to software and hardware solutions for quantum computation, communication and sensing. ‘The impact of these quantum technologies on society is widely recognised, and QuSoft has a clear role to play in their further development’, says Prof. Schoutens, co-founder and co-director of QuSoft. Quantum computers require specialised programming methods that are totally different from the software normal computers use. ‘At the University of Amsterdam, we are convinced that quantum technology is one of the leading technologies of the future, opening a huge range of applications,’ says van Tienderen.

Lustrum

This year QuSoft celebrates its first lustrum. Coming December activities are organised for everyone who is affiliated or wants to learn more about the institute. The lustrum will also highlight other research projects connected with, or initiated by, the QuSoft institute. This includes projects such as the Quantum Software Consortium, education programme Quantum Quest and QuSoft’s new innovation hub Quantum.Amsterdam. 

If you want to celebrate this, register now at the website of Qusoft