Two out of three ain’t bad
Yesteday, December 17th, the government announced which four out the 12 proposed centres for quantum technologica research gets funded. Read more about it here:
Simula did extremely well – securing no less than two centres. We at OsloMet are fortunate enough to be partners in one of them, namely the Norwegian Quantum Software Center (NorQSoft), which is lead by Shaukat Ali. Two QH members, Sølve Selstø and Sergiy Denysov, are leading one of the five research areas, “Quantum Algorithm and Applications”.
But this is not all: We are also partners in the Centre for Quantum Computing and Applications (QSTAR), headed by Frans Fuchs at Sintef. In this centre, another QH member, Andre Laestadius, is co-leading a work package related to quantum chemistry.
Unfortunately, despite very good reviews, the third proposal we were involved with did not measure up. This was a broad and, quite frankly, very strong joint effort headed by researchers at the University of Oslo.
Still: Good times ahead!