IrelandQCI Workshop with Equinix
The IrelandQCI project team at Walton Institute at SETU were delighted to welcome a delegation from Equinix to Waterford, to attend a workshop at our Walton Quantum Facility.
Hosted by IrelandQCI Project Lead Dr Deirdre Kilbane, Director of Research at Walton Institute, who was joined by team members including PhD researcher Kavindu Sellahewa, they led the group into the Walton Quantum Facility, for hands-on experience in learning about the quantum communication technology demonstrations that are running.
The Equinix team were interested in learning more about the quantum secure communication infrastructure being developed through IrelandQCI and exploring opportunities for their own future plans as they shape the company’s technology roadmap.
Industry engagement workshop are key to the IrelandQCI project. Our industry workshops provide the opportunity for stakeholders and potential end-users to explore our quantum communication technology equipment, see experiments running in real time, and input feedback related to their own sector, which the IrelandQCI project team can take forward.
Quantum-secure communications will ultimately improve cyber-security across sectors such as telecoms, healthcare and emergency response, finance, energy, and critical public services – impacting an array of industry and most importantly, benefitting wider Irish society.
If you or your organisation is interested in attending an IrelandQCI Workshop at the Walton Quantum Facility, please reach out to info@irelandqci.eu to discuss potential opportunities.
About IrelandQCI
The IrelandQCI project ‘Building a National Quantum Communication Infrastructure for Ireland’, is led by Walton Institute at South East Technological University on behalf of CONNECT Centre, co-funded by European Commission and the Irish government’s Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
IrelandQCI Consortium of Partners
South East Technological University Walton Institute CONNECT Centre Research Ireland Trinity College Dublin Tyndall National Institute
University College Dublin University College Cork Maynooth University ICHEC (Irish Centre for High-End Computing)
University of Galway ESB Telecoms HEAnet GRNET – Greek Research & Technology Network.