EPFL launches new Center for Quantum Science and Engineering

EPFL's new Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE Center) , headed by Prof. Vincenzo Savona, will establish and promote programs for cross-disciplinary research, education and innovation in the fields of quantum science and engineering. With the mission of becoming a leader in the quantum revolution, the Center will draw on the broad range of existing skills at EPFL and the Lake Geneva region. It will work closely with the University of Geneva on joint research and teaching efforts and form partnerships with leading industry players. "Developing quantum technology is an incredible venture that puts us face to face with unprecedented scientific and engineering challenges. Meeting these challenges requires a concerted effort from all technical disciplines - physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science and engineering - more so than for any previous kind of technological development," says Prof. Vincenzo Savona, the head of EPFL's Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems . "EPFL has a long history of excellence and leadership in these various disciplines and occupies a unique strategic position in quantum science and engineering, both in Switzerland and worldwide." Prof. Savona, whose expertise spans quantum optics, open quantum systems and quantum information, will be the QSE Center's first director. He will be assisted by a management team composed of professors from EPFL's School of Basic Sciences, School of Engineering and School of Computer and Communication Sciences. Major technological advancements