Structure
The QR.N consortium is divided into four platforms with different research focuses, each consisting of partners from various universities, research institutions, and industrial companies.
The Steering Committee organizes and manages the consortium with regard to its research efforts, events, administrative tasks, and external representation. It consists of representatives from the four platforms, the project spokesperson, the advisory board, and the coordination team.
The Advisory Board is a panel of experts whose members represent key players in Quantum Communication Research and Industry. As such, it provides the Steering Committee – and thus the entire QR.N consortium – with essential strategic and substantive guidance.
For the development and implementation of Quantum Networks, QR.N pursues approaches based on three different material platforms intended to serve as Quantum Memories. These are represented by the platforms QR-A (‘Single Ions and Atoms’), QR-D (‘Color Centers in Diamond’), and QR-H (‘Semiconductor Quantum Dots’). In addition, the platform QR-T (‘Theory’) conducts work on modeling Quantum Repeater Links and Quantum Communication Theory.
Spokesperson of QR.N
Location: Universität des Saarlandes
Deputy Spokesperson
Location: Universität Stuttgart
Location: Universität des Saarlandes
Location: Universität Bonn
Location: Technische Universität München
Location: Technische Universität Braunschweig
Location: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Location: Universität des Saarlandes
Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Location: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Location: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Location: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Location: Universität Stuttgart
Location: Universität Bonn
Location: University of Waterloo
Location: Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH
Location: Adtran Networks SE
Location: secunet Security Networks AG
Location: Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
Location: TOPTICA Photonics SE
Location: ORBIT Gesellschaft für Applikations- und Informationssysteme mbH
Location: DB Systel GmbH
