WACQT

Quatum computer.
Wallenberg Center for Quantum Technology

WACQT

WACQT is a national research programme, coordinated from Chalmers, that aims to take Swedish research and industry to the forefront of quantum technology. Our main project is to develop a high-end quantum computer that can solve problems far beyond the reach of the best conventional supercomputers.

The world is on the verge of a quantum technology revolution, with extremely powerful computers, intercept-proof communications and hyper-sensitive measuring instruments in sight. Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology is a 12 year SEK 1 billion research effort that aims to take Sweden to the forefront of this very rapidly expanding area of technology. Through an extensive research programme, we aim at developing and securing Swedish expertise within the main areas of quantum technology: quantum computing and simulation, quantum communications and quantum sensing. Our main project is to develop a quantum computer that can solve problems far beyond the reach of the best conventional supercomputers.

WACQT Mid-Term Report 2018-2023

The report summerizes WACQT's progress over the past six years. Some highlights: 200 members from 48 countries, 81 PhD students, 40 guest researchers, 5 companies, Anne L’Huillier awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, over 150 peer-reviewed articles and new courses.

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Watch the film about the creation of a quantum computer at Chalmers!

This quantum computer is part of the 100 million-plus-dollar project WACQT - Wallenberg Center for Quantum Technology. The research is underway now at several universities in Sweden and is led by Per Delsing at Chalmers University of Technology where the computer itself is built.

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