HellasQCI

The #HellasQCI Project Consortium extends its wishes for health and prosperity to all Quantum Communication Infrastructure communities. Looking ahead to the coming year, the #HellasQCI project aspires to strengthen Greece’s critical infrastructures, through collaboration with other National Quantum Communication Infrastructures for a secure and resilient #EuroQCI. 🌟 #EuroQCI #HellasQCI #QuantumCommunication

The 4th  edition of the official #HellasQCI Newsletter is out with news regarding Quantum Communication Infrastructure in Greece and Europe. Highlights: ✅QCI Days 2025 in Athens, 28-30 April 2025 ✅ThinkQuantum & ID Quantique experts’ training for the HellasQCI consortium ✅HellasQCI at the ETWG Workshop in Brussels ✅HellasQCI at the PRISM Quantum Week Workshop in Malta ✅HellasQCI at the Romanian Workshop (RoNaQCI) Enjoy your reading: https://bit.ly/401pcvn Subscribe to our newsletter, stay informed & connected: https://lnkd.in/dsQBFdmu #EuroQCI #HellasQCI #QuantumCommunication

📣Announcement/Reminder Only 4 weeks left to submit your proposals for ETSI Programme Committee's Presentations (Deadline: 15 Jan 2025) and Posters (Deadline: 15 Feb 2025). 👉 Don't miss out on contributing to the event's dynamic programme, including topics such as: • Initiatives and Deployments • Migration • New Ideas and Concepts • Standards and Certification Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dDb3DUjJ #HellasQCI #EuroQCI #QuantumCommunicationInfrastructure #ETSIStandards

Former Secretary General of Telecommunications and Posts, Athanassios Staveris-Polykalas, highlights the critical importance of Quantum Communication Infrastructure (QCI) for national security and technological sovereignty. A key perspective on why QCI matters for Europe’s digital future. #EuroQCI #HellasQCI

🌌 HellasQCI at the PRISM Quantum Week 🌍 On December 5, 2024, Dr. Homer Papadopoulos, Functional Researcher NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" and Dissemination Coordinator of #HellasQCI, discussed with quantum technology key stakeholders with a view to explore advancements in the respective field at the PRISM Quantum Week, hosted at the University of Malta's Valletta Campus. During the Open Forum Malta, Dr. Papadopoulos presented the progress of Greece’s quantum communication initiatives, showcasing the advancements of HellasQCI. He participated in a panel discussion alongside representatives from Austria QCI-CAT Project, Portugal Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure - PTQCI, Romania Romanian National Quantum Communication Infrastructure, and Spain #EuroQCISpain. Moderated by Johanna Sepúlveda,  Chief Engineer QuantumSecure Communications, Airbus Defence and Space, the panel focused on the latest developments and challenges in implementing national quantum communication projects. 🔗Μore on HellasQCI at #PRISMQuantumWeek: https://bit.ly/3BkPT4N #EuroQCI #HellasQCI #PRISMQuantumWeek #QuantumFuture #QuantumCommunication

Important announcement! Join the 2-day webinar organised by SES Satellites for an in-depth look at the EAGLE-1 system, its QKD ground system, and the services offered by SES to eligible consortia. Save the dates, and your seat. The 1st webinar commences tomorrow! 👇 🗓️ Session 1: Friday, 13 December | 14:00 CET 👉 https://ow.ly/mz2F50Umq9j 🗓️ Session 2: Tuesday, 17 December | 9:00 CET 👉 https://ow.ly/cerX50Umq9k

📣Exciting Update! Procurement Delivery of SNSPDs - December 2024, Athens The #HellasQCI/ GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network SNSPDs (Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors) have successfully arrived at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon, marking a significant milestone in our journey. These advanced detectors will play a crucial role in the development and testing of cutting-edge #QuantumInternet use cases, which are currently under preparation. 📌HellasQCI is at the forefront of building Greece’s national quantum communication infrastructure. This ambitious project aims to empower researchers, academia and industry, by providing them with the tools and opportunities to explore, experiment with, and integrate emerging quantum communication technologies into real-world applications. 👉 Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to shape the future of quantum communication in Greece & beyond! #HellasQCI #EuroQCI #SNSPDs #QuantumInternet #QuantumComputing

Excited to share that #Greece is at the forefront of Quantum & Secure communications with the upgrade of 3 Observatories into Optical Ground Stations (OGSs) connected to Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) in Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion, Crete, under the #HellasQCI project - the National Quantum Communication Infrastructure of Greece. HellasQCI marks the first deployment of quantum communication networks in Greece, promising significant advancements for researchers, academia and the respective industry. These efforts, aligned with the EU's space policy, underscore Greece’s commitment to enhancing security, and technological autonomy in Europe. As Deputy Minister K.Kyranakis of the #GreekMinistryofDigitalGovernance stated at the EU Ministers of Competitiveness Meeting on 28 and 29 November 2024 in #Brussels: “Europe needs full autonomy in four key areas: 1. Satellite manufacturing 2. Autonomy in launching 3. Earth observation technologies 4. Secure and reliable communications And this is why Greece is manufacturing 13 satellites, that will be in orbit by 2026 And this is why Greece is upgrading 3 observatories for #quantum and secure communications” Watch the intervention of Deputy Minister K.Kyranakis of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, on the EU's space policy and the need for secure and reliable communications in the video below. #HellasQCI #EuroQCI #QuantumCommunications #GRNET #MinDigitalGr GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network Γενική Γραμματεία Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων - Υπουργείο Ψηφιακής Διακυβέρνησης  Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos" Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) ICCS - NTUA PCRL - Photonics Communications Research Laboratory Petrus CSA National Observatory of Athens

❓ Did you know that LEO satellites orbit at an altitude of 500 km above Earth's surface and travel at speeds of about 8 km per second? 🏙️ A recent innovative study* “Satellite-to-Ground QKD in Urban Environment: A Comparative Analysis of Small-Sized Optical Ground Stations”, co-authored by National Technical University of Athens, published in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Xplore demonstrates how cities like Athens can benefit from LEO satellite Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) links, achieving high key rates with both prepare-and-measure (P&M) and entanglement-based protocols. This integration of satellite and urban QKD systems opens the door to a new era of secure communication in densely populated areas. 🔑 With advancements like these, the potential for robust, city-wide quantum networks is on the horizon! *doi: 10.1109/MAES.2024.3383817  🔗Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/4gq44UG #QuantumCommunication #QuantumTech #HellasQCI #EuroQCI

#HellasQCI consortium members from #MinDigitalGr, GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network, Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon participated at the #ETWG Workshop in Brussels 26-28/11/2024. This three-day event brought together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the advancement and future of the #EuroQCI. HellasQCI representatives, Sofia Papathanasopoulou, Head of Broadband Unit, General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Post, Dr. Ilias Papastamatiou, GRNET and HellasQCI Project Coordinator, and Assistant Professor George T. Kanellos, NKUA and HellasQCI Technical Coordinator, engaged in discussions on the current and future state of #EuroQCI and the National QCI Roadmap. Moreover, Dr. Ilias Papastamatiou co-chaired the sessions on “National QCI Roadmap” with Torsten Siebert, #Fraunhofer and Saša Davidović from #CARNET, on key steps and projects to achieve EuroQCI 1st Generation. Overall, the ETWG Workshop focused on: ✅The future of EuroQCI (roadmap, key challenges for national deployment) ✅The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) call & cross-border interconnection ✅Updates on the PETRUS and NOSTRADAMUS projects. Stay tuned for more on quantum-secure cross-border communication across Europe. More on ETWG workshop 👉  https://lnkd.in/ecR2f2Wy #GRNET #MinDigitalGr