Prof. Dr. Claudia Linnhoff-Popien gave a talk to the Quantum Computing Industry Group on January 27, 2021. The QC Industry Group is a group of Quantum Computing users and experts from industry. The group operates throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a focus on southern Germany. It has been in existence since mid-2017, meets every six months, and has approximately 40 members (including Airbus, Bosch, SAP, T-Systems, BMW, Bayer, Boehringer, E.ON, Roche, Siemens, VW, Zeiss).

The group of experts was interested in the national quantum technologies roadmap and the panel of experts’ conclusions. As a member of the panel of experts, Prof. Linnhoff-Popien spoke about “Perspectives of Applications,” one of the four aspects of the roadmap that was delivered to Chancellor Angela Merkel in January. Prof. Linnhoff-Popien presented new findings in the field of quantum computing and spoke about LMU’s QAR-Lab and its application-oriented approach.

Quantum technologies and quantum computing have tremendous potential for science, business, and society. In Germany, a panel of experts from the worlds of research and industry joined forces to successfully submit a sound quantum computing roadmap to the Federal Government after more than three months of intensive cooperation. The head of the QAR-Lab, Prof. Dr. Claudia Linnhoff-Popien, played a central role in the panel of experts in the areas of QC software and applications. 

The roadmap can be downloaded here.