Overview
Quantum Circle is Belgium's quantum community focused on turning quantum technology into real-world applications across pharma, finance, logistics, telecom, and defence. The organization brings together industry, academia, technology, and government stakeholders to explore quantum use cases and their business impact.
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In the news
- Quantum technology is different from anything we've built before. We know that. But "different" is not the same as "distant." ... quantum machine learning is exposing financial fraud. ... quantum sensing is catching defects in manufacturing that classical instruments miss. ... battery design for electric vehicles is being accelerated through quantum simulation. ... urban traffic routing problems that stumped classical computers for decades are finding new approaches. Science fiction? Far from it. These use cases are
- Our next guest in Inside the Circle is Walter Vanherle from BDO Belgium Digital, where he focuses on innovation and emerging technologies. Walter is putting quantum computing to work on complex optimisation problems. Together with Lineas and other collaborators, he explored how quantum algorithms could support railway operations when disruptions force trains to be rerouted. As he says: " Belgium has strong quantum research. More of that expertise now needs to find its way into industry projects. " For Walter, experimentation is an
- AI or quantum? What about 𝘢𝘯𝘥? Yesterday at the FTI Leuven by Leuven MindGate Health Tech Sessions, Jan Sonck (Quantum Circle & Proximus) and Eric Michiels (IBM) looked past the quantum hype into its contribution for healthcare and life science. 👉 Network biology Diseases run through networks of genes, proteins and metabolites. Quantum can model those networks to pinpoint the right drug target earlier. 👉 Virtual screening Narrowing a billion candidate molecules down to the thousand worth testing. Where data is scarce
- NEW RELEASE |Volume 2 of our PQC white paper is now available! 1️⃣ Earlier this year, we published the first volume of Preparing for the Quantum Era, covering the quantum threat and the need for organisations to prepare for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). 2️⃣ Now, we're pleased to share Volume 2, focusing on governance, planning and investment. Preparing for PQC is a technical challenge, yes, but it also requires organisations to make decisions about responsibilities, priorities, budgets and timelines. This second volume
- Can AI become a quantum researcher? In the latest edition of the Quantum Wave, we covered some of the developments worth following right now: • Europe’s upcoming Quantum Act • Belgium joining NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community • Growing urgency around post-quantum cryptography • AI taking on an active role in quantum experimentation • New developments in quantum-safe internet infrastructure and blockchain security Read the October edition of the Quantum Wave 🌊 below!
- When we set out to build Quantum Circle, our ambition was to create a community where knowledge is shared, new collaborations take shape and quantum moves across research, technology, business, society and ecosystems. Today, 2,500 of you are following that journey here on LinkedIn. 🙏 Researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, policymakers, educators, students and quantum enthusiasts... All of you are helping to build the connections and momentum Belgium needs to make quantum work. Thank you for following, contributing and most
- On 21 & 22 October, FTI Leuven by Leuven MindGate gathers health professionals, technology experts and innovators for the Health Tech Sessions. Two days to explore how Hardware, AI and Life Sciences can help shape the future of healthcare. We’re excited that Quantum Circle’s Jan Sonck and Eric Michiels will be part of the programme. As quantum technology moves closer to tangible applications, healthcare is one of the fields where its potential could make a meaningful difference. The different sessions will assess where those
- Next up in our interview series Inside the Circle is Sarah A. from EY Belgium, where she works on cryptography and Post-Quantum Cryptography. For Sarah, Belgium’s academic expertise is a major asset. The opportunity lies in getting more of that knowledge into companies, where it can be connected to specific business needs. One of her observations sums it up: “ We do have that knowledge, we know how it works, but it doesn’t yet find its way to our industry. ” That requires people who understand both the research and the
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