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The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) is South Korea's oldest and most comprehensive government-funded research institute, founded in 1966 in Seoul. It conducts quantum computing and quantum sensing research as part of South Korea's national quantum strategy, with programmes in superconducting qubits, quantum photonics, and quantum materials. KIST's quantum research includes superconducting qubit processors, quantum dot-based single-photon sources for quantum communication, and nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre diamond sensors for quantum magnetic imaging. Its quantum sensing group develops compact quantum magnetometers for biomedical imaging such as magnetoencephalography and for materials characterisation. KIST collaborates with KAIST, KRISS, and Korean quantum companies on the national quantum hardware roadmap. KIST participates in South Korea's government-funded Quantum-Leap Flagship projects and maintains bilateral quantum research programmes with Germany through the Fraunhofer-KIST cooperation, as well as with Japan and the United States. Its quantum photonics group is developing quantum random number generators and quantum key distribution hardware for deployment in South Korean financial and government security infrastructure. Update 2026-05-08: KIST is leading a Korean delegation to IBM's New York research center to foster international quantum technology collaboration. Source: https://quantumzeitgeist.com/quantum-commercialization-kist-global-bridge/
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