About
The Vienna Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) is a joint research initiative of the University of Vienna, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OAW). It establishes Vienna as one of the world's historic centres of quantum physics research and coordinates quantum research across its partner institutions, with experimental programmes in photonic quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum foundations, and quantum sensing. Vienna has produced foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum information since Anton Zeilinger's pioneering quantum teleportation experiments in the 1990s. Zeilinger, a VCQ founding researcher, received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on entangled photons. That legacy continues through VCQ's photonic quantum computing programme, quantum cryptography research, and experiments testing quantum foundations. VCQ hosts the Vienna International School in Coherent Quantum Physics (ViCoM) and the FWF SFB BeyondC research consortium. VCQ institutions hold several world records in quantum optics and photonic quantum information, including long-distance entanglement distribution, loophole-free Bell tests, and satellite quantum key distribution experiments. The centre works closely with the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) on applied quantum communications and quantum cryptography. VCQ participates in the EU Quantum Flagship and coordinates Austrian quantum research contributions to the European quantum ecosystem.
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