Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

Quantum Brilliance has been selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s foreign business subsidy program, becoming the first Australian company to receive this support. The program, backed by Kiraboshi Bank, provides funding for international firms establishing operations in Tokyo. Quantum Brilliance will use the subsidy to launch its Japanese subsidiary—Quantum Brilliance Japan K.K.—covering office space, hiring, and local operational costs. The move was facilitated by Austrade’s Tokyo office. The company specializes in diamond-based quantum devices that operate at room temperature and can be miniaturized for edge and on-premises deployment. Unlike superconducting systems that require cryogenics, Quantum Brilliance’s architecture is portable, resilient, and [...]

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has appointed Sir Jeremy Fleming, former Director of GCHQ, to its Board of Directors. Fleming, who led the UK’s intelligence and cyber security agency from 2017 to 2023, brings deep expertise in national security and emerging technologies. His appointment highlights the strategic importance of quantum computing to UK economic and defence priorities. A news release announcing his appointment is available here. Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has promoted two key executives as part of its commercialization strategy. Dr. Milan Begliarbekov has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, after previously leading QCi’s quantum photonic chip foundry development. Dr. Pouya Dianat [...]

Lockheed Martin and IBM have applied sample-based quantum diagonalization (SQD) to simulate the electronic structure of methylene (CH₂), marking the first use of SQD for an open-shell molecule. The collaboration highlights SQD as a strong candidate for near-term quantum advantage, capable of modeling strongly correlated systems that challenge classical computational chemistry. In this study, the team simulated singlet and triplet states of CH₂, an open-shell diradical relevant to combustion and atmospheric chemistry. Using IBM’s 52-qubit quantum processor within a hybrid quantum-centric supercomputing environment, researchers executed up to 3,000 two-qubit gates per experiment. The SQD calculations yielded accurate dissociation energies and singlet–triplet [...]

The Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition (PQCC) has released a strategic roadmap to guide organizations in transitioning from classical to quantum-resistant cryptographic systems. As quantum computing capabilities advance, the roadmap emphasizes proactive planning to mitigate long-term data security risks associated with cryptographically relevant quantum computers. Structured into four implementation categories—Preparation, Baseline Understanding, Planning and Execution, and Monitoring and Evaluation—the roadmap details activities such as inventorying cryptographic assets, assigning migration leads, prioritizing systems for upgrade, and aligning stakeholders across technical and operational domains. Each activity includes actionable steps, recommended tools, and desired outcomes to support customized adoption strategies across organizations of varying size and [...]

Q-CTRL has announced two technical advances demonstrating the integration of quantum error correction (QEC) primitives—without full logical encoding—to improve fidelity and scale of quantum operations on superconducting processors. These results include the implementation of a high-fidelity long-range CNOT gate and the generation of multipartite entangled GHZ states across up to 75 qubits. In the first demonstration, Q-CTRL executed a long-range CNOT gate using a protocol based on the unitary preparation and disentanglement of GHZ states. The approach revealed errors through the final state of selected qubits and achieved over 85% fidelity across 40 lattice sites, outperforming previously reported superconducting methods. In [...]

Nord Quantique has announced a significant physics breakthrough that advances the field of quantum error correction (QEC) and positions its hardware for scalable, fault-tolerant performance with major energy efficiency gains. By implementing multimode encoding using a bosonic Tesseract code, the company demonstrated a new error correction technique that supports high performance while minimizing physical hardware overhead. Multimode encoding enables multiple quantum modes within a single aluminum cavity to encode individual qubits, improving protection against errors such as bit flips, phase flips, and leakage. Nord Quantique’s implementation showed no measurable decay in quantum information over 32 correction cycles, using post-selection to discard [...]

BTQ Technologies and Quandela have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the use of photonic quantum computing for validating blockchain transactions using BTQ’s Quantum Sampling Proof-of-Work (QSPoW) protocol. QSPoW is designed as a quantum-secure and energy-efficient alternative to classical Proof-of-Work systems, leveraging boson sampling rather than traditional hash computation. Under the MoU, Quandela will provide both simulated and experimental boson-sampling datasets from its Perceval cloud platform to support QSPoW testing on BTQ’s quantum testnet. The companies aim to assess whether photonic quantum data can meet performance requirements while reducing energy costs associated with ASIC-based mining. If benchmarks are met, BTQ [...]

Panama has installed its first quantum computer, a SpinQ Gemini Mini Pro, through a collaboration between TR Consultores and SpinQ Technology. The device, based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), contains two qubits and is designed for educational settings. Unlike cryogenic systems used by IBM or Google, this desktop platform operates at room temperature and supports basic quantum logic experiments. It enables hands-on programming and algorithm testing, offering a practical entry point for students and researchers exploring foundational quantum computing. The system will be deployed in leading academic institutions across Panama to support training in fields such as machine learning, cybersecurity, and [...]

On May 27, 2025, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) inaugurated the Quantum Technology Research Centre (QTRC) at Metcalfe House, Delhi. The new facility is designed to advance sovereign quantum technologies across critical defence and strategic domains, marking a major milestone in India’s national quantum infrastructure. QTRC houses advanced experimental setups focused on quantum lasers, single-photon sources, alkali vapor cell characterization, and quantum key distribution (QKD) technologies. These capabilities will support the development of ultra-secure communication protocols in a post-quantum cryptographic landscape. The initiative is spearheaded by DRDO’s Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), in alignment with national security objectives. The Solid [...]

QuEra Computing has installed its first quantum computer outside of its Boston-based labs, marking a key milestone in Japan’s national quantum development. The system—a gate-based neutral-atom quantum computer—is now operational at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba. The installation supports Japan’s new G-QuAT center, focused on quantum and AI research, and forms part of a hybrid platform alongside the NVIDIA-powered ABCI-Q supercomputer. This pairing is designed to advance applications in domains such as drug discovery, climate modelling, and logistics optimization, aligning with Japan’s national quantum strategy. QuEra’s neutral-atom architecture offers room-temperature operation and scalability, making [...]