Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

The Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), part of Japan's National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), has announced that Japan’s first full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer, named "Shunkai" (春海), is now operational. Led by Project Manager Professor Kenji Ohmori under Goal 6 of the Japanese Cabinet Office / JST Moonshot Research and Development Program, the platform was built through a industry-academia consortium partnering with Hitachi, Ltd. for the software stack and Infleqtion, Inc. for the Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) hardware stack. [ IMS Neutral-Atom System Architecture: "Shunkai" ]Hardware Stack (QPU)Software & Control StackScale & Roadmap Targets• Neutral Rubidium Atoms• Hitachi Software Stack• Phase [...]

The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) and digital asset security provider Safeheron have launched a cross-border post-quantum cryptography (PQC) pilot to evaluate quantum-resilient digital asset transaction infrastructure. The initiative convenes international commercial banks and financial regulators across multiple jurisdictions to test post-quantum wallet generation and transaction signing in a controlled environment. [ RFI & Safeheron Post-Quantum Pilot Architecture ] PQC & Key SigningRegulatory SandboxEcosystem & Governance• NIST FIPS 204 (ML-DSA-65)• ADGM, GFSO & MFSA Observers• Open-Source PQC Codebase• Non-Custodial 2-of-2 MPC• Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance• Whitepaper & Standard Audits• NEAR Testnet Integration• Supervisory Policy Input• RFI Cross-Regional Oversight NIST FIPS 204 Integration and Open-Source [...]

Space-based optical communications developer Skyloom Global—a subsidiary of IonQ (NYSE: IONQ)—has deployed dozens of additional Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) into low-Earth orbit (LEO). Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the optical payloads were integrated onto York Space Systems satellites supporting the U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Operational MetricDeployment DetailTotal On-Orbit Installations84 Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs)Spacecraft IntegratorYork Space SystemsDefense CustomerSpace Development Agency (SDA) — PWSA Tranche 1 Transport LayerLaunch ProviderSpaceX Falcon 9 (Vandenberg Space Force Base)Corporate Parent EntityIonQ (Acquired Skyloom Global in January 2026) Laser Communications Infrastructure and Constellation Scaling The [...]

Neutral-atom quantum computing developer Pasqal and Saudi Arabian investment platform Eleven Ventures have signed an agreement to establish a commercial joint venture—Pasqal Arabia—to deploy, commercialize, and scale neutral-atom quantum processors across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Timed to coincide with Saudi Arabia's state visit to France, the initiative supports the Kingdom's Vision 2030 framework to establish localized, sovereign high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Operational MetricJoint Venture DetailJoint Venture NamePasqal ArabiaBoard ChairmanshipHRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Talal (Founder, Eleven Ventures)Corporate PartnersPasqal & Eleven VenturesDeployment FootprintKingdom of Saudi Arabia & [...]

D-Wave Quantum Inc. has appointed Kevan P. Krysler to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Krysler currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Carbon Robotics and brings over two decades of financial leadership experience from previous executive roles, including Chief Financial Officer of Everpure, Inc., and Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at VMware, Inc. His appointment supports D-Wave’s strategic growth objectives and corporate governance as the company scales its commercial adoption of annealing and gate-model quantum technologies. The full official release is available here. BTQ Technologies Corp. has appointed Dr. Michael Grace to its U.S. technical [...]

A map shows Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and Yale University — the three institutions hosting facilities that form a free-space optical (FSO) link. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SUNY) have demonstrated the first permanent free-space optical (FSO) quantum link in the United States. Operating between Stony Brook's Quantum Watchtower and Brookhaven's Quantum Lighthouse, the team transmitted single photons and entangled photon pairs through 13 miles (21 kilometers) of open atmosphere, adding a "wireless" leg to the nation's longest metropolitan quantum network. [ Long Island Free-Space Quantum Network Architecture ] [...]

Quantum software developer Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL) has announced new performance results from its AI-driven quantum error correction (QEC) decoder program. Testing its updated model against Google’s public surface-code experimental dataset, Quantum X Labs demonstrated improved decoding accuracy compared to standard matching-family baselines—including Google's published correlated-matching and PyMatching benchmark results for the same surface-code configuration. [ Quantum X Labs AI-QEC Decoder Architecture ] │ ┌──────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ Synthetic AI Training Pipeline Real-Hardware Syndrome Generalization • Trained Exclusively on Synthetic Samples. • Tested on Google Surface-Code Experimental Dataset. • Syndrome Info & Error Weighting Integration. • Outperforms PyMatching & Correlated-Matching. [...]

Canadian cybersecurity developer Crypto4A Technologies Inc. has received NIST FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation for QASM™, the core cryptographic module integrated into its QxHSM™ hardware security module platform. Supporting the full suite of NIST-standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms, the certification marks the first time a quantum-safe HSM has achieved Level 3 security validation under the updated FIPS 140-3 standard. [ Crypto4A Validated Hardware Security Architecture ] │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ ▼ FIPS 140-3 Level 3 Validation NIST PQC Algorithm Support Root-of-Trust Applications • Independent NIST Certification. • ML-KEM (FIPS 203 Key Exchange). • Post-Quantum PKI & Signing. • Physical Tamper Response. [...]

Credit: Caltech/Gyohei Nomura A physics collaboration led by Caltech—combining the experimental laboratory of Professor Manuel Endres and the theoretical group of Professor Jason Alicea, alongside theorists from Université Paris-Saclay and the Technical University of Munich—has performed the first direct experimental measurement of finite-size energy excitation spectra predicted by 2D Conformal Field Theories (CFTs). Detailed in Nature ("Observation of conformal field theory spectra in a quantum simulator"), the team used an analog neutral-atom quantum simulator to measure the low-energy level ratios ("rungs of the energy ladder") predicted by John Cardy’s 40-year-old CFT framework at quantum phase transitions. [ Caltech Neutral-Atom CFT Spectroscopy [...]

Superconducting quantum hardware developer Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) has reorganized its operating structure to separate commercial system deployments from core quantum processor R&D. The company has established a dedicated Systems Delivery organization to manage manufacturing operations, commercial sales, and customer-facing engineering, while consolidating all hardware engineering and chiplet development into a streamlined Technology organization. [ Rigetti Reorganized Operational Architecture ] │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ Systems Delivery & Operations Technology & Hardware Engineering • Manufacturing Operations & Fab-1 Delivery. • Quantum Processor Architecture & Chiplet Design. • On-Premises System Install & Customer Support. • Multi-Chip Interconnects (IMCs) & Cryo-RF. • Commercial [...]