IQTI & QuRP

The IISc Quantum Technology Initiative (IQTI) is a dedicated multi-disciplinary effort to indigenously develop various aspects of QT. It has brought together around 40 faculty members---physicists, material scientists, engineers, and computer scientists---for this purpose. IISc has been at the forefront of helping India develop past strategic missions (Indian nuclear technology and space technology programs were conceived and nurtured at IISc). It is in a similar position to lead India’s effort in the practical implementation of QT, with emphasis on the computing and sensing domains. Accomplishments in Education and outreach The M.Tech. in Quantum Technology program started in August 2021. The first batch of students has recently graduated and has been absorbed by industry. Quantum Technology has been approved as a minor subject option in the Bachelor of Science (Research) program, beginning with students in their third year during 2023-24. The software simulator for noisy quantum circuits developed at IISc was launched by MeitY as a free national educational platform in August 2021. https://qctoolkit.in Organization of industry conclave Establishment of the Quantum Research Park with funding from Govt of Karnataka Accomplishments in in-house Quantum R&D Development of a 4-qubit superconducting transmon quantum processor, with a coherence time ∼ of 100µs. It can become part of a national training facility. Development of a van der Waals tunnel junction-based true random number generator on a chip (high-speed 0.16Mbps, room-temperature, record high min-entropy 0.983). New genre photon sources and detectors NV-center-based sensors, photonic waveguides on a chip, QKD with chip-integrated fiber optics.