Kyung Hee University partners with France’s Pasqal on ‘quantum technology’... establishes practical research framework

[Financial News] Kyung Hee University has partnered with Pasqal, a world-leading French quantum computing company, to establish a practical joint research framework for the industrial application of next-generation quantum technology. Moving beyond a simple memorandum of understanding (MOU), the partners are setting up an actual joint research organization and directly assigning key research personnel to accelerate the commercialization of the technology.
Kyung Hee University said on the 7th that its university-based Global Research Institute for Quantum Materials and France’s Pasqal had jointly established the Neutral-Atom-Based Quantum Applications Research Center.
The collaboration was launched to develop technologies applicable to real-world industries by combining Kyung Hee University’s experimental research capabilities in quantum materials and devices with Pasqal’s advanced quantum computing technology.
In particular, both institutions are also committing research personnel to achieve tangible results. They appointed Pasqal Vice President Alexandre Dauphin, who oversees the company’s quantum materials research, as deputy director for research at the newly established center, creating a close collaboration framework in which researchers from both countries conduct research together.
The two institutions’ collaboration model was presented as a leading example of successful technology cooperation between the two countries at the France-Korea Innovation Connect, an advanced technology event between Korea and France held in Paris early last month.
Son Seok-gyun, a professor in Kyung Hee University’s Department of Physics and deputy director of research at the Global Research Institute for Quantum Materials, attended the event and presented the results of the collaboration. He stressed, “It is important not to let our collaboration with Pasqal remain mere exchanges, but to connect it to a joint research organization and tangible research outcomes,” adding, “Going forward, we will connect global quantum companies with domestic industry and the research capabilities of universities to create practical examples of quantum technology applications.”
Jung Hyeong-ju, head of Pasqal Korea, said, “We will connect Kyung Hee University’s research capabilities with Pasqal’s quantum computing technology to explore new application possibilities and develop this into a model of cooperation that links research and industry in Korea and France.”
Kyung Hee University plans to use this collaboration to extend quantum technology beyond basic research into various industrial fields, including quantum sensing and quantum computing applications, and to strengthen the foundations for sustainable international industry-academia collaboration.  

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