Quantum Technologies Aotearoa
Under this programme, our globally renowned quantum scientists are collaborating internationally to tackle the latest challenges arising in quantum technology - including computation, networking, quantum memories, free space optical communication, sensing and qubit reading.
The Quantum Technologies Aotearoa (QTA) research programme has been established to capitalise on New Zealand’s fundamental research leadership. Run by Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls-Centre, it’s funded by a $12m Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment grant over five years. The goal is to foster international collaboration between academia, industry, and governments and to accelerate domestic capability. The programme will extend relationships between Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre’s globally respected scientists and their international peers. High-profile international quantum technology collaborators include the Joint Quantum Institute (USA), the Centre for Quantum Technologies (Singapore), the German Aerospace Centre and the UK Quantum Technology Hub in Computing and Simulation. In the face of a global skills shortage in the field, the programme will help to train the next generation of New Zealand quantum scientists. It’s also hoped the initial seven QTA projects and those that follow will prove the catalyst for a transition from public funding towards a privately funded, self-sustaining quantum industry.
Flagship Projects
Projects
The Dodd-Walls Centre research focus is photonics, the generation, transmission, and manipulation of light, and the study of matter and energy at the quantum level.