Quantum technology experts fighting against cyber-attacks meet in Waterford

The team aims to ensure the country's communications infrastructure is secure against the rising threat of hackers

IrelandQCI Project Lead and SFI CONNECT PI, Dr. Deirdre Kilbane, pictured at the IrelandQCI opening meeting in Waterford with Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth T.D. and Trinity College Dublin Professor of Future Communications Networks, Prof. Dan Kilper. Photograph: Patrick Browne

Technology specialists across Irish and European universities have come together with industry leaders in Waterford to improve security across a range of devices.

The project team on the €10m Ireland Quantum Infrastructure (QCI) programme will trial 16 quantum security technology scenarios over the next two years as part of the Irish tranche of the EU-wide EuroQCI Programme.