<p>Bengaluru: The inaugural edition of the Quantum India Bengaluru Summit saw over 20 interesting talks, roundtable conversations and panel discussions, kick-starting Karnataka’s Quantum Mission on Thursday.</p>.<p>The two-day summit, focusing on the theme ‘Building a Quantum Ecosystem: Qubits to Society,’ is being organised by the state’s ministry of science and technology.</p>.<p>The first day of the summit saw a keynote by Nobel Laureate (2016) Duncan Haldane on the topic ‘Modern Quantum Mechanics is 100 years old: Why all the excitement today?,’ shedding light on the evolution of quantum science and its current trajectory.</p>.<p>The talk drew the largest crowd, with both Indian and international students and delegates flocking in to catch a glimpse of the speaker.</p>.Siddaramaiah launches Karnataka’s Quantum roadmap backed by Rs 1,000 crore fund .<p>This was followed by talks on Quantum and its applications in India’s strategic sectors and various fields, including healthcare, computing, finance, AI, society, art and peripherals and hardware.</p>.<p>Among the interesting talks was ‘DRDO in Quantum Technologies: Opening New Frontiers’ by Suma Varughese, Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems and Cyber Systems, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Suma shared details about quantum’s application in defence, its potential and current limitations.</p>.<p>Some other interesting talks included ‘Transforming Cardiac Care with Quantum Precision,’ ‘Quantum Machine Learning for Healthcare’, ‘Generative AI in the era of Quantum Computing’, ‘Towards Practical Hybrid Quantum Networks for Security’, and ‘Through Two Doors at Once’.</p>.<p>The summit also features several exhibitions and poster presentations on quantum technology.</p>.<p>Day one also saw a panel discussion, ‘India’s Commitment to and Expectations from Emerging Technologies: The Case of Quantum — featuring Ajay Kela of Wadhwani Foundation, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman of Anusudhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Venu Gopal Achanta of CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, Shankar Kumar Selvaraja of IISc, and Tomasso Calarco of European Union Quantum Flagship and Institute of Quantum Control, Germany. It was moderated by Arindham Ghosh, IISc professor and conference chair.</p>.<p>Speaking at a fireside chat about Karnataka’s Quantum Roadmap, IT & BT minister Priyank Kharge said, “Taking on the Quantum Mission is a natural progression for the state. We’re already India’s startup and innovation capital. About 21% of the nation’s bio-economy runs from the state. We’re number one in bio-technology and defence production. So, it’s a natural progression for us to go wherever the trends are in technology. We’ve always been aggressive about anything new, and we have always led the way by being first in almost every sector. Hence, if there is anything related to quantum taking place in India, it has to be from Bengaluru.”</p>.<p>Cut-off box - Itinerary for Day 2 The Day 2 schedule includes a keynote lecture by 2004 Nobel Laureate David Gross and a panel discussion on ‘Creating a coherent ecosystem of Startups for Quantum Technologies in India’. A plenary on ‘Building Quantum Technologies: A European Strategy’ is also planned. </p>.<p>Cut-off box - Roundtable on state’s roadmap As a part of the summit a roundtable to discuss the future of Karnataka’s Quantum Mission was hosted by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Science & Technology Minister N S Boseraju and Higher Education Minister M C Sudhakar. It featured consul generals and international delegates from Israel Australia France UK USA and Switzerland. Industry leaders and representatives from QpiAi Microsoft Amazon Web Services DRDO South Western Railway IBM L&T among others.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The inaugural edition of the Quantum India Bengaluru Summit saw over 20 interesting talks, roundtable conversations and panel discussions, kick-starting Karnataka’s Quantum Mission on Thursday.</p>.<p>The two-day summit, focusing on the theme ‘Building a Quantum Ecosystem: Qubits to Society,’ is being organised by the state’s ministry of science and technology.</p>.<p>The first day of the summit saw a keynote by Nobel Laureate (2016) Duncan Haldane on the topic ‘Modern Quantum Mechanics is 100 years old: Why all the excitement today?,’ shedding light on the evolution of quantum science and its current trajectory.</p>.<p>The talk drew the largest crowd, with both Indian and international students and delegates flocking in to catch a glimpse of the speaker.</p>.Siddaramaiah launches Karnataka’s Quantum roadmap backed by Rs 1,000 crore fund .<p>This was followed by talks on Quantum and its applications in India’s strategic sectors and various fields, including healthcare, computing, finance, AI, society, art and peripherals and hardware.</p>.<p>Among the interesting talks was ‘DRDO in Quantum Technologies: Opening New Frontiers’ by Suma Varughese, Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems and Cyber Systems, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Suma shared details about quantum’s application in defence, its potential and current limitations.</p>.<p>Some other interesting talks included ‘Transforming Cardiac Care with Quantum Precision,’ ‘Quantum Machine Learning for Healthcare’, ‘Generative AI in the era of Quantum Computing’, ‘Towards Practical Hybrid Quantum Networks for Security’, and ‘Through Two Doors at Once’.</p>.<p>The summit also features several exhibitions and poster presentations on quantum technology.</p>.<p>Day one also saw a panel discussion, ‘India’s Commitment to and Expectations from Emerging Technologies: The Case of Quantum — featuring Ajay Kela of Wadhwani Foundation, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman of Anusudhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Venu Gopal Achanta of CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, Shankar Kumar Selvaraja of IISc, and Tomasso Calarco of European Union Quantum Flagship and Institute of Quantum Control, Germany. It was moderated by Arindham Ghosh, IISc professor and conference chair.</p>.<p>Speaking at a fireside chat about Karnataka’s Quantum Roadmap, IT & BT minister Priyank Kharge said, “Taking on the Quantum Mission is a natural progression for the state. We’re already India’s startup and innovation capital. About 21% of the nation’s bio-economy runs from the state. We’re number one in bio-technology and defence production. So, it’s a natural progression for us to go wherever the trends are in technology. We’ve always been aggressive about anything new, and we have always led the way by being first in almost every sector. Hence, if there is anything related to quantum taking place in India, it has to be from Bengaluru.”</p>.<p>Cut-off box - Itinerary for Day 2 The Day 2 schedule includes a keynote lecture by 2004 Nobel Laureate David Gross and a panel discussion on ‘Creating a coherent ecosystem of Startups for Quantum Technologies in India’. A plenary on ‘Building Quantum Technologies: A European Strategy’ is also planned. </p>.<p>Cut-off box - Roundtable on state’s roadmap As a part of the summit a roundtable to discuss the future of Karnataka’s Quantum Mission was hosted by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Science & Technology Minister N S Boseraju and Higher Education Minister M C Sudhakar. It featured consul generals and international delegates from Israel Australia France UK USA and Switzerland. Industry leaders and representatives from QpiAi Microsoft Amazon Web Services DRDO South Western Railway IBM L&T among others.</p>