Finnish Quantum Agenda Now Has a Working Group

The Finnish Quantum Agenda is an upcoming collaboration between quantum science and technology (QST) professionals in Finland and organized by InstituteQ. The agenda defines the key messages of the Finnish QST community in terms of securing the long-term development efforts that Finland needs in quantum science and technology. Later, the agenda will be the basis of a broader national quantum strategy. The goal is to have the agenda finalized by the end of the year.

InstituteQ has previously held a call for participants, and now we have established a working group to lead the preparation of the agenda paper. The composition of the working group is as follows:

Heikki Mannila, Professor, Aalto University (chair)

Jukka Pekola, Professor, InstituteQ and Aalto University

Pertti Hakonen, Professor, Aalto University

Caterina Foti, Postdoc, Aalto University

Sabrina Maniscalco, Professor, University of Helsinki

Jukka Nurminen, Professor, University of Helsinki

Himadri Majumdar, Quantum Program Manager, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)

Pekka Pursula, Research Manager, VTT

Robert Fickler, Professor, Tampere University

Tero Heikkilä, Professor, University of Jyväskylä

Matti Silveri, Academy Research Fellow, University of Oulu

Kimmo Luoma, Collegium Researcher, University of Turku

Andreas Norrman, Assistant Professor, University of Eastern Finland

Mikael Johansson, Quantum Strategist, CSC

Matti Sarén, President and CEO, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Markku Räsänen, Advisor, IQM Finland

Vishal Chatrath, CEO, QuantrolOx

Minna Günes, Senior Academic Coordinator, InstituteQ and Aalto University

The formation of the working group continues, and new institutions and members are expected to join.

Anyone interested in learning what the working group is doing to prepare the agenda can contact either coordinator Minna Günes of InstituteQ at Aalto University or chair Heikki Mannila directly.