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Quantum technologies have attracted growing attention in recent years. In Norway, several initiatives have been launched to advance both fundamental and industrial research, alongside the development of new study programs. In December, the Research Council of Norway announced four new research centres in quantum technology: two focused on algorithms, one on communication, and one on sensing.

The University of Oslo is involved in two of these centres. One of them, Defects in Semiconductors for Quantum Sensing (DSQS), is coordinated by UiO with Lasse Vines as centre director. The centre is a collaboration between UiO, SINTEF, FFI, and several Nordic partners. DSQS aim to act as a hub for semiconductor-based quantum technology, with a center of gravity around quantum defects, and driven by applications within quantum sensing. Thus, the centre will cover a large range of competences and technology readiness levels.

In this presentation, Lasse will review recent quantum technology initiatives in Norway and introduce the DSQS centre, its scientific focus, and its role in the emerging Norwegian quantum technology landscape.

Hosted by CC-NorChip / SINTEF, University of Oslo and Forskningsparken.

Previous speakers:

• Jon Olav Grepstad, Tunable

• Marius Mæhlum Halvorsen, Research Scientist at SINTEF Digital

• Anna Stray Rongve, Marketing Manager, sensiBel

• Philipp Häfliger, Professor at the University of Oslo, Research Group for Nanoelectronic systems

• Thomas Ramberg, Dory and Tobias Dahl, SINTEF

• Linn Fagerberg, managing director at Electronic Coast in Horten

• Vegard Standeren Olsen og Ralph Bernstein, CC-NorChip

• Ingelin Clausen, CEO InVivo Binonics

• Lasse Irvam og Preben Storås, grunnleggere Optronics Technology

• Elizaveta Vereshchagina, seniorforsker ved SINTEF, BreathSense

• Henrik Hovde Sønsteby, førsteamanuensis ved UiO, CONCEPT

About CC-NorChip:

The competence center CC-NorChip will, over the next four years, offer free support to small and medium-sized enterprises to lower the threshold for adopting advanced technology. The goal is to raise competence and competitiveness in Norway and Europe by strengthening Norwegian companies’ ability to utilize advanced technologies and capacities both nationally and internationally.

CC-NorChip is a collaboration between SINTEF, NTNU, the University of Oslo (UiO), the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), the University of Tromsø (UiT), and Electronic Coast, with support from, among others, the EU and the Research Council of Norway.

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