We are pleased to announce a significant funding decision: the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is funding the collaborative project “TruQuaC” (Trusted Quantum Control and Communication). In this project, XeedQ serves not only as one of the industrial partners but also as the project coordinator, assuming overall leadership of the consortium.
Together with Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt (Hesse), Qoro Quantum GmbH from Weßling, and Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), we will advance the development of trusted quantum control and communication infrastructures from June 2026 through May 2029. The total project volume amounts to €3.06 million, of which €2.46 million is provided directly through BMFTR funding.
The urgency of this initiative can hardly be overstated. The ongoing digital interconnection of society requires increasingly secure and resilient communication infrastructures, especially as future quantum computers may be capable of breaking widely used cryptographic methods. Quantum communication is therefore a key technology within the German government’s cybersecurity strategy and an essential component of the research framework program “Digital. Secure. Sovereign.” Through TruQuaC, we are making a direct contribution to positioning Germany at the forefront of this strategically important field.
At the heart of the project lies the question of how distributed quantum nodes can be operated securely, reliably, and at scale, a fundamental prerequisite for the quantum internet of the future. Together with our partners, we are developing a control and security architecture that authenticates access, distributes tasks, monitors the status of quantum nodes, and automatically responds to disruptions. The nodes are connected via so-called Quantum Network Gateways, which provide a secure interface between the central platform and the individual quantum nodes.
As the hardware foundation, we contribute our NV-center-based quantum processors, field-tested systems that are already commercially available. Our particular strengths lie in low-level hardware system development, stable networking of experimental quantum systems, and the monitoring and operation of distributed quantum technology platforms. These are precisely the capabilities required by TruQuaC to establish a robust control and security architecture.
On the scientific side, we are proud to collaborate with leading experts in the field. Prof. Dr. Frank Fitzek, holder of the Deutsche Telekom Professorship for Communication Networks at TU Dresden and spokesperson for the CeTI Cluster of Excellence, contributes his extensive expertise in communication network architectures and distributed systems, serving as a cornerstone for the design of TruQuaC’s overall network architecture. Prof. Dr. Riccardo Bassoli of TU Dresden, one of the most prominent researchers in quantum communication networks in the German-speaking world, leads the network-related research activities. Dr. Manpreet Singh Jattana, Deputy Group Leader of the MSQC Group at Goethe University Frankfurt, contributes deep expertise in the control and optimization of quantum hardware. Through previous collaborative research, he is already thoroughly familiar with our systems. As he puts it: “Access to real quantum hardware is essential for algorithm developers, and low-noise gate operations are the absolute prerequisite for that.”
For XeedQ, TruQuaC is far more than a research project. It represents the next logical step in our mission to bring quantum technology from the laboratory into the real world, and, as a company based in Leipzig, to play an active role in shaping Germany’s quantum strategy.
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