{"id":18530,"date":"2024-11-12T14:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:48:01","slug":"grnet-the-coordinator-of-the-hellasqci-at-the-national-qci-dk-workshop-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2024\/11\/12\/grnet-the-coordinator-of-the-hellasqci-at-the-national-qci-dk-workshop-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"GRNET, the Coordinator of the HellasQCI project, was invited by DTU, the Coordinator of the QCI.DK project, to participate at the National QCI.DK Workshop, in Denmark, 5\/11\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ilias Papastamatiou, Senior Project Manager at GRNET and Coordinator of HellasQCI, was honoured to be invited by DTU (Technical University of Denmark) to present at the National QCI Workshop of Denmark: \u201cSecuring the Future: Quantum Key Distribution for Enterprises and Governments\u201d and participate in the discussions towards building a secure quantum communication infrastructure in Europe and the deployment of EuroQCI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the workshop, Dr. Papastamatiou presented insights and updates regarding Greece\u2019s advancements and steps towards the deployment of Quantum Communication Infrastructure and Networks in his presentation: \u201cProgress &amp; Lessons Learned from HellasQCI in Greece\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These HellasQCI insights &amp; updates include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The creation of an <\/span><b>extended QKD Network in Athens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, featuring 8 nodes and 5 physical links between GRNET, NKUA, NTUA and NCSRD with a <\/span><b>total fiber length of 120 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The integration of key technologies such as <\/span><b>Switched QKD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to optimise QKD device use and ensure network redundancy, the deployment of <\/span><b>Optical Transport Layer Security (L1) in Athens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between 3 nodes (GRNET, NKUA)\u00a0 to secure quantum communication layers and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The integration of the <\/span><b>Space QKD Emulator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, used to assess the feasibility of the <\/span><b>three Optical Ground Stations (OGSs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> planned for HellasQCI.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HellasQCI participation at the Danish QCI Workshop fostered strong connections among National QCIs, facilitated engagement with both private and public sector stakeholders, and identified shared opportunities for collaboration and innovation\u2014laying the groundwork for the upcoming EuroQCI phases, such as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) call.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workshop was an excellent opportunity for the Danish QCI &#8211; QCI.DK to present their expanding quantum-secure network, which will extend over 200 km from Copenhagen to Odense. They also highlighted their work on CV-QKD technologies and their integration into Denmark\u2019s quantum communication infrastructure and demonstrated a QKD demo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The QCI.DK project showcased Denmark\u2019s collaborative approach, involving ministries, universities, and private companies such as the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Higher Education and Science, DTU, University of Copenhagen, SDU, Aalborg University, Danish e-Infrastructure Cooperation, Sparrow Quantum, and GlobalConnect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the valuable takeaways of this event &#8211; for GRNET and the HellasQCI project &#8211; are (i) productive exchanges between our National Quantum Communication Infrastructures and the Danish QCI (QCI.DK) and (ii) insights into deploying Quantum Key Distribution for both enterprises and governments. 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