{"id":20368,"date":"2025-07-08T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=20368"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:11:08","slug":"expert-talk-by-dr-jasminder-sidhu-pcrl-july-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2025\/07\/08\/expert-talk-by-dr-jasminder-sidhu-pcrl-july-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Talk by Dr. Jasminder Sidhu on Global Range Quantum Networking \u2013 Hosted by HellasQCI and PCRL, July 9, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>HellasQCI <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>Photonic Communications Research Laboratory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>PCRL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) proudly announce the upcoming expert talk on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Range Quantum Networking <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Dr. Jasminder Sidhu, on 9th July 2025 at the Distance Learning Room, NTUA. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Jasminder Sidhu, Quantum Technologies Research Fellow in Satellite Quantum Communications at the University of Strathclyde, has a strong background in theoretical quantum optics, quantum information, and quantum communications. Starting from the premise that developing <\/span><b>distributed quantum technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires coordinated advances across the entire quantum networking stack, Dr. Sidhu will outline recent progress at both the <\/span><b>protocol <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>hardware <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His presentation will highlight how <\/span><b>space<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><b>based<\/b> <b>initiatives <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>novel protocols<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014particularly those defining the physical layer architecture\u2014enhance <\/span><b>compatibility <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">across diverse network domains, enabling the <\/span><b>transition <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from regional and metropolitan quantum networks to <\/span><b>global<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><b>scale connectivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key topics include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress in <\/span><b>space<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><b>based <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">initiatives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical layer novel protocols\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compatibility across diverse quantum network domains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent entanglement distribution strategies and their impact on quantum memory architecture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The session will close with a discussion of pressing open <\/span><b>challenges <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the field, including the entanglement distribution protocols and their implications for the design of quantum memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high-level event that presents the future of quantum technologies and networking. Not to be missed. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/photonics.ntua.gr\/invited-talk-by-dr-jasminder-sidhu-global-range-quantum-networking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoom link for remote participation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84227412407?pwd=mrjozvXnWCKepLGftcnouNckJkDcY1.1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20371\" src=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2-500x353.jpg 500w, https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HellasQCI and the Photonic Communications Research Laboratory (PCRL) proudly announce the upcoming expert talk on Global Range Quantum Networking by Dr. Jasminder Sidhu, on 9th July 2025 at the Distance Learning Room, NTUA. 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