The Quantum Spaceship
QTSpace has launched a new coordinated action to promote QT in Space aimed at the engagement with stakeholders in Europe. In particular, the initiative has the goal to open a collaborative channel with the relevant departments at the European Commission and European Space Agency.
Quantum Space Network
Distinguished scientists and representatives of industrial actors operating in some of the ESA member countries have agreed to collaborate with QTSpace towards the achievement of the goals of this initiative. The will form the “Quantum Space Network”(QSN), which will have the mandate to liaise with national stakeholders, policy makers, funding bodies, and ESA delegates. QSN will work in synergy with the Quantum Community Network established within the context of the EU Quantum Flagship initiative.
Chair: Angelo Bassi
Deputy Chair: Mauro Paternostro
| Country | QSN Member – Academia* |
| Austria | Rupert Ursin, IQOQI Vienna |
| France | Philippe Bouyer, Institut d’Optique Eleni Diamanti, CNRS, Sorbonne University (deputy) |
| Germany | Christoph Marquardt, Max Planck Institute for the science of Light Ernst Rasel, University of Hannover (deputy) |
| Greece | Wolf von Klitzing, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas |
| Hungary | Laszlo Bacsardi, University of Sopron |
| Italy | Angelo Bassi, University of Trieste Paolo Villoresi, University of Padua (deputy) |
| Portugal | Yasser Omar, Universidade de Lisboa Manfred Niehus, ISEL – Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (deputy) |
| Spain | Antonio Acin, The Institute of Photonic Sciences Valerio Pruneri, The Institute of Photonic Sciences (deputy) |
| Switzerland | Hugo Zbinden, Université de Genève |
| United Kingdom | Mauro Paternostro, Queen’s University Belfast Hendrik Ulbricht, University of Southampton (deputy) |
| Company | QSN Member – Industry* |
| Airbus Defence and Space Ltd | Paolo Bianco |
| OHB-System AG | Bernhard Sang Stephan Seidel Norbert Lemke |
| Thales Alenia Space | Mathias van den Bossche |
Quantum Space Advisory Board
Leading European scientists have agreed to be part of an Advisory Board (AB) with the task of providing advice to QSN on strategic initiatives*.
Prof. Roberto Battiston – University of Trento (IT)
Prof. Wolfgang Ertmer – Leibniz Universität Hannover (DE)
Prof. Elisabeth Giacobino – Sorbonne Université (FR)
Prof. Nicolas Gisin – Université de Genève (CH)
Prof. Sir. Peter Knight – Imperial College London (UK)
Prof. Itzik Ben Israel – Israeli Space Agency, President (IL)
(*as of 4th September 2019)