Role

Pol Forn Appointed as Spain’s Representative to CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative Advisory Board

The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (CERN QTI) has defined a roadmap and research programme in collaboration with its advisory board, as well as the high-energy physics and quantum-technology research communities

Pol Forn has been appointed as Spain’s representative to the advisory board of CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI) for the second term of the program, covering the period 2025-2028.

CERN’s QTI aims to explore the potential of quantum technologies in high-energy physics and beyond, fostering collaboration between research institutions and industry.

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Publication

New QCT Group Paper on Superinductors and Ultrastrong Coupling

July 17, 2025

“A new preprint by IFAE’s Quantum Computing and Technologies (QCT) group, titled “Superinductor-based ultrastrong coupling in a superconducting circuit” , has been uploaded to arXiv.

Network

IFAE joins EU‑selected SUPREME consortium to scale industrial production of superconducting quantum chips

July 11, 2025

The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the 23 partners from eight EU member states in SUPREME, a new European project selected under the Chips Joint Undertaking to establish pilot lines for the industrial production of superconducting quantum chips.

Publication

New publication by the QCT group

February 13, 2025

“Cosmic muon flux attenuation methods for superconducting qubit experiments” by Elia Bertoldo, Manel Martínez, Pol Forn and collaborators