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.

Latest Group News

Project Milestone

Qilimanjaro contributes to new quantum computing milestone at BSC

May 28, 2026

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, the spin-off of IFAE, BSC and UB has contributed to the deployment at BSC of a system constituted by a new 35-qubit quantum computer, along with another 20-qubit quantum computer for uninterrupted operation, with Manel Martínez acting as Project Leader within the Qilimanjaro-GMV consortium.

New publication

New publication by the QCT group

April 8, 2026

Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Superconducting Nitridized Aluminum Thin Films

Results

Closing event of the Quantum Communications Complementary Plan

November 27, 2025

ICFO hosted the closing event of the Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas, presenting the project’s results and new infrastructure developments in quantum communications.