Panel Discussion: Quantum Communication, What can Quantum Technology do for a data hungry society?
02 April 2019, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
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Leaders in the fields of Quantum technology and Communications Systems will come together to discuss the impact of Quantum Technologies on Communications applications. This will be an interesting evening of discussion and debate with plenty of time for questions from the floor. The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Organiser
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ICCS
Location
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Jeremy Bentham RoomUniversity College LondonGower StLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
Faster, ultra-reliable, low-power and secure communications are the gold standard of Communications Systems that will support our ever data reliant society. As our hunger and reliance on data increases do we need to look for new technologies to reach this gold standard, is Quantum Technology the answer?
Bringing together experts in the fields of Quantum Technology and Communications Systems, this will be an accessible and engaging evening of discussion and debate.
Pioneers from both academia and industry will introduce Quantum Technology providing perspectives on the current state of the art of along with a forward-looking view of the development, deployment and potential impact of Quantum Technologies in the Communications domain.
This is an open event and will be accessible to all with an interest in the field. Pre-booking is essential.
Agenda
18:00 arrival & registration
18:15 Welcome & Talks
Directors' welcome & Introductory presentation, Professor Izzat Darwazeh, Professor John Morton
State-of-the-Art presentations
Professor Tim Spiller, UK Quantum Communications Hub
Iain Monteath, British Telecom (BT)
Professor Lajos Hanzo, Southampton University
Professor Alexandra Olaya-Castro, UCL Physics
19:15 Panel Discussion, "What can Quantum Technology do for a data hungry society?"
Moderator: Professor Izzat Darwazeh
Panel: Professor John Morton, Iain Monteath, Professor Alexandra Olaya-Castro, Professor Tim Spiller, Professor Lajos Hanzo.
20:00 Networking and drinks reception, UCL Cloisters
21:00 Close
About the Speakers
Professor Izzat Darwazeh
Director at UCL Institute of Communications and Connected Systems
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Co-hosting the event Professor Darwazeh is the director of UCL's Institute of Communications and Connected Systems, he also currently holds the University of London Chair of Communications Engineering and leads the Information and Communication Engineering research group of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Over his extensive career, Izzat has authored or coauthored more than 250 book chapters and papers in the areas of optical and wireless communications and monolithic microwave integrated circuits and high-speed/frequency circuits.
Professor Darwazeh acts as a consultant/advisor to various academic and industrial organisations and to commercial, governmental and legal bodies in the UK and overseas.
More about Professor Izzat DarwazehProfessor John Morton
Director at UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute
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Co-hosting the event Professor Morton is Director of the UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute, holding a professorship in Nanoelectronic and Nanophotonics at UCL.
Based in the London Centre For Nanotechnology and the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, his research focuses on the control of fundamental physics phenomena exhibited in materials with a focus on quantum technologies.
The material systems John studies include donors in silicon as well as custom-designed molecules which exhibit particular spin interactions.
More about Professor John MortonIain Monteath
Head of The Cyber Assessment Lab at British Telecom (BT)
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Iain heads the Cyber Assesment Lab within the CTO team with a remit to conducts detailed reviews of vendor capability, enabling the business to select the best capability for our corporate sales portfolio and internal use.
Iain is also a Security Innovation Consultant within the CTO office, and a Technology Innovation scout. He explores start-up innovations with a focus on Israeli Hi-tech environment along with the UK and Europe, bringing start-up technology into BT's showcase environments.
More about Iain MonteathProfessor Alexandra Olaya-Castro
Professor of Physics at UCL Physics
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With the rise of biologically inspired technology Professor Olaya-Castro will help us understand how the quantum world exists within biological systems.
Professor Olaya-Castro’s work falls within the emergent field of Quantum Biology and aims to understand and exploit quantum phenomena taking place at the biomolecular, nanometre scale, under conditions of physiological relevance.
Professor Olaya-Castro will speak on quantum biophotonics including photosynthesis and bring her insight to the panel discussion.
More about Professor Alexandra Olaya-CastroProfessor Tim Spiller
Director at UK Quantum Communications Hub
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Director of the UK Quantum Communications Hub Professor Spiller is based in York holding a professorship in Quantum Information Technologies.
Tim has held research positions in both academic and industrial institutions including the University of Sussex, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, University of Leeds and since 2014 the University of York.
More about Professor Tim SpillerProfessor Lajos Hanzo
Professor of Wireless Telecommunications at University of Southampton
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During Professor Hanzo's 42-year career in telecommunications, he has held research and academic posts in Hungary, Germany and the UK.
Since 1986 he has been based at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, where he currently holds the Chair in Telecommunications and is head of the Communications Research Area. He is also a former Chaired Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
More about Professor Lajos Hanzo