The Strategic Research Agenda Working Group (SRA-WG) is charged with strategy development and the identification of research priorities. It will provide the focal point for strategic research development within the Quantum Flagship. This relies on input and feedback from the QT community though consultation processes, either via the qt.eu web portal or through regular community meetings. The input from the SEB on project progress and discussions with the SAB are also taken into consideration. This will result in the preparation of a Strategic Research Agenda for the Quantum Technologies community and the Quantum Flagship.
The SRA-WG is large, around 50 people, which, while necessary to address the diverse competencies needed across the Quantum Flagship, represents a challenge in terms of management. To this end, we propose a team-based approach, where a core team, made up of representatives from each domain will discuss the global perspective before returning to their own domain-specific teams to develop the SRA. This core team is not fixed and members will rotate depending on availability. This approach will ensure that there is a clear global overview, as well as the spread of competencies in each of the different domains of the Quantum Flagship. There will also be overlap with the Innovation WGs to ensure a coherent vision for the document, the quantum Flagship and the community.
The SRA itself should be seen as a living document that will be periodically updated based on the progress of the Quantum Flagship activities. A critical element of this document will be the definition of relevant metrics and key performance indicators (KPI) to facilitate accessing the progress towards the Quantum Flagship’s objectives.
The SRA-WG members and roles
| Communication | Computation | Simulation | Sensing & Metrology | Basic Science |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues de Riedmatten | Thomas Monz | Jens Eisert | Fedor Jelezko | Toni Acin |
| Andrew Shields | Walter Reiss | Francesca Ferlaino | Piet Schmidt | Philippe Grangier |
| Stephanie Wehner | Lieven Vandersypen | Anthony Laing | Christiane Koch | Ana Predojevic |
| Rupert Ursin | Andreas Wallraff | Michael Marthaler | Stefan Kröll | Andris Ambainis |
| Tracy Northup | Fabio Sciarrino | Françoise Remacle | Eugene Polzik | Sabrina Maniscalco |
| Nicolas Gisin | Daniel Esteve | Jacqueline Bloch | Mathieu Munsch | Albert Schleisser |
| Grégoire Ribordy | John Morton | Andreas Ruschhaupt | Thierry Debuisschert | Ivette Fuentes |
| Helmut Griesser | Iuliana Radu | Maciej Lewenstein | Ivo Degiovanni | |
| Renato Renner | Frank Wilhelm | Christian Gross | Steffen Glaser | |
| Eleni Diamanti | Harry Buhrman | Martin Plenio | ||
| Iordanis Kerenidis | ||||
| Cyril Allouche |
The SRA-WG will be chaired by Rob Thew.
To reinforce the cross-cutting nature of the other domains this Working Group also consists of teams for each of the following.
| Software | Theory | Engineering | Control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Buhrman | Renato Renner | John Morton | Frank Wilhelm |
| Cyril Allouche | Martin Plenio | Iuliana Radu | Christiane Koch |
| Stephanie Wehner | Maciej Lewenstein | Albert Schleisser | Andreas Ruschhaupt |
| Andris Ambainis | Toni Acin | Andrew Shields | Françoise Remacle |
| Iordanis Kerenidis | Sabrina Maniscalco | Fedor Jelezko | |
| Ivette Fuentes | Ana Predojevic | ||
| Andreas Wallraff | |||
| Jacqueline Bloch | |||
| Mathieu Munsch | |||
| Anthony Laing |
The SRA-WG, as proposed, consists of over 20% industry and more than 20% female participation. There are also five members of the Innovation WG involved across the different Domains.