What standards do you need to improve your work in research, assessment, product development and market growth? What would make it easier and less costly to find and buy the components, equipment and services you need? What do your customers or clients need to assure them that your products or services match your claims and meet their demands?

This workshop will bring together representatives of the UK quantum communications industry to agree the priorities for future standardisation.

Hear from leaders in research and product development, assessment and support, and in the European and global standards development organisations.

Join the conversation on which problems could be reduced or removed with the right standards.

The workshop will be held on Microsoft Teams. The link to join the session will be sent out in advance.

Draft Agenda

14:00 —Welcome (Rhys Lewis, NPL)

14.10 —Overview of quantum communication (Quantum Communications Hub Director, University of York)

14.30 —Start-up and SME standardisation needs (Wenmiao Yu, Quantum Dice)

14.45 —QKD and QRNG standardisation (Martin Ward, Toshiba)

15.00 —QKD networks and the quantum internet (Mark McFadden, UK expert in ITU-T SG13 and IETF)

15.15 —Q&A

15.30 - 15.45—Break

15.45 —Breakout discussions on:

Standards needs for the quantum communications supply chain (photonics, cryo, RF…)
Issues in QKD and QKD network standards
Horizon scanning (quantum internet)

16.30 —Feedback and discussion

16.50 —Wrap up

17.00 —Close

NPL quantum communication standards workshop