Building the foundations of a quantum internet

Professor David Lucas from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is to lead one of three new UKRI-funded projects as part of a commitment to deepen the science and tech ties between the UK and Japan.

The project will look to advance distributed and secure quantum computation and will build the foundations of a quantum internet using ion-trap nodes and photonic links. Professor Lucas will jointly lead the project with Professor Mio Murao from the University of Tokyo in Japan. By integrating advanced hardware and privacy-preserving protocols, it will enable ultra-secure communication and faster scientific discovery, while training future specialists to strengthen global quantum networks.