International Quantum Communication Conclave
(Third Edition)
25TH April 2025, Hall No.6, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Quantum Technology is one of the nine missions of national importance, under the Prime Minister‘s Science and Technology Innovation Advisory Council lead by the Principal Scientific Advisor’s office to leverage cutting edge scientific research for India‘s sustainable development. In this endeavour, On 19th April 2023, National Quantum Mission, being implemented by Department of Science and Technology has been approved at a total outlay of ₹ 6003.65 Crore for a period of eight years from 2023-24 to 2030-31. It aims to seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and while fostering a vibrant and innovative ecosystem inQuantum Technology.
The rise of quantum computing presents a significant risk and challenge to the
classical cryptographic algorithms being used currently to secure the transmission
and storage of sensitive data. It may impact many sectors, including healthcare,
energy, finance, security, defense. To ensure secure communication in the quantum
era, it necessitates the development and deployment of robust quantum
communication technologies. After insights gathered from the various academia,
industry/start-ups, R&D institutions, etc. and global developments, it is felt that an
institutionalised collaborative approach is essential with a push towards participation
in standards development and Intellectual Property Rights creation in quantum
technologies.
The objective of the proposed conclave would be as follows:
(a) To create awareness about the Standardization, testing and certification of
products and technological solution.
(b) To create framework for deployment of Quantum safe terrestrial and non terrestrial communication network.
(c) To bring together the researchers, academia, industries, and start-ups
working in the field of Quantum Communication to focus on the importance of
standardization and testing framework and push for contributions towards the
standards development and IPR creation in the areas of Quantum
Communication.
(d) To create awareness among all the stakeholders about the significant
works/research being carried out in the areas of Quantum Communication
and to identify the challenges in the deployment of Quantum products in the
communication networks and devices.
(e) To motivate the subject matter experts to take part in the meeting of National
Working Group of Quantum Technology to contribute in the Study group
11,13 and 17 of ITU-T.
(f)To identify gaps in the standardization of the existing and upcoming Quantum
communication products and the areas where standardization would be
required.
The conclave would feature participation from the industries/start-ups, academia
and research institutions, Government Organisations, Defense services, etc.
involved in the research, development, policy making and deployment of Quantum
Communication Technologies.
The event is being organised in collaboration with C-DOT, an autonomous
research organisation under Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to mark 2025
as the Year of Quantum as declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
Details of First Edition : First International Quantum Communication Conclave
Details of Second Edition : Second International Quantum Communication Conclave
Hall No. 6, Vigyan Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi, 110011
Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay
CEO C-DOT
Dr. Anandaraman Sankaran
Senior Manager, QKD Technical Marketing, Japan
Dr. Ray Harishankar
IBM Quantum Safe, USA
Dr. Kaveh Delfanazari
Senior Lecturer (Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering) University of Glasgow, UK
Prof. Anil Prabhakar
IIT Madras
Mr. Rowan Högman
(Advanced technology Director) M/s Ericsson, Sweden
Kamal Kr. Agarwal
DDG (Quantum Technology),TEC,DoT
Shri Sunil Gupta
CEO, QuNu Labs
Dr. Vipin Rathi
Delhi University
Dr. Urbasi Sinha
Raman Research institute, Bengaluru
Dr. Goutam Paul
ISI Kolkata
Dr. G Narendra Nath
JS, NSCS
Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Hon’ble Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India
Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar
Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Government of India
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
Principal Scientific Adviser to Govt. of India
Prof. Abhay Karandikar
Secretary, Department of science & Technology
Dr. Neeraj Mittal
Chairman DCC and Secretary (Telecom)
Smt. Tripti Saxena
Sr. DDG and Head, TEC
Kamal Kumar Agarwal
DDG (Quantum Technology), TEC
Venkata Rama Raju Chelle
Director (Quantum Technology), TEC
Rakesh Singh Rawat
Scientist F,C-DOT
Prakash Chandra
Scientist F,C-DOT
Rakesh Goyal
ADG(TC-III), TEC
Poonam Kumari
ADET(QT), TEC
Ratnesh Bharti
Deputy Registrar, C-DOT
Bhargav Bipinbhai Jakharia
Manager(Admin), C-DOT
Nathu Ram Bhimwal
AO(Cash), TEC
Deo Pratap
AD(QT), TEC
Mukul Tiwari
AD(MM), TEC
Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), is a standards setting organisation for Telecom and related ICT products under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India. It is responsible for formulation of standards, specifications, test procedures, service specifications and technical regulations for Telecom/ICT sector. TEC is actively involved in the standardisation activities on Quantum Technology at domestic as well as international level participating and contributing to ITU, IEEE, etc. TEC has released standards on “Quantum Key Distribution System” and “Quantum-safe and Classical Cryptographic Systems”. TEC has also constituted a “National Working Group on Quantum Technology” (NWG-QT) with members from academia, industry/startups, R&D organizations, service providers, Govt. Organizations, etc. to have a focused and coordinated approach for development of standards on Quantum Technology.
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), is an autonomous Telecom R&D Centre of Department of Telecommunications, Govt of India. Established in 1984, C-DOT has contributed significantly in indigenous design, development and production of telecom technologies especially suited to Indian conditions. In its initial years, C-DOT triggered a telecom revolution in rural India that was responsible for all-round socio-economic development. Over the years, C-DOT has developed a large number of products of national and strategic importance in various Telecom areas such as Optical, Switching, Wireless, Security and Network Management. C-DOT is also contributing significantly in development of products in technologies such as M2M/IOT, 5G, AI and Quantum Security. In Quantum Security Vertical, C-DOT has developed Quantum Security products in the areas of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) as well as Post-Quantum-Cryptography (PQC). C-DOT also has plans to increase its Quantum Communication Security products’ portfolio in the upcoming years.
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