IIT-M plans to set up quantum hub in Chennai

CHENNAI: IIT Madras has submitted a proposal to set up a thematic quantum communication hub in Chennai and a decision would likely be taken up by the Department of Science and Technology by the end of this month, according to IIT-M professor Anil Prabhakar.

Prabhakar, from IIT-M department of electrical engineering, said that the country is setting up four thematic hubs in the domains of quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing metrology, and quantum material devices.