The Governing Board of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) at its meeting on 05/06/2025 and the Board of the Research University Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) at its meeting on 02/05/2025, approved the establishment of the NTUA spin-off company QRBIT, as well as the Foundation’s participation in the company’s share capital through the NTUA’s Special Account for Research Funding and the ICCS
QRBIT is a spin-off founded by researchers Dr. Ioannis Giannoulis, Dr. Aristides Stathis and Argyrios Danos, with the participation of the faculty members of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (SCE), Prof. Iraklis Avramopoulos, Prof. Athanasios Panagopoulos, Asst. Prof. Dimitrios Apostolopoulos, in the context of the research activity of the Photonic Communications Laboratory of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (SCE) of the NTUA.
The company aims to develop innovative hardware and software solutions for quantum satellite communications, leveraging the expertise and research results of the team.
Based on the approved business plan, QRBIT will be active in the following sectors:
- Design and development of photonic components, devices and systems for quantum cryptography (QKD) applications in wireless terrestrial and satellite channels.
- Development of devices, circuits and measurements for specialised ground-based optical station and astronomical telescope infrastructures in classical and quantum communications applications.
- Development of software for the design, optimisation and management of satellite missions for classical and quantum laser communications.
The establishment of QRBIT reinforces NTUA’s strategy to promote innovation and technology transfer in the emerging area of quantum/optical communications via free-space channels and satellites, with the aim of exploiting research knowledge for the development of high technology readiness systems.
Source: National Technical University of Athens | News (https://tinyurl.com/y2s8273w)