Table 2 Examples of applications domains for Quantum Technologies
From: Quantum technologies in the telecommunications industry
Domains | Quantum communications | Quantum computing | Quantum simulation | Quantum sensing & metrology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Telecom and ICT | Quantum safe communication (e.g., QKD, QRNG) | Infrastructure optimization planning and operations; Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Infrastructure simulations: e.g., traffic, energy, resources … | Clock synchronization; more accurate sensors |
Industry 4.0 | Quantum safe communication (e.g., QKD, QRNG) | Optimization planning and operations; Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Industrial processes simulations Quantum Twin | Automation; more accurate sensors |
Precision Medicine and Biology | Security and protection of patients’ data | Improved diagnostics; drug design | Proteomics, Genomics, Drug simulations | Improved sensing for diag-nostics imaging |
Energy, Oil and Gas | Security for critical infrastructure | Optimization; Logistics | Predictions and risks analysis | Through-ground imaging |
Finance | Secure transactions | Portfolio management | Portfolio management and trading simulations | Clocks for trade synchronization |
Smart Cities and Transport | Security and data protection | Traffic, resources optimization complexity management | Predictions and risks analysis | Timing synchronization; more accurate sensors; quantum LiDAR |