The Copenhagen region is a world leader in quantum technology development. And DTU plays a significant role, especially in terms of developing quantum technology for use in both the public and private sectors.
In future, the new QuantumDTU centre will serve as a single point of entry to the many researchers at DTU working on various aspects of quantum technology, ranging from basic research to the implementation of technology in businesses. More than one third of all DTU departments and centres are involved in quantum research in areas such as quantum sensors, quantum communications, encryption, and quantum computers. QuantumDTU will lay the foundations for even greater collaboration with both private enterprises and public institutions in the development of quantum technologies.
“We’re delighted to appoint Lydia Baril to head our new centre. I’m certain that she is the right person to make our research even more accessible to society as we see more and more businesses and public authorities announcing that they’re ‘quantum-ready’. She’s intimately familiar with the quantum technology field, in addition to her knowledge of the scientific world, her perspective on innovation thanks to her involvement in start-ups, and her necessary insight into the business world from her previous roles,” says Rasmus Larsen, DTU Executive Vice President and Provost.
Background in science, innovation, and business
Lydia Baril has extensive knowledge across the entire quantum technology field. She began her career at IBM in Silicon Valley, has been involved in the founding of several companies in areas including software development for online search in her native France, and most recently worked on the manufacture of quantum computer qubits at Oxford Quantum Circuits in the UK and has held a management role at Microsoft’s Quantum Lab in the Netherlands.
Lydia Baril took up her role/will take up her role with DTU on 1 March 2023.
“I look forward to working together with DTU’s talented researchers and the many users and stakeholders in the quantum field. Quantum technology is an area undergoing strong growth and I’m looking forward to boosting the many fantastic quantum-related activities taking place at DTU, ranging from research and teaching to exploiting commercial opportunities that will help strengthen the Danish quantum ecosystem,” says Lydia Baril.
