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VNU Vice President Nguyen Hoang Hai attended and delivered opening remarks at the seminar.
Attending the seminar were Prof. Alexey Ustinov, Director of the Superconducting Quantum Technology Laboratory, and Prof. Natalia Maleeva, Director of the Quantum Design Center, both from the National University of Science and Technology MISiS, the Russian Federation; representatives from the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology and Innovation; leaders of research and policy-making institutions; along with scientists and experts from Vietnam and abroad.
The seminar was part of a series of activities implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on the development of science, technology, and innovation, and Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training in connection with VNU’s strategy to attract international scholars and establish strategic technology institutes under VNU Technology and Innovation Park.
In his opening remarks, VNU Vice President Nguyen Hoang Hai affirmed that quantum technology is a new and breakthrough field, prioritized by the Party and the State through their major strategies for science, technology, and innovation. He emphasized that this orientation is clearly reflected in the Politburo’s Resolutions No. 57-NQ/TW and No. 71-NQ/TW, which encourage the attraction of international scientists, the establishment of key research centers, and the development of new academic disciplines aligned with global technological trends.
He noted that quantum research in Vietnam in general, and at VNU in particular, is not entirely new. Over the past years, VNU’s research groups have delved deeply into fundamental physics, especially quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and solid-state physics. However, most works have so far focused on theoretical foundations, without a strong shift toward applied quantum technology for exploiting the microscopic principles of the quantum world to develop quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum communication, and quantum cryptography. He emphasized that transitioning from fundamental research to applied quantum technology is a crucial step for VNU to fulfill its pioneering role as a leading national center for higher education and research.
VNU Vice President Nguyen Hoang Hai strongly emphasized the significance of the seminar as a forum for domestic and international scientists to discuss key issues in quantum technology research, investment, and high-quality human resource development in Vietnam. The discussions, he said, would help define a strategic roadmap for the country’s quantum technology development in the coming period.
He also expressed his deep appreciation to Prof. Alexey Ustinov, one of the world’s leading scholars in superconducting quantum circuits and quantum computing, for accepting the position of Honorary Director of VNU Institute of Quantum Technology, as well as to Prof. Natalia Maleeva, representing a new generation of Russian scientists with outstanding achievements in quantum processor design and optimization.
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Prof. Areeya Chantasri from Mahidol University (Thailand) shared her experience in developing the Thai–Southeast Asian Quantum Research Community under the framework of the Quantum Technology Research Alliance (QTRic). She explained that Thailand’s quantum technology program focuses on three key research areas: quantum metrology, quantum communication, and quantum algorithm simulation. Starting with a small research group of about 20 scientists, Thailand has developed a network of more than 120 researchers and faculty members from 17 research institutes and 2 startup companies, with USD 9 million government funding for the 2020–2025 period. She emphasized the importance of ASEAN regional cooperation in human resources development and announced that Vietnam would host the SEA Quantum Hackathon 2026.
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Prof. Alexey Ustinov delivered a presentation on “Superconducting Quantum Circuits: From Quantum Computing to Sensing and Communication.” He introduced the working principles of the superconducting qubit, the basic unit of a quantum computer, formed from electrical circuits with Josephson junctions, allowing quantum states 0 and 1 to exist simultaneously on the Bloch sphere. Drawing on his many years of research in Germany and Russia, he discussed the major current challenges, including quantum noise and two-level system (TLS) defects, which limit the coherence time of qubits.
The professor also highlighted recent achievements of his research group at MISiS, and recommended that Vietnam begin with small-scale laboratories (with a few qubits), focus on training quantum engineers, and send students for internships at international laboratories to accelerate access to cutting-edge quantum technologies.
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Assoc.Prof. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Director of VNU Institute of Quantum Technology, focused on the research direction of “Quantum Computing with Hybrid Semiconductor–Superconductor Materials.” He presented his team’s studies on hybrid qubits, which enable the control of quantum states using electric fields instead of magnetic fields, thereby opening possibilities for developing more efficient, less noisy qubits that are compatible with the existing semiconductor technologies.
His report also introduced new research directions, such as symmetry-based noise suppression design and electric-gate control, laying the groundwork for the transition from Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers (FTQC).
