Rob Smets, Optical Network Architect & Technologist, SURF, will speak on “Quantum Network Vendors and Integrators” at IQT The Hague March 13-15
Rob Smets, Optical Network Architect & Technologist, SURF, will speak on “Quantum Network Vendors and Integrators” at IQT The Hague March 13-15.
In 1994 and 1999, Rob Smets received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the field of optical telecommunication technology and electromagnetism, whereafter he joined Lucent Technologies as a researcher into new photonic technologies and architectures. In 2008 he left Alcatel-Lucent to join TNO as an innovator in the field of information and communication technology. In 2013 he joined the Dutch NREN SURF as optical architect and technologist. At SURF he is responsible for the wellbeing and innovation of the data transport services and optical infrastructure. He has contributed to more than 60 papers and holds more than 5 patents and has been a member of the ECOC TPC from 2014 to 2020.
Register here for IQT The Hague, March 13-15
IQT The Hague 2023 is the eighth global conference and exhibition in the highly successful Inside Quantum Technology series.
The Hague event will focus on Quantum Communications and Quantum Security. Ten vertical topics encompassing more than 40 panels and talks from over 80 speakers will provide attendees with a deep understanding on state-of-the-art developments of the future quantum internet as well as the current impact of quantum-safe technologies on cybersecurity.
Sandra K. Helsel, Ph.D. has been researching and reporting on frontier technologies since 1990. She has her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.
