Training & Skills Hub in Quantum Systems Engineering: Imperial Centre for Quantum Engineering & Science

在过去的几十年里，我们利用微妙量子效应的能力已经显著提高，这反过来又推动了英国追求革命性的基于量子的技术的新举措。针对这一需求，帝国理工学院建议建立一个跨教职的量子工程与科学中心，以领导量子技术应用的跨学科教育和研究活动。重复激光和晶体管的成功将依赖于各种专业知识的合作，这些专业知识涵盖量子科学家、工程师、工业、设计师和商业领袖，他们不仅可以合作实现可行的新技术，还可以培养下一代领导者。这些新的量子工程师将克服将实验室原理证据推向市场的障碍。帝国能源的愿景是在实现这一努力方面发挥主导作用。在过去的七年里，我们成功地运营了受控量子动力学博士培训中心，以及最近的量子技术前沿创新博士课程。目前的提议将使学院的愿景更进一步，与这些倡议保持一致，并弥合学术研究、行业和市场之间的差距。我们的中心将培训具有理解尖端量子研究的技能、开发这一创新的心态以及引领市场的创业技能的量子工程师。根据这一培训和技能中心呼吁，将为工程和物理科学毕业生提供连贯的培训和研究方案，明确目标是将他们带到量子技术创新和创业的前沿。因此，提供培训的将是帝国理工学院的工程和物理科学系。该方案将包括一年的硕士课程，然后是三年的博士研究。在硕士学年的前六个月，学生们将学习量子技术、系统工程、光子学技术和创新与创业方面的密集课程，之后六个月的项目通常会导致更长的博士项目。考虑到学生的不同背景，一开始将提供广泛的基本概念辅导课程，随后将继续提供辅导帮助。我们将与其他国家英才中心密切合作，以扩大国家能力。该中心的研究课题包括：1)发展量子技术，包括惯性导航系统、量子模拟器、量子传感器和用于量子网络的部件；2)开发坚固紧凑的设备以实现量子技术；3)制造和封装；4)连接传统技术和量子技术；5)量子工程的新应用。我们的研究人员将有很高比例参与与英国研究所的合作，包括行业合作伙伴和量子技术中心。与此同时，我们将扩大我们的既定实践，将其作为国家资源，鼓励英国量子研究人员和工程师之间的合作和流动性。我们将提供国家培训和产业联网计划，支持访问研究人员的培训，并设立职业发展基金，以促进研究创新和创业精神。他们还将通过帝国理工学院商学院提供的强化课程，学习泰勒制造的创业和创新课程。我们中心的学生将从我们的行业合作伙伴和英国量子技术网络的强制安置机会中受益。最后，将非常认真地对待队列建设。在这一领域，我们已经积累了大量的专业知识。

Over the last few decades our ability to exploit subtle quantum effects has advanced remarkably, and this in turn has fuelled the UK's new initiatives to pursue revolutionising quantum based technologies. Responding to this demand, Imperial College proposes to establish an inter-faculty Centre for Quantum Engineering and Science to lead interdisciplinary education and research activities for applications of quantum technology. Repeating the successes of the laser and transistor will rely on the cooperation of a diverse range of expertise, spanning quantum scientists, engineers, industry, designers and business leaders, who can not only work together to realise viable new technologies, but train the next generation of leaders. These new quantum engineers will overcome the hurdles of bringing laboratory proofs of principle to the market. Imperial's vision is to play a leading role in realising this endeavour. We have been successfully running the Centre for Doctoral Training in Controlled Quantum Dynamics for the last seven years, as well as the recent Innovative Doctoral Programme in Frontiers in Quantum Technology. The current proposal will take the College's vision a step further, aligning with these initiatives and bridging the gap between academic research, industry and the marketplace. Our Hub will train quantum engineers with a skillset to understand cutting-edge quantum research, a mindset toward developing this innovation, and the entrepreneurial skills to lead the market. Under this training and skills hub call, a coherent training and research programme will be provided to engineering and physical science graduates, with the express aim of bringing them to the forefront of quantum technology innovation and entrepreneurship. As such, it will be the engineering and physical science faculties at Imperial that will be providing the training. The programme is to be composed of a one-year master's course followed by three years of PhD research. The students will follow intensive coursework on quantum technology, systems engineering, photonics technology, and innovations & entrepreneurship in the first six months of the master's year, after which a six-month project will normally lead into a longer PhD project. Considering varied backgrounds of the students, extensive remedial courses on fundamental concepts will be provided at the start, followed by continued tutorial assistance. We will work closely with other national centres of excellence in order to expand the national capability. The research topics at the Hub includes: 1) Development of quantum technologies including inertial navigation systems, quantum simulators, quantum sensors and components for quantum networks, 2) Development of rugged and compact devices to enable quantum technology, 3) Fabrication and packaging, 4) Bridging conventional and quantum technologies and 5) new applications of quantum engineering. A high percentage of our researchers will be involved in collaboration with UK institutes, including industry partners and quantum technology hubs. At the same time, we will expand upon our established practices to serve as a national resource, encouraging collaboration and mobility between quantum researchers and engineers in the UK. We will provide national training and industry networking programmes, support training for visiting researchers and establish a career development fund to promote research innovation and entrepreneurialism. They will also be exposed to taylor-made entrepreneurship and innovation courses, through an intensive programme provided by the Imperial College Business School. Students in our Hub will benefit from compulsory placement opportunities across our industry partners and the UK quantum technology network. Finally, cohort building will be taken very seriously. This is an area where we have developed significant expertise.