Work packages

WP1 Requirements and Gap Analysis

Lead beneficiary

IQM Quantum Computers (IQM, Finland)

Work package leader

Álvaro Caride

Effort

55 person-months

Duration

M1 – M36

WP1 establishes a solid foundation for the project by identifying the technical, operational and strategic requirements that guide the design and implementation of the software stack. It analyses user needs across programming models, compiler infrastructures and application domains, then systematically assesses the current state of quantum software to identify gaps in scalability, interoperability and hardware integration. The consolidated requirements specification and roadmap define the architectural guidelines and interoperability constraints for WP2–WP4.

Tasks

• T1.1 Requirements Analysis — led by POLIMI

  Gathers input from consortium partners and stakeholders to assess current capabilities, define user needs and identify gaps in existing quantum software and hardware ecosystems, through structured interviews, literature reviews and benchmarking against the state of the art.

• T1.2 SotA and Gap Analysis — led by KOOKMIN

  Analyses the current quantum software landscape to identify functional, architectural and interoperability gaps that hinder scalability and adoption, comparing existing frameworks and toolchains against the requirements gathered in T1.1.

• T1.3 Roadmap and Specifications — led by FOKUS

  Translates the gap analysis into a strategic development roadmap and technical specifications, defining milestones, architectural guidelines and interoperability requirements aligned with hardware capabilities and standardisation efforts.

Participants and representatives

Deliverables

• D1.1 Requirements Analysis Report M7 · SEN
• D1.2 SotA and Gap Analysis M10 · PU
• D1.3 Integration Roadmap and Specifications M12 · PU
• D1.4 Future Development Roadmap M30 · PU

WP2 Quantum Programming Models and Compilers

Lead beneficiary

Promethence (PROM, Italy)

Work package leader

Giacomo Lancellotti

Effort

55 person-months

Duration

M7 – M30

WP2 establishes the foundational software stack for quantum application development by integrating high-level programming models with modular compiler infrastructures. It extends quantum programming paradigms such as Qrisp with real-time hybrid features, and builds a layered MLIR-based compiler infrastructure supporting progressive lowering from high-level constructs to gate-level representations compatible with diverse hardware. In parallel it develops optimisation passes for both classical and quantum code.

Tasks

• T2.1 Quantum Programming Models — led by FOKUS

  Extends the Qrisp framework with real-time hybrid features, formalises the Qrisp meta-model and integrates with MLIR through Jaspr IR, designing abstractions for quantum variables, control structures and arithmetic primitives.

• T2.2 MLIR-based Compiler Infrastructure — led by PROM

  Designs and implements a modular compiler infrastructure based on MLIR, defining layered dialects that support progressive lowering from high-level constructs to gate-level representations and hybrid classical–quantum workflows.

• T2.3 Classical and Quantum Optimization — led by POLIMI

  Implements classical compiler passes (constant folding, common subexpression elimination) alongside quantum-specific transformations (Hermitian gate cancellation, rotation gate merging, in-place XOR rewriting), validated by benchmarking gate count, depth and qubit usage.

Participants and representatives

Deliverables

• D2.1 Intermediate Compiler & DSL Prototype M18 · PU
• D2.2 Final QuoUSKWe Compiler Toolchain & DSL M30 · PU

WP3 Networking, Training and Exchanges

Lead beneficiary

Kookmin University (KOOKMIN, Republic of Korea)

Work package leader

Ilsun You

Effort

26 person-months

Duration

M1 – M36

WP3 fosters collaboration between EU and Republic of Korea partners, strengthens stakeholder engagement and builds capacity across the consortium. It establishes an External Advisory Board to provide strategic guidance, and organises joint training sessions and workshops to promote knowledge exchange and skill development in quantum technologies.

Tasks

• T3.1 Liaison and External Advisory Board — led by E4

  Establishes and maintains a structured liaison with external stakeholders through an External Advisory Board, with regular meetings to review progress, provide strategic guidance and keep the project aligned with scientific, industrial and policy developments.

• T3.2 Training and Joint EU–ROK Workshops — led by KOOKMIN

  Designs and delivers training on quantum programming, compiler technologies and application domains, and coordinates EU–ROK workshops to share best practice and align technical developments.

Participants and representatives

Deliverables

• D3.1 First EAB Report M18 · PU
• D3.2 Training and Workshop Materials M18 · PU
• D3.3 Final EAB Report, Training Results & Lessons Learnt M36 · PU

WP4 Co-design of Applications and Validation

Lead beneficiary

Fraunhofer FOKUS (FOKUS, Germany)

Work package leader

René Zander

Effort

102 person-months

Duration

M4 – M36

WP4 develops, tests and validates high-impact quantum applications across cryptanalysis, simulation and AI. It designs quantum algorithms for cryptanalysis of lattice-based and code-based post-quantum schemes, explores quantum simulation of strongly correlated systems for materials science and chemistry, and investigates Quantum AI for 6G networks — in particular real-time threat detection in AI-native RAN environments. It also coordinates access to IQM's quantum hardware and validates the developed technologies against performance and reliability criteria.

Tasks

• T4.1 Cryptanalysis of Lattice-based PQC — led by E4

  Evaluates the resilience of lattice-based post-quantum schemes against quantum attacks using Grover-based and quantum walk techniques, assessing the hardness of Learning With Errors (LWE) and the Shortest Vector Problem (SVP).

• T4.2 Cryptanalysis of Code-based PQC — led by POLIMI

  Analyses code-based post-quantum schemes under quantum adversaries, targeting the Syndrome Decoding Problem and the Codeword Finding Problem by adapting Information Set Decoding to quantum amplitude amplification and quantum sieving, evaluated on real hardware.

• T4.3 Quantum Simulation of Strongly Correlated Systems — led by FOKUS

  Tailors Quantum Phase Estimation, the Variational Quantum Eigensolver and Quantum Imaginary Time Evolution to model Hubbard and Heisenberg Hamiltonians under real hardware constraints, validated on IQM platforms.

• T4.4 Quantum AI for 6G — led by KOOKMIN

  Designs quantum machine learning models for AI-native Radio Access Networks, processing high-dimensional signal data for tasks such as false base station detection, targeting at least 90% classification accuracy under realistic conditions.

• T4.5 Quantum Computing Resources Operation & Access — led by IQM

  Enables cloud-based access to IQM's quantum computing platforms, establishing protocols and workflows for partners to deploy, execute and monitor quantum workloads, with onboarding materials and usage guidelines.

• T4.6 Validation and Assessment — led by E4

  Defines evaluation criteria and test protocols for the cryptanalysis, simulation and quantum AI use cases, executing circuits on real hardware and analysing results against benchmarks.

Participants and representatives

Deliverables

• D4.1 Intermediate Application Co-Design Report M18 · CO
• D4.2 Quantum Cryptanalysis Toolkit M30 · PU
• D4.3 Quantum Simulation Demonstrator M30 · PU
• D4.4 Quantum AI Demonstrator M30 · PU
• D4.5 Validation Report M36 · SEN

WP5 Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication

Lead beneficiary

E4 Computer Engineering (E4, Italy)

Work package leader

Gabriella Bettonte

Effort

27.5 person-months

Duration

M1 – M36

WP5 manages dissemination and exploitation. Dissemination ensures the visibility of project results within the academic and industrial research community, while communication reaches wider stakeholders and the public. Innovation management safeguards exploitation of results through IPR management and market potential assessment, with exploitation plans based on coexisting open-source and commercial models.

Participants and representatives

Deliverables

• D5.1 Dissemination Materials and Data Management Plan M6 · PU
• D5.2 Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation of Results Plan M18 · SEN
• D5.3 Dissemination and Exploitation Report and Final Business Plan M36 · SEN

WP6 Project Management

Lead beneficiary

Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI, Italy)

Work package leader

Gerardo Pelosi

Effort

15 person-months

Duration

M1 – M36

WP6 is responsible for overall project management, risk monitoring and governance, including the periodic project reports to the granting authority and the day-to-day administrative, financial and scientific coordination of the consortium.

Participants and representatives

Deliverables

• PPR1 Project Periodic Report 1 M18 · SEN
• PPR2 Project Periodic Report 2 M36 · SEN