Standardisation
Standardisation bodies
QPIC-AI contributes to international quantum communications standards and develops a roadmap for EU–Korea certification alignment.
ETSI ISG-QKD
European Telecommunications Standards Institute — Quantum Key Distribution industry specification group
ITU-T SG13/17
International Telecommunication Union Study Groups on future networks and security
CEN-CENELEC JTC 22
European Committee for Standardization — Joint Technical Committee on Quantum Technologies
ISO/IEC JTC1
International standards for quantum cryptography and information security
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers quantum networking standards
Certification
Certification alignment outputs
EU–KR Certification Gap Report
Systematic analysis of divergences between EU and Korean QKD certification requirements.
Interoperability Roadmap
Stepwise roadmap for achieving technical interoperability between EU and KR QKD deployments.
Conformance profiles
ETSI-aligned conformance test profiles derived from QPIC-AI pilot validation results.
FAIR validation datasets
Open, FAIR-compliant datasets from all pilot sites enabling reproducible validation by the community.
Engagement
Target groups
Impact
Expected impact
Scientific impact
Peer-reviewed publications, open datasets, and reference designs advancing the quantum photonics research community.
Economic impact
Reduced QKD deployment costs, enabling wider commercial adoption of quantum-secured communications infrastructure.
Societal impact
Strengthened cybersecurity for healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure protecting citizens across EU and Korea.
Standardisation impact
Concrete contributions to ETSI, ITU-T, and CEN-CENELEC standards, shaping the global quantum certification landscape.
Strategic autonomy
Reduced dependence on non-European quantum hardware suppliers through sovereign photonic integration capabilities.
Human capital
Researcher exchange programme between EU and Korean institutions, building lasting quantum expertise and collaboration networks.