Building a Quantum-ready Ecosystem

The emergence of quantum technologies has led to groundbreaking advancements in computing, sensing, secure communications, and simulation of advanced materials with practical applications in every industry sector. The rapid advancement of the quantum technologies ecosystem has made it imperative to assess the maturity of these technologies and their imminent acceleration towards commercial viability. In this paper, we present the current status of quantum technologies and emphasise the need for a quantum-ready ecosystem. We formulate standard Quantum Technology Readiness Levels (QTRLs) using innovative models and tools to evaluate the readiness of specific quantum technology accurately. We also discuss relevant indicators concerning key stakeholders, including government, industry, and academia, and describe ethics and protocols implications, to deepen our understanding of the readiness for quantum technology and support the development of a robust and effective quantum ecosystemComment: 6 figures, 45 page

Possible Causes and Effects of the Changes in Quantitative Gender Gap in Turkish Higher Education

In this study the participation and drop-out ratios in undergraduate, master and doctorate levels of higher education between the years 1995-1996 and 2012-2013 have been examined with respect to gender. As a result of the study it has been observed that the quantitative ‘gender gap’ has vanished in years for the undergraduate level. However it is discovered that although quantitative gender gap has been narrowed it persists in graduate level. In addition, it has been shown that female students have lower drop-out rates than male students in every level of higher education and a comparison between the drop-out rates and participation to labor force with respect to gender and education in Turkey has been carried out. A possible reason for the difference in drop-out ratios for women and men is discussed with using Turkey wide statistics of participation in higher education. Finally, the ‘gender gap’ in graduate level for Turkey is discussed with respect to the ratio of gender of teaching staff in undergraduate programs, graduate schools and centers for application and research

Türkiye’de kuantum bilişim teknolojilerinin mevcut durumu.

Quantum Information Technologies is a relatively new field of research with respect to already established industries. Especially subjects like quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum communication, and quantum cryptography are expected to be disruptive technologies to many sectors of today. In this study, the field of quantum information technologies is investigated with respect to Perez and Soete’s approach of techno-economic paradigms. In this respect, study at hand investigates the current conditions in Turkey regarding these technologies and aims to develop policy suggestions accordingly. To achieve this goal, information gathered via National Thesis Center, Web of Science database, market study and assessment reports, public access policy papers, and semi-structured interviews with experts in the field of quantum technologies are utilized. The results of the descriptive analysis reveal that Turkey does not meet the minimum requirements to appropriate the phase one window of opportunity created through the technological revolution to upswing its entire economy. However, it does possess enough scientific knowledge and locational advantages to justify a coordinated and national effort on quantum metrology and cryptographyThesis (M.S.) -- Graduate School of Social Sciences. Science and Technology Policy Studies

Kuantum Bilgi Teorisinde Bell-Türü eşitsizlikler

Bell and Bell-like inequalities are essentil tools for identifying and inspecting quantum entanglement, a key phenomenon in quantum information theory. As the development of Quantum Information Theory progresses more and more Bell-like inequalities are formulated. An investigation of these and further inequalities will be given in their correspondences to Bell's and Kochen-Specker theorems. Also Hardy's test will be studied and particular applications of it for bipartitre and tripartite systems are going to be probed.M.S. - Master of Scienc

Milestones of research activity in quantum computing: EPS grand challenges

We argue that quantum computing underwent an inflection point circa 2017. Long promised funding materialised which prompted public and private investments around the world. Techniques from machine learning suddenly influenced central aspects of the field. On one hand, machine learning was used to emulate quantum systems. On the other hand, quantum algorithms became viewed as a new type of machine learning model (creating the new model of {\it variational} quantum computation). Here we sketch some milestones which have lead to this inflection point. We argue that the next inflection point would occur around when practical problems will be first solved by quantum computers. We anticipate that by 2050 this would have become commonplace, were the world would still be adjusting to the possibilities brought by quantum computers.Comment: to appear, Book Chapter in EPS Grand Challenges Physics for Society in the Horizon 2050, Institute of Physics Publishing, London, United Kingdo

The landscape of academic literature in quantum information technologies

In this study, we investigated the academic literature on quantum technologies (QT) using bibliometric tools. We used a set of 49,823 articles obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database using a search query constructed through expert opinion. Analysis of this revealed that QT is deeply rooted in physics, and the majority of the articles are published in physics journals. Keyword analysis revealed that the literature could be clustered into three distinct sets, which are (i) quantum communication/cryptography, (ii) quantum computation, and (iii) physical realizations of quantum systems. We performed a burst analysis that showed the emergence and fading away of certain key concepts in the literature. This is followed by co-citation analysis on the highly cited articles provided by the WoS, using these we devised a set of core corpus of 34 publications. Comparing the most highly cited articles in this set with respect to the initial set we found that there is a clear difference in most cited subjects. Finally, we performed co-citation analyses on country and organization levels to find the central nodes in the literature. Overall, the analyses of the datasets allowed us to cluster the literature into three distinct sets, construct the core corpus of the academic literature in QT, and to identify the key players on country and organization levels, thus offering insight into the current state of the field. Search queries and access to figures are provided in the appendix