Quantum Software Internship: Qudit Networking Research
Pubblicato il 15-08-2026 - Quantuminternetalliance in Parma
Internship at the University of Parma’s Quantum Software Laboratory
Open to PhD Candidates | Internship period: 3 months, starting mid-September
The Quantum Software Laboratory has recently started investigating high-dimensional quantum internet applications and distributed quantum computing, where high-dimensional means that qudits are considered instead of the conventional 2-level qubits. Qudits lead to better decompositions of known algorithms for qubits (smaller circuit depths) with an important reduction of the number of error-prone two-body operations [1]. Furthermore, and even more importantly in the long term, the larger Hilbert space of qudits can be exploited to dramatically reduce the resource overhead typical of multi-qubit schemes [2], also concerning quantum communication [3,4].
The proposed internship activity will focus on studying potential high-dimensional quantum internet applications. This means learning how to implement qudit-based quantum algorithms and protocols, by reviewing the existing literature (e.g., [5,6,7]),
and designing novel application-driven solutions. At the end of the internship period, the intern will provide a report describing the research activity carried out.
The ideal candidate is a PhD student with some expertise in quantum networking, quantum algorithms, and quantum software development.
References
[1] L. E. Fischer, A. Chiesa, F. Tacchino, D. J. Egger, S. Carretta, I. Tavernelli, Universal qudit gate synthesis for transmons, PRX Quantum 4 (2023) 030327.
[2] A. Chiesa, P. Santini, E. Garlatti, F. Luis, S. Carretta, Molecular nanomagnets: a viable path toward quantum information processing? Rep. Progr. Phys. 87 (3) (2024) 034501
[3] D. Cozzolino, B. Da Lio, D. Bacco, L. K. Oxenlowe, High-Dimensional Quantum Communication: Benefits, Progress, and Future Challenges, Advanced Quantum Technologies 2 (2019) 12
[4] H. Yu et al., Quantum key distribution implemented with d-level timebin entangled photons, Nature Communications 1