Host: University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Italy
PhD Topic
Objectives- (a) Decomposing Quantum Internet functionalities: Fundamental quantum communication functions Fq = {Ed, Ms, Ct} will be identified, such as for example Ed is entanglement distribution, Ms measurement sharing, and Ct classical transmission. (b) Organizing these functions into modular, software-defined components suitable for integration within a Quantum Internet suite and or network testbeds, ensuring intra-protocol formatting and hardware abstraction through interfaces Ih/q that separate hardware-specific and quantum operations. (c) Defining user interfaces for simulator/testbed environments (d) Validating models and evaluating performance: Analytical frameworks will be used to quantify throughput, fidelity, and latency. Simulations on a quantum network simulator (e.g., NetSquid or similar) or experiments with a quantum network testbed will test scalability of use-cases.
ERs – Development of a software-defined framework with clear definitions for quantum communication processes, promoting structured Quantum Internet design. Identification and quantification of performance indicators for protocol evaluation, enabling optimized design and implementation. Use case identification for multi-partite entanglement Em(n) in network scenarios, supporting applications like quantum conferencing and distributed quantum computing, demonstrating the protocol stack’s applicability and impact.
Planned Secondments- S15: SETU, Dr. Dey, M13, 3 months, design of entanglement generation and distribution. S16: TIM, Dr. Manzalini, M19, 3 months, modeling validation and performance evaluation via quantum network simulators.