IRTF Quantum Internet Research Group (QIRG)

The Quantum Internet will bring new communication and remote computation capabilities such as quantum secure communication, distributed quantum computing, and quantum-enhanced physical sensor systems. A key focus area for quantum networks will be cryptographic functions such as quantum key distribution or quantum byzantine agreement.
Work towards a Quantum Internet is well underway in physics laboratories and in theory groups. The next step is network engineering. Being embedded within the IRTF community helps in achieving this goal in two ways:
Overall the goal of the QIRG is to address the question of how to design and build quantum networks. Some of the problems that need to be addressed include:
Some other problems that can be tackled by the QIRG:
Concrete work items that QIRG may produce include:
Finally, QIRG will serve as a coordination point with other standards organizations that are working on standardization of quantum networks.
QIRG will hold 2-3 meetings per year, online or in person, in accordance with current best practice.
Membership Policy: Open
The QIRG is chaired by Rod van Meter and Wojciech Kozlowski.
The QIRG mailing list is qirg@irtf.org. To subscribe or access the list archives, visit the mailman page.
Documents and meeting materials for the QIRG can be found on the IETF datatracker.
The QIRG was chartered on 2018-09-19.