QDOC kick-off
InstituteQ and the Finnish Quantum Flagship hosted about 100 attendees during the Quantum Doctoral Programme Pilot’s two-day kick-off event on March 11-12, 2025.
The event brought together QDOC students, PIs and quantum industry representatives, and it included opportunities for attendees to network, exchange research ideas and learn best practices about conducting one’s own doctoral studies.
About the Quantum Doctoral Programme
This doctoral programme (QDOC) is training the next line of quantum technology experts as part of the Finnish Quantum Flagship’s eight-year master plan.
The Finnish Ministry of Education announced on February 7, 2024 its funding plans for Finland’s new PhD pilot programme, which aims to recruit 1,000 new doctoral students of various disciplines.
90
quantum doctoral positions
€23M
in funding (2024-2027)
QDOC-Participating Universities and Partner Organisations
The following universities inducted their first quantum doctoral candidates in the Fall 2024 as part of the new PhD pilot programme. Additionally, VTT and CSC will serve as industrial partners in the QDOC programme.
Universities
1. Aalto University
Superconducting technologies; quantum materials; integrated quantum photonics; sensing applications; quantum computers; algorithms and software; quantum communications engineering; quantum foundations; market emergence
Click here to view Aalto University’s QDOC PIs
- Adam Foster
- Alexandru Paler
- Bo Zhao
- Christian Flindt
- Harri Lipsanen
- Hong-Linh Truong
- Ilkka Tittonen
- Jose Lado
- Jukka Pekola
- Jukka Suomela
- Laure Mercier de Lépinay
- Lauri Parkkonen
- Mikko Möttönen
- Nina Granqvist
- Olav Tirkkonen
- Päivi Törmä
- Patric Östergård
- Pertti Hakonen
- Peter Liljeroth
- Petri Ala-Laurila
- Riku Jäntti
- Robin Ras
- Russell Lai
- Sebastiaan van Dijken
- Sorin Paraoanu
- Tapio Ala-Nissila
- Vikas Garg
- Zhipei Sun
2. University of Helsinki
Quantum algorithms and software; quantum simulations and NISQ; quantum information and foundations; quantum education research; quantum philosophy
Click here to view the University of Helsinki’s QDOC PIs
- Niko Jokela
- Ismo Koponen
- Susi Lehtola
- Sabrina Maniscalco
- Esko Keski-Vakkuri
- Flyura Djurabekova
- Jani Lukkarinen
- Åsa Hirvonen
- Jukka K. Nurminen
- Paavo Pylkkänen
- Kimmo I. Tuominen
3. Tampere University
Novel quantum materials and metamaterials; quantum emitters and lasers; quantum photonics; theory of quantum many-body systems and quantum information; quantum communication, imaging, and sensing
Click here to view Tampere University’s QDOC PIs
- Teemu Ojanen
- Lasse Laurson
- Esa Räsänen
- Jaakko Akola
4. University of Jyväskylä
Superconducting electronics; quantum materials; radiation sensors; quantum algorithms and software; quantum information theory; quantum optomechanics; silicon spin qubits; hybrid quantum systems
Click here to view the University of Jyväskylä’s QDOC PIs
- Pekka Koskinen
- Timo Sajavaara
- Niraj Ramesh Dayama
- Teiko Heinosaari
- Shawulienu Kezilebieke
- Joonas Hämäläinen
- Ilari Maasilta
- Tero Heikkilä
- Juha Muhonen
- Lauri Kettunen
- Joel Mero
- Tommi Mikkonen
- Hannu Häkkinen
- Stefan Ilic
- Riku Tuovinen
- Timo Hämäläinen
5. University of Oulu
Quantum algorithms and software engineering; superconducting quantum devices; quantum simulation; cybersecurity; molecular qudits; NV-centers
Click here to view the University of Oulu’s QDOC PIs
- Matti Silveri
- Akseli Mansikkamäki
- Juha Vaara
- Kimmo Halunen
6. University of Turku
Quantum optics; open quantum systems; quantum thermodynamics; quantum reservoir computing; complex quantum networks; organic optolectronics; quantum gases
Click here to view the University of Turku’s QDOC PIs
- Edwin Kukk and Petriina Paturi
- Sergey Vasiliev and Kalle-Antti Suominen
- Jyrki Piilo and Tom Kuusela
- Kimmo Luoma and Kostas Daskalakis
7. University of Eastern Finland
Quantum photonics; quantum optical foundations, quantum-enhanced electromagnetic measurements, micro- and nanodiamond synthesis
Click here to view the University of Eastern Finland’s QDOC PIs
- Andreas Norrman, Łukasz Rudnicki, and Mohammad Sajjad Mirmoosa
- Mikko Linnolahti
- Polina Kuzhir, Sergei Malykhin, and Andreas Norrman
Partner organisations
8. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Microsystems design and fabrication; quantum components and architectures; system integration; quantum computers; quantum standards and atomic clocks; deployment of QKD in Finland
9. CSC – IT Center for Science
High performance computing and quantum computing infrastructure (HPC+QC); quantum software; quantum simulation; deployment of QKD in Finland
Useful information for QDOC students
QDOC Acknowledgement Template:
We acknowledge the financial support of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture through the Quantum Doctoral Education Pilot Program (QDOC VN/3137/2024-OKM-4) and the Research Council of Finland through the Finnish Quantum Flagship project (XXXXXXX and ZZZZZZ, organization1 and organization2)
- Aalto 358877
- UH 358878
- TAU 359002
- UO 359177
- JYU 359240
- CSC 359283
- VTT 359284
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