Doosan Digital Innovation (DDI) announced that it held the Quantum Accelerator Program Kick-off Event at Doosan Tower in Bundang near Seoul on Feb. 20.
The event was hosted by DDI’s Head of Corporate Digital (HoD) responsible for Doosan Group’s IT-DT strategy, and was attended by DDI President Park Seokwon; DDI COO Robert Oh; Lee Eun-joo, president of IBM Korea; and Jason Silbergleit, vice president of IBM Research. IBK Korea is DDI’s project partner.
The event was organized to kick off a Quantum Accelerator training program, business case development, and research to foster quantum computing talent within the Doosan Group. IBM was selected as a project partner because it has developed its own quantum computers and possesses related technologies.
Quantum computing is a computer paradigm that utilizes the random and unpredictable nature of quantum mechanics in the natural world to approach problems with complex interactions of various variables, unlike conventional computing. It contributes to making improvements to the performances of encryption, security, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, simulation, optimization, and more.
Recently, global companies are increasingly adopting quantum computing technology to develop new materials, boost product performances, and financial engineering. In Korea, some companies have begun introducing and researching quantum computing, and Doosan is also proactively preparing for the era of quantum computing by having established a strategy to introduce quantum computing since 2022 and discovering multiple application cases.
“I would like to thank leaders and employees of Doosan Group for their interest and participation in fostering quantum computing talent,” COO Oh said in his opening speech. “I ask for big interest and support to help us internalize quantum computing capabilities by promoting quantum computing as a leading digital technology of the future.”