QuantumPrime is a research project focus on the development of a generator of prime numbers based on quantum randomness. The consortium of this project is composed by Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), namely the Optical Quantum Communications Group (OQC‐Av) at IT Aveiro and the Security and Quantum Information Group (SQIG‐Lx) at IT Lisbon. In this project, we are going to design and implement a high-rate quantum random number generator (QRNG) based on homodyne measurement of quantum vacuum states.The system will also include real-time post-processing algorithms to remove any possible correlation and biasing phenomenon among the generated bits. Subsequently, we are going to design a protocol to efficiently distillate large-prime numbers from the quantum random number generator output. At the end we intent to implement a service of random prime number generation in a network server to allow the large usage of these prime numbers by the scientific community and by any other entities that required large-prime numbers, generated at very high-rates with perfect randomness, which can only be provided by quantum technology.

Objectives

  • Design and implement a compact and high-bit rate quantum random number generator.
  • Design, test and implement of protocols and software interfaces to transform the random bits into random prime numbers.
  • Integration and service development for the random prime number generator.

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    ScienceVerse
    We participated in the ScienceVerse fair, The event was organized by EMBS chapter University of Aveiro (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society), ISEL - Instituto Superior De Engenharia De Lisboa, and Universidade de Coimbra. The Quantum Random Number Generator and the Random Prime Number Generator developed under the QuantumPrime project, was exhibited.
    October 12, 2023
    TECH4INNOV
    We participated in the "TECH4INNOV" event, in Santa Maria da Feira organized by the ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação. The event promoted technologies, products, and services. The Quantum Random Number Generator and the Random Prime Number Generator developed under the QuantumPrime project, was exhibited.
    March 29, 2023
    TICE Technologicaç Exhibition
    We participated in the TICE Technological Exhibition (Information, Communication, and Electronic Technologies) on 25 January 2023. Organized by the Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, the event aimed to promote technologies, products, and services. The Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), developed under the Quantum Prime and QuRunner projects, was exhibited.
    January 25, 2023
    QuantumPrime project selected for funding by FCT
    The Fundação da Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) approved the project QuantumPrime in the call for ST&TD projects in all scientific fields.
    January 1, 2021

    Acknowledgements

    This work is supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) through national funds, by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme (COMPETE 2020), under the project QuantumPrime reference: PTDC/EEI-TEL/8017/2020.