RExQTCS - the Romanian Center of Excellence in Quantum Technologies Enhancing Cybersecurity kicked off on Monday in the prsence of Chairman of the National Research Authority (ANC) Andrei Alexandru.

'The development of quantum computing is already changing the way communication security is thought, and the initiative proposes a direct link between frontier research in classical and post-quantum cryptography and the development of applied solutions, adapted to an increasingly exposed digital environment,' the National Research Authority says in a social media post.

Coordinated by the Politehnica University of Bucharest, the consortium brings together universities from Iasi, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara and Craiova, configuring a solid base of expertise and infrastructure, namely the Polytechnic University of Timisoara, the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, the Vest University of Timisoara, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi and the University of Craiova.

Funded by the National Research Authority, under UEFISCDI, with approximately RON 86 million in the competition of centres of excellence, the project undertakes the development of a community capable of using these technologies responsibly, from research to concrete applications.

'In this context, RExQTCS functions as a meeting point between academia, the public system and the economic environment, at a time when the ability to anticipate technological transformations is becoming essential for the security and competitiveness of a society,' according to ANC. AGERPRES (RO - editing by: Roberto Stan; EN - writing by: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu)