Until now, most quantum network deployments have focused primarily on QKD, one of the most mature quantum technologies, where the goal is key delivery and the operational workflow is fairly well defined. In a previous talk, I presented Quditto as an emulation framework for creating distributed and scalable QKD network environments.

This talk picks up on that point and describes how we are evolving Quditto: from a QKD-focused emulator to a platform that supports general entanglement networks, where the service provided is distributed entanglement rather than keys. We describe the main challenges posed by this transition: a broader and more heterogeneous hardware landscape to emulate, limited standardization of entanglement network control and APIs, and the operational complexity of orchestrating end-to-end experiments across distributed entangled nodes.

About Blanca López

Blanca López received her degree in Physics from the Universidad de Sevilla in 2022, followed by an M.Sc. degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Universidad de Granada in 2023. She is currently a PhD candidate at IMDEA Networks and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where she is actively involved in the MADQuantum-CM project while working towards her doctoral degree.

This event will be conducted in English