Major tech companies and governments are heavily investing in quantum hardware, signaling that quantum processing units (QPUs) will soon become a commodity compute resource.
Lufthansa Industry Solutions focuses on practical applications by identifying three strategic pillars: post-quantum cryptography, quantum in aviation, and optimization for maintenance and logistics.
Businesses should start identifying encryption use cases and re-encrypting data now to defend against future "collect now, decode later" attacks using post-quantum cryptography standards.
The complex problem of assigning airport gates becomes nearly unsolvable with classical methods when passenger itineraries are included, but quantum-inspired algorithms can provide viable solutions.
Research is underway to apply quantum computing to solve interdependent airline planning challenges like aircraft rotation, crew disruption management, and flight route optimization.
Quantum-inspired optimization is already delivering value in complex logistics for companies like Mercedes-Benz and in aircraft maintenance planning for Lufthansa Technik.
Developers can begin exploring quantum computing and optimization using accessible frameworks like Kiskit and Pyomo or by experimenting with the IBM Quantum Circuit Composer.
26:58Alexander Glätzle, Florian Neukart, Helmut Schönenberger & Nina Anika Klotz
22:44Ilie-Daniel Gheorghe-Pop
31:17Julian Burr
32:46Tomislav Tipurić, Christian Ertler, Marc Binder & Karin Janina Schweizer
30:57Tomislav Tipurić, Alexander Glätzle & Jan Goetz
34:14Isabell Heider & David Alber
28:04Alexander Pirker
33:26Jan-Rainer Lahmann
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