The workshop was jointly inaugurated by Ambassador Dr. Tsai Ming-Yen, together with the Dean of Faculty of Engineering Sciences at KU Leuven, Prof. Peter Van Puyvelde, and Vice Executive President of imec, Dr. Katrien Marent. During remarks delivered at the event, Ambassador Tsai noted that KU Leuven and imec are world-renowned leaders in the field of microelectronics, which had attracted the attendance of outstanding international scholars from both Taiwan and Belgium. Among those participating in the workshop and sharing their latest research were scholars from KU Leuven, imec, National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica, as well as other advanced quantum research institutes. Through the sharing of insights and exchanges which took place at the event, those in attendance were able to further their understanding and gain insights into the current state of the development of quantum computing technologies and its future industrialization potential.
The event marked the first time that Taiwan and Belgium had jointly held a workshop in the quantum computing field and will open up further opportunities for future cooperation between the two countries. In sum, more than 170 registered participants from more than 10 countries, including Taiwan, Belgium, France, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK, and the US, took part and attended the advanced academic gathering.
