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Boštjan Batagelj
25.9.2024 in class 204 between 11:00 and 12:00
Abstract:
Future transport systems will need to be environmentally acceptable, safe, available and robust. Some of these problems, which pose a major challenge to existing technologies, could be effectively addressed by using emerging quantum technologies, such as optimising vehicle and vessel routes, secure communication and navigation in challenging conditions where satellite navigation cannot be relied upon. The lecture will present the possibilities of integrating quantum technologies into maritime and transport applications, with a focus on a major interdisciplinary project of the University of Ljubljana - Quantum Technologies for Transport and Communications in the 21st Century (abbreviated as KTTK21).
About the lecturer:
Boštjan Batagelj received his PhD in 2003 from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, where he is currently an Associate Professor at the Chair of Information and Communication Technologies. His research work is carried out in the Laboratory of Radiation and Optics, where he deals with the physical layer of transmission and access telecommunication networks based on radio and optical technology. At the Faculty of Maritime and Transport he is co-instructor of the course "Integrated Navigation Systems" at the second cycle of the Maritime Studies programme. He is the author of more than 300 papers, inventor with twelve patents, co-founder of two start-up companies, participates in national and international research projects in the field of radio and optical technologies. 15 years ago he prototyped the first quantum key transmission system and since then he has been researching quantum technologies.