{"id":4439,"date":"2025-07-23T11:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:41:49","slug":"prof-oiq-quamtum-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/en\/prof-oiq-quamtum-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Soumaya Cherkaoui Contributes to OIQ Article on Quantum Computing Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4439\" class=\"elementor elementor-4439\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279235a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"279235a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ce74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d9ce74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-OIQ.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-OIQ.png 501w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-OIQ-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-OIQ-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(Photo credit: OIQ, https:\/\/www.oiq.qc.ca\/revue-plan\/plan-ete-2025\/)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2364275 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2364275\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90133f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e90133f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/soumaya-cherkaoui-b0522821\/\"><strong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"365\">Prof. Soumaya Cherkaoui<\/strong><\/a>, was recently invited by the\u00a0 Quebec Order of Engineers \u2013 Ordre des ing\u00e9nieurs du Qu\u00e9bec (OIQ) \u2013 to contribute to an article on quantum computing and its potential, particularly in transforming communication networks and reinventing cybersecurity. The article appears in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oiq.qc.ca\/revue-plan\/plan-ete-2025\/\"><strong data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"907\">Summer 2025 issue<\/strong> of <em data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"917\">PLAN<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0 the OIQ\u2019s official magazine, on pages 92\u201396.<\/p><p>In her contribution, Prof. Cherkaoui highlights the transdisciplinary nature of quantum computing \u2014 spanning quantum mechanics, materials science, mathematical tools, quantum programming, and quantum algorithms. She discusses how quantum computing could significantly benefit a wide range of sectors, including logistics, finance, pharmaceutical research, AI-driven complex simulations, cybersecurity defence, and network performance optimization.<\/p><p><em>Prof. Cherkaoui\u2019s research<\/em> focuses on<strong> the quantum optimization of resource allocation in communication networks<\/strong>. Her work leverages the capabilities of quantum algorithms to maximize spectral and energy efficiency, while meeting the growing demands for capacity, reliability, and ultra-low latency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c558f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91c558f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879f31b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"879f31b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b59f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30b59f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-oiq-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-oiq-2.png 452w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-oiq-2-165x300.png 165w, https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prof-Soumaya-oiq-2-7x12.png 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(Photo credit: OIQ, https:\/\/www.oiq.qc.ca\/revue-plan\/plan-ete-2025\/ )<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bf0eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49bf0eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938fe6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"938fe6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb40e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb40e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another major area of Prof. Cherkaoui\u2019s research is <strong>reinforcing the<\/strong> <strong>resilience and cybersecurity<\/strong> of increasingly complex and densely connected systems. As Professor Cherkaoui explains, \u201c<em>Quantum computing is becoming a reality, and companies are already offering access to quantum processors via the cloud. \u00a0Despite being a powerful tool for accelerating complex simulations, it also poses a threat: it could break traditional cryptographic algorithms, putting the current cybersecurity defences in jeopardy.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>Quantum computing is, in that sense, a mixed blessing\u2014while it introduces new risks, it also opens the door to innovative countermeasures. One such solution, and a topic of active research in Prof. Cherkaoui\u2019s work, is quantum key distribution (QKD). QKD uses quantum algorithms to encrypt data and transmit it securely over a quantum channel. Any attempt to intercept the transmission irreversibly alters the quantum states, causing the qubits to collapse into classical bits and thereby exposing the intrusion.\u00a0<\/p><h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Learn more:<\/span><\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oiq.qc.ca\/revue-plan\/plan-ete-2025\/\">OIQ Revenue <em>PLAN<\/em>\u00a0\u00c9t\u00e9 2025<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polymtl.ca\/expertises\/en\/cherkaoui-soumaya\">Professor Soumaya Cherkaoui&#8217;s research and active projects.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polymtl.ca\/carrefour-actualite\/en\/news\/6-million-quantum-projects-polytechnique-montreal\">Quantum projects in Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cb3b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80cb3b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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