Quantum networks are opening the door to entirely new capabilities that cannot be realized in classical ways. In this dynamic 25-minute panel, experts from a leading network provider (Deutsche Telekom), a quantum infrastructure company (Qunnect, Inc.), and academia (TUD Dresden University of Technology) – guided by an experienced moderator – explore how telecom networks can deliver unique quantum resources such as entanglement. 

What becomes possible when networks provide entanglement as a service – from distributed computing to sensing and novel security protocols? What roadmap lies ahead from research to deployment? And what have recent field trials revealed about real-world challenges and scaling opportunities? Join us for concrete insights, candid perspectives, and a forward-looking discussion on the next evolution of quantum networking.

Experts discuss how quantum networks unlock new possibilities like entanglement-as-a-service, with insights on recent trials, deployment challenges, and the future of quantum networking in telecom.

Dr. Matheus Sena is an R&D Architect and Business Expert for Quantum Networks at Deutsche Telekom’s T-Labs in Berlin, working on the testing and design of quantum technologies for fiber-based networks. 

He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from TU Berlin. His research focuses on entanglement distribution, routing, and the multiplexing of entanglement alongside classical traffic, as well as the integration of quantum systems into existing telecom infrastructure. He has contributed to several large-scale field experiments demonstrating high-fidelity entanglement transmission and quantum-layer monitoring in metropolitan networks, advancing the development towards the Quantum Internet. 

He is the author of invited papers and keynotes at highly prestigious IEEE journals and leading international optical communication conferences, such as OFC and ECOC.

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Dr. Matheus Ribeiro Sena

Dr.-Ing. Matheus Sena, R&D Architect, Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Labs

María Luque is Founder and CEO of Future Literacy, a strategic firm helping governments, institutions, investors, and corporations anticipate structural transformations and turn disruption into strategic advantage across political positioning, business development, and market access.

Her expertise focuses on sovereign technologies, critical infrastructures, and dual-use innovation, particularly quantum technologies, AI, space, advanced connectivity, and information architecture. She operates at the intersection of strategic intelligence, public-private diplomacy, and geopolitical foresight, bridging security, industry, and finance.

With 10+ years of international experience, María has advised actors across the EU, NATO, and UN ecosystems, contributing to technology policy, governance, and growth strategies, and collaborating on space internet and resilient communications architectures. She also serves as Vice President of Innovation at AMETIC, the Spanish digital industry consortium.

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María Luque

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Frank H. P. Fitzek, IEEE Fellow, holds the Deutsche Telekom Chair for Communication Networks at the Dresden University of Technology and leads a research team of more than 100 scientists. His research focuses on cutting-edge topics such as 5G/6G communication systems, quantum and molecular communication, novel computing approaches, human-machine interaction, and information theory. Prof. Fitzek coordinates two large interdisciplinary research projects: the Cluster of Excellence “Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop” and the BMBF-funded initiative “6G-life”, a cooperation between TU Dresden and TU Munich.

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Prof. Frank H.P. Fitzek

Mehdi Namazi is the Chief Science Officer of Qunnect Inc. 

As a graduate student he co-founded Qunnect with the intent to transform his PhD work, the experimental demonstration of a room temperature Quantum networking platforms, into commercial products. He now leads the research agenda for the company’s product suite, a collection of instruments to enable scalable quantum networking. 

Prior to Qunnect, Mehdi was awarded the Yale Joint Quantum Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship and completed his PhD at Stony Brook University.

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Dr. Mehdi Namazi

Chief Science Officer and Co-founder, Qunnect Inc.

Dr. Mehdi Namazi

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