AQT sets new European industry standard
University of Innsbruck's spin-off Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT) has announced a transformative leap in computational performance. The company unveiled the LYNX Series, a new generation of 19-inch rack-mounted quantum computers that has officially achieved a record-breaking Quantum Volume (QV) of 32,768.
Information on the Discontinuation of Fileshare
"Fileshare", the previous data storage platform of the university, will be deactivated in summer. Employees and students are requested to transfer their data stored there to the new data storage platform UNIverse. Students have until 30 June 2026 to do this; the deadline for employees is 31 July 2026.
Software development in the AI transformation
At the "Software Engineering Live" workshop held on March 19 and 20, 2026, in Kitzbühel, approximately 50 experts from academia and industry discussed how artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming software development and what skills will be in demand in the future.
Field tests: Clearing aisle islands boosts sales
Additional product displays in supermarket aisles—so-called secondary placements—are intended to encourage impulse purchases. However, a new study by Mathias C. Streicher of the University of Innsbruck shows that excessive use of secondary displays narrows the aisles, reducing in-aisle browsing and sales. In real-world field experiments, sales rose by about 11.5 percent after removing secondary displays from a congested aisle, even though fewer products were on display overall.
Quantum gas resists heating
A joint theoretical study by the University of Innsbruck and Zhejiang University has uncovered the microscopic origin of a striking quantum phenomenon: a periodically driven gas of ultracold atoms that simply refuses to heat up, defying classical expectations.
Quantum spin-off sets new record
The spin-off company ParityQC has implemented the largest quantum Fourier transform ever reported using an IBM quantum computer, thereby setting a new milestone on the path toward the industrial application of quantum computers. The quantum Fourier transform is a cornerstone algorithm with applications in cryptography, financial modeling, and materials science.
Quantum computing without interruptions
Mid-circuit measurements are one of the biggest practical hurdles in quantum error correction on encoded qubits. Researchers in Innsbruck and Aachen have now proposed and experimentally demonstrated that a universal fault-tolerant quantum algorithm can be executed without such measurements. Using a trapped-ion quantum processor, the team successfully ran Grover's quantum search algorithm on three logical qubits.
DIGISOC teaching staff welcome the second student cohort
More than 450 international applicants took part in the admission test for DIGISOC. For those who have successfully completed the selection process, a new stage of education is now beginning with entry into a joint European master’s programme that addresses the social, ethical and political dimensions of digital transformation.