Designing better quantum circuits with AI
Researchers from the group of theoretical physicist Hans Briegel have collaborated with NVIDIA to develop an AI method that automatically generates efficient quantum circuits, a key bottleneck in making existent quantum computers practically useful.
European Universities: Perspectives from AURORA
What will the universities of the future look like? This question was at the heart of the event “Impulses for the Higher Education Strategy 2040: European Universities as Drivers of Innovation for the Universities of the Future?”, which took place on April 28th at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. Representatives from politics, higher education institutions and European networks joined the event.
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.