Frédéric Barbaresco

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THALES "Quantum Algorithms and Computing" segment leader within Thales' Corporate Technical Directorate, he leads collaborations with Thales cortAIx Labs and startups, including those involved in the DGA PROQCIMA program. A member of the NATO SET-IST-339 working group "Study of Military Applications of Quantum Algorithms" and the European Quantum Computing Benchmarking Coordination (EQCBC) Committee, he coordinates the national BACQ “Applications-oriented Benchmarks of Quantum computers” project for the LNE MetriQs program. He contributed to the French Academy of Technologies' report on FTQC computers and to the GIFAS report on quantum technologies. He is coordinating the two volumes of the Annales des Mines "Réalités industrielles" 2026 issue on the theme "The Second Quantum Revolution: Sovereignty and Partnership Issues." He chairs the QUEST-IS conference on “QUantum Engineering Science & Technology for Industry and Services”, launched in 2025, and edited its proceedings in two volumes published by Springer Nature. A graduate of CentraleSupélec, he received the Aymée Poirson Prize from the French Academy of Sciences for the application of science to industry and the Ampère Medal from the French Society of Electrical Engineers (SEE). For 20 years, Thales has been investing in the technologies of the "second quantum revolution" and possesses several key strengths: knowledge of use cases in defense, aeronautics, and space, and mastery of enabling technologies (cryogenics, photonics, lasers, etc.). Its quantum strategy is structured around the three pillars of sensors, communications, and computing.