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People1,000+FINQ overview figures, recorded 2026-09-101
Research-trained70%+PhD-level share, same overview1
Cities100+FINQ overview figures, recorded 2026-09-101
Countries27+FINQ overview figures, recorded 2026-09-101
Audience across 27 countries and regions
■ stronger shade = larger share of recorded audience · hover a country or a rowSource: LinkedIn audience location data, unresolved excluded2
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Quantinuum
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Xanadu
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IQM
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Q-CTRL
D-WaveUniversities & research
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Research, events, collaborations, tools, and community projects.
See all our work01 · International convening
Quantum Singapore
A community experiment grew into a place where regional institutions and an international quantum network could meet.
Read the story02 · Research · 2025Towards Conscious AI
A strange question, a quantum sampling idea, and a joint first-place research prize.
Read the story03 · Research overviewEvernormal
A closer look at a simulated household economy, the data behind it, and the questions it opens about AI decision-making.
Read the story04 · Upcoming workshop · Previewed September 12, 2026QCAS 2026
A look ahead to the third Quantum Computing Applications and Systems Workshop, co-located with IEEE/ACM ICCAD 2026.
Read the story05 · Research · Post-quantum securityFIPS Compliant Quantum Secure Communication
A FINQ-affiliated collaboration with Quantropi and DLS Technology on a nested TLS 1.3 approach to quantum-secure communication.
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