BENGALURU: To encourage research in the field of quantum computing, the current office of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will be converted into a quantum computing lab.
Speaking at the felicitation ceremony organised by senate members of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Prof T G Sitaram, AICTE Chairman, said, “The non-functional AICTE office in Bengaluru will be converted into a quantum computing lab.”
He said, "VTU Vice-Chancellor Prof S Vidyashankar had requested turning the office into a quantum computing lab and we fulfilled the request. The work would begin next month."
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