GAIN funds Gradiant’s Moshelem Molho López’s quantum communications PhD

GAIN funding is directly supporting Moshelem Molho López’s Industrial PhD at Gradiant, focusing on the critical role of quantum memories in future quantum communication networks. “Gradiant gives me the opportunity to develop into a leading expert in a strategic field of quantum technologies,” he says, a sentiment emphasised by his recent participation in QCrypt 2026 in Ottawa, his first international conference. This commitment to an Industrial PhD, coordinated by Gradiant, represents a deliberate effort to bridge academic research with tangible technological development in a rapidly evolving field. The funding allows for a beneficial scenario, according to Gradiant, encouraging both fundamental knowledge generation and the advancement of quantum communication technology. Molho López’s thesis, titled “Quantum-Memory Mediated Quantum Conference Key…