The 35 places were already fully booked several days before the event at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS began. After a brief overview of the general activities of Fraunhofer IKS, Jeanette Lorenz, head of the Quantum-enhanced AI department, provided the interested audience with deeper insights into the research on possible quantum computer applications in her presentation entitled "Wird die Pizza zukünftig mit Hilfe von Quantencomputern ausgeliefert?"
An initial overview of why, in which areas, and when quantum computers will become relevant was followed by an introduction to the basics of quantum computing. The presentation focused on various application examples, including those from logistics and medicine. The limitations of current hardware and software were addressed, as well as the question of how and when genuine quantum advantage can be achieved.
Following the presentation, guests had the opportunity to delve deeper into the individual topics in small groups at four different stations. Among other things, they could explore the world of quantum algorithms and use an application developed by Fraunhofer IKS to build small quantum circuits, resulting in quantum mechanical superposition states represented in the form of colorful fantasy animals. The guests took advantage of the small groups and the direct exchange with the scientists present to ask all their questions.