―Automatic Configuration Technology for “Plug-and-Play” Quantum Network Devices―
Associate Professor Shota Nagayama at the Graduate School of Media Design and his research team, Keio University, in collaboration with Mercari, Inc., have developed a method to automatically detect the configuration and connection status of quantum networks, thereby streamlining the process of automatic setup.
This research was presented at the international quantum computing conference “QCE25” on September 5, 2025, and the paper “Automatic Configuration Protocols for Optical Quantum Networks” received the Best Paper Award 2nd place in the Quantum Networking & Communications (QNET) division.