The Faculty of Sciences at Mohammed V University in Rabat hosted the first edition of the Quantum Morocco conference from September 18 to 22, 2023. According to the conference organizers, the event focused on recent developments in quantum science, with particular attention to quantum computing and its practical implementations.
Speakers included researchers from institutions across Europe and North America, among them the Polish Academy of Sciences, NTT Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and several European universities. The conference was free of charge for Moroccan students.
Organizers stated that the event aimed to raise awareness among the Moroccan science community about quantum science and to build collaborations between Moroccan and international scientists from both academia and industry. The Moroccan Network of Quantum Information (MN-QI), a joint structure between laboratories and research teams from seven Moroccan universities with approximately 100 researchers and PhD students, contributed to coordination efforts.