The Program Management Unit for Human Resources and Institutional Development, Research, and Innovation (PMU-B) launched a major program titled “Establishment of Integrated Ecosystem for Quantum Technology Research in Thailand.” According to reporting by the Bangkok Post, the program brought together five teams from universities and research institutes across the country to build core capabilities in quantum technology.
Suranaree University of Technology leads work on quantum sensing. Prince of Songkla University leads quantum communication research. Chulalongkorn University focuses on theoretical quantum computing, while Chiang Mai University handles experimental quantum simulation. The National Institute of Metrology Thailand (NIMT) drives quantum metrology, with a flagship optical-lattice atomic clock project using Ytterbium-171 ions.
NIMT’s optical atomic clock project required six years of research to develop homegrown technologies for controlling individual Ytterbium atoms. Each team established core experimental strengths and tools. The distributed, multi-institution structure created what one analysis described as a national quantum lab spread across Bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chiang Mai, and Songkhla.