Taiwan’s world affect in quantum expertise shines in IYQ 2025(*100*)
TAIPEI, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of his long-standing contributions to advancing quantum analysis, training, and business collaboration, Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) (TWSE:2317) Board Director Ching-Ray Chang has been chosen as an honoree within the world Quantum 100, the flagship initiative in IYQ 2025, the United Nations-designated International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
Professor Chang, who can also be Distinguished Chair Professor at Taiwan’s Chung Yuan Christian University and Quantum Technology Advisory Committee Member of the Hon Hai Research Institute, has offered strategic steerage on Foxconn’s quantum expertise roadmap and analysis course in recent times. His contributions are supporting the Group’s efforts to align its quantum R&D capabilities with the worldwide ecosystem, and its manufacturing capabilities for ion-trap quantum computer systems.
Marking the one hundredth anniversary of the delivery of quantum mechanics, the United Nations General Assembly designated 2025 because the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025), with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launching the Quantum 100, a flagship initiative to rejoice the various folks behind quantum science and expertise.
Professor Chang has performed a central function in constructing Taiwan’s quantum analysis and training infrastructure. Authoring greater than 280 tutorial papers and holding over 28 patents, he actively engages in well-liked science writing and public outreach, making advanced quantum ideas accessible and fostering better societal understanding of quantum expertise.
Professor Chang beforehand served as Executive Vice President and Acting President of National Taiwan University (NTU), the place he based the NTU–IBM Quantum Hub, now acknowledged as probably the most energetic tutorial quantum facilities in Asia, and put quantum computing into NTU’s formal curriculum. He established a quantum data middle at Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), led national-level quantum coaching applications, and pioneered the introduction of quantum training at each highschool and college ranges, systematically cultivating Taiwan’s subsequent technology of quantum expertise.
Professor Chang is Founding President of the Taiwan Association of Quantum Computing and Information Technology (TAQCIT), the place he helped form Taiwan’s nationwide quantum expertise growth roadmap and strengthened coordination throughout academia, business, and authorities, together with the Quantum Taiwan Forum, a key platform connecting Taiwan’s semiconductor strengths with the worldwide quantum expertise ecosystem.
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