Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY, spearheaded by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate and Griffiss Institute, aims to be a global catalyst to converge world-class talent with cutting-edge facilities and focused technology challenges to accelerate the development of game-changing capabilities that protect and empower our country. This new center is launching with the kickoff of this exciting event.

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research are teaming up with the support of New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) and The Research Foundation for SUNY to converge universities worldwide to connect with US agencies in the pursuit of game changing solutions for quantum.

Guided by the United States Air Force 2030 Strategy and focused on building upon the Air Force Research Laboratory’s unrivaled foundation of innovation in computing and communications, Innovare Advancement Center seizes the challenge of increasing global competition and converts it to a focused drive to advance talent and technology solutions in AI/ML, cyber, and quantum that augment and elevate current human capabilities and enable military dominance.

On 1-3 September 2020, Innovare invites the global academic quantum information science community to connect and compete in the Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator, led by the AFRL Information Directorate, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Office of Naval Research, and presented by Innovare Advancement Center, where the world’s top university teams will pitch their projects in quantum timing, sensing, communications and computing that serve to advance this critical area of research.