As India accelerates efforts to build homegrown quantum capabilities, a new academic–industry collaboration is taking shape in Bengaluru. Quantum computing startup QpiAI has partnered with Alliance University to establish a quantum computing experience centre, offering access to what the partners describe as India’s first commercially available 8-qubit superconducting quantum system.
The AU QUASAR (Quantum AI School for Advanced Research) Experience Center will be located at Alliance University’s upcoming campus in Electronic City, Bengaluru. The facility is expected to become operational in the coming months. The partnership was announced in the presence of Karnataka government officials overseeing information technology, electronics, and science and technology.
As part of the collaboration, QpiAI and Alliance University will jointly deploy QpiAI’s 8-qubit superconducting quantum system, branded QVidya, along with the QpiAI Explorer software platform. The centre aims to provide hands-on access to quantum computing infrastructure for students, researchers, enterprises, and government users.
“This partnership embodies our vision of making quantum computing accessible to every Indian innovator, researcher, and enterprise,” QpiAI founder and chief executive Nagendra Nagaraja said. He added that the facility would serve as a national reference site supporting India’s quantum ambitions.
The experience centre is designed to support organisations across Bengaluru’s technology corridor. These include global technology companies, defence and aerospace public sector firms, and startups. The initiative also aligns with the goals of the National Quantum Mission, which focuses on developing indigenous quantum technologies and skilled talent.
Alliance University said the centre will combine education, research, and industry collaboration. “AU QUASAR is not merely a reference installation; it is designed as a living model of academic–industry collaboration,” Pro-Chancellor Abhay G Chebbi said. He added that the centre will bring together degree programmes, research activities, enterprise use cases, and quantum computing services on a single platform.
The AU QUASAR Experience Center will offer undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral pathways in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and related deep-technology fields. It will also support collaborative research projects, proof-of-concept validation, and quantum computing as a service for commercial and strategic users.
The facility is expected to serve as a scalable template for similar quantum experience centres across India, as policymakers and industry work to convert research strength into practical and strategic applications.
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