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Quantum & AI for a transforming world

What Quantum ARISE does, plainly.

As a non-profit, we pair open research with real infrastructure and direct support for the people building the next decade of science.

Pillar 01 · Digital transformation & AI

Digital transformation and applied AI & automation

Core engagements with industries, governments and research communities — from scientific AI and decision-support copilots to automation pipelines and sovereign AI infrastructure.

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Pillar 02 · R&D

Quantum & AI research for energy materials and nanodevices

Foundational research in quantum simulation, machine-learned potentials, and ultra-fast spectroscopy — with applications across energy storage, photovoltaics and electronic-structure theory.

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Pillar 03 · Compute

Olga HPC cluster — our computing backbone

Managed high-performance computing for quantum simulation, ML and data-heavy workloads — open to affiliates, academic partners and vetted public-interest projects.

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Meet Olga — our compute backbone.

A shared high-performance cluster for quantum simulation, machine learning, and data-heavy research. Available to ARISE affiliates, academic partners and vetted public projects.

512
CPU cores
48
GPUs
12TB
Memory
99.94%
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Capacity, dissemination and community.

Research outputs are only half the story. These three streams are what turn a grant into a programme people actually feel on the ground.

Workshops, training schools and doctoral research weeks

We co-organise training schools with ICTP and run workshops in Lomé to level up local research capacity in modelling, simulation and AI.

  • Workshops organised4
  • ICTP training schools2
  • Doctoral workshops3
  • People directly trained500+

Publications, channels and press

Peer-reviewed papers, open-access where venues allow, plus active LinkedIn communications and press coverage of our AAS · AU · EU funded work.

  • Published papers8
  • Social-media audience1500+
  • Media-commentary reach1000+
  • Press mentions2

Local partnerships and ecosystem assessments

Showcasing work at Togo Digital / NdabaX Togo, a multi-country technology-transfer assessment with AIMS-RIC, and team capacity-building workshops at Université de Lomé.

  • Partner institutions5
  • African countries assessed5
  • International conferences1
  • Regional conferences1

Lately, at Quantum ARISE.

Recent updates, publications, and programme news — curated from our public feed.

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ARISE-PP-06 · cumulative project metrics live

8 papers · 5 PhD researchers · 5 partner institutions · AAS / AU / EU support — full project showcase now public on the funding page.

Apr 10, 2026Open
Programme

Incubator applications open for the 2026 cohort

Twelve weeks of mentorship, compute credit on Olga, and partner introductions across EU and AU. Rolling review.

Mar 12, 2026Open
Publication

New paper: optimised lead-free perovskite solar cells

Numerical simulation and optimisation of inorganic lead-free perovskite stacks using SCAPS-1D. Open-access route to higher-efficiency cells without lead.

Sep 1, 2025Open
Publication

Single-molecule break-junction studies on paddle-wheel coordination complexes

Collaboration with the University of Konstanz — exploring how metal-metal bond order modulates conductance in lateral-anchor complexes.

Jun 15, 2025Open
Publication

Multi-junction InGaP/InGaAs/Ge solar cells with new transport layers

Efficiency improvements via interposed transport layers — output of an ongoing collaboration between Lomé and Brașov.

Apr 22, 2025Open
Publication

ML predictions for inorganic thermoelectric materials

Predictive models combining electronic structure features and ensemble methods to screen thermoelectric candidates.

Nov 8, 2024Open
Publication

Uniaxial tensile-induced phase transition in graphynes

Mechanical loading drives a phase transition in graphynes — implications for flexible electronics.

Jul 19, 2024Open
Programme

Olga compute — Q1 capacity update

Additional GPU partition online for the current cohort. Average queue wait now under 20 minutes for typical jobs.

Mar 28, 2026Open
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AAS support renewed for 2026

The African Academy of Sciences has renewed support for our energy-materials research programme — continuity for our doctoral cohort.

Dec 10, 2025Open
Press

New EU partnership on quantum simulation

Expanding our European collaboration network — joint work on time-resolved transport in molecular nanodevices.

Jan 18, 2026Open
Programme

Incubator: 2025 cohort kicked off

First cohort under the new programme structure — six teams across quantum, applied AI, hardware, energy and health.

Sep 5, 2025Open
Event

Workshop: numerical methods for energy materials

Hands-on workshop with the PHY330 cohort. External seats opened for partner-institution students.

Feb 5, 2026Open
Event

Invited talk at AIMS — quantum & AI for African research

Speaking on building computational research capacity locally and how the ARISE programme supports it.

Nov 15, 2025Open
Event

Incubator demo day 2025

Six teams presented prototypes ranging from agricultural ML tools to a low-cost solar testbed.

Dec 18, 2025Open
Press

AAS feature: spotlighting the ARISE pilot grantees

Profile published on the AAS site highlighting Dr. Beltako's research and the wider ARISE network.

Aug 20, 2025Open
Release

AI services launched for industry, government and community

Quantum ARISE now offers structured AI services with three audience tracks. Pre-discovery conversations are free.

Apr 1, 2026Open

Quantum Simulations & Energy Materials.

Live metrics from our flagship AAS / AU / EU funded project, led by Dr. Katawoura Beltako at Université de Lomé.

500+People directly trained
20+Trained & employed at QA · last 4 years
8Peer-reviewed papers
11Capacity-building events

Notes from the team.

Practitioner notes on AI & automation for African organisations, applied research, and the programmes around them.

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Seminars, workshops & conferences.

Where the team shows up across Africa to teach, share and listen — quantum mechanics, AI & automation, energy materials and capacity building.

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Work with us. Train with us. Support the mission.

Six ways to engage with Quantum ARISE — from commissioning a service to gifting the non-profit. Every conversation is a short email away.

Train your team in AI & automation.

Tailored AI & automation training for organisations, government teams and community groups across Africa — from foundations to applied workflows. Request a programme for your team.

Hire us on a service engagement.

AI & automation, scientific computing, decision-support copilots, sovereign infrastructure. We design, deliver and transfer ownership.

Build a research or programme partnership.

Joint research, co-supervision, capacity building, programme design — with academic, industry and public partners across the continent.

Support the mission with a gift.

Quantum ARISE is a non-profit. Donations help fund African doctoral students, capacity-building workshops and open scientific software.

Sponsor a programme or workshop.

Sponsor a doctoral cohort, an ICTP school, a regional conference, or compute hours on the Olga cluster — your name on the work.

Apply, intern, or supervise with us.

Researchers, engineers, programme operators, and African students looking for a research-grade environment — we build the team when the work warrants it.