At the SEA Quantum Leader Summit on May 29 held at the True Digital Park, True Innovation Center has established a strategic collaboration with QTRic and qBraid under the Quantum AI & Intelligent Infrastructure Initiative.
True Corporation Chief Digital Officer Ekaraj Panjavinin, “This partnership reflects our shared belief that some of the world’s most important challenges can no longer be solved by conventional approaches alone. From climate modeling, drug discovery, cybersecurity resilience, and energy optimization to next-generation telecommunications networks, the complexity of these systems continues to grow exponentially. Together, we will explore how Quantum AI can help unlock new possibilities for building intelligent infrastructure that is more adaptive, resilient, efficient, and autonomous.”
According to Panjavinin, the collaboration will focus on four strategic research tracks:
- Quantum AI & Optimization
Developing next-generation optimization capabilities to solve highly complex challenges across telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, agriculture, energy, and smart cities. - Intelligent Infrastructure Systems
Exploring autonomous and self-optimizing infrastructure capable of adapting and responding intelligently to dynamic real-world conditions. - Advanced Simulation & Infrastructure Modeling
Advancing future digital twin technologies and large-scale simulations to better predict, model, and optimize critical infrastructure systems. - Quantum-Safe Infrastructure
Preparing organizations and critical infrastructure for the future of cybersecurity in the quantum era through research into quantum-resilient security architectures.
“As a telecommunications and digital technology leader, we believe our industry is uniquely positioned at the intersection of connectivity, data, computing, and infrastructure. This creates an unprecedented opportunity to shape the next generation of intelligent systems that will power economies and societies in the decades ahead,” said Panjavinin.
Danuphorn Punnakanta, Assistant Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, said that this is a “truly tangible first step that we can take…towards the benefits quantum can bring to our world today. When AI can work with quantum, I believe Thailand will be a focus of attention in this region, because quantum can contribute to many benefits [such as] reducing costs, and most importantly, I believe that if quantum technology really happens in the next 5 or 10 years, it will boost our country’s GDP or even the economy. Foreign investors see Thailand as an attractive investment destination.”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Worawat Meevasana, President of QTRic, said, “Currently, we are able to create various research projects and explore how they can be applied academically, while also organizing events that bring people together to build collective strength. People are the key force in driving change, but today we are also taking this knowledge and connecting it with the private sector to address real industrial challenges. We take academic knowledge and tools and apply them to create tangible benefits. Though the ideas originate from the academic side, they ultimately generate value in the commercial sphere.”
Ricky Young, Chief Operating Officer, qBraid, said, “I think it’s really important for Thailand to use qBraid as its cloud platform to access all the quantum computers available — and to make sure that even if hardware is not available locally, it’s available on a cloud as a service for all of its researchers, engineers, enterprises through qBraid. So I’m really excited to be providing the first steps for that to happen through True Corporation as well as through QTRic.”
