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SuperQ Quantum, Aegis Critical sign partnership MOU

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Executive Summary

  • SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. and Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership integrating SuperQ’s quantum optimization technologies with Aegis’s energy infrastructure.
  • The partnership aims to develop secure, policy-governed data interfaces and utilize quantum modeling to enhance energy distribution, safety, and operational lifespan for critical infrastructure, remote communities, and industrial projects.
  • SuperQ will debut its ChatQLM technology at CES 2026, with Aegis’s Director of Innovation attending to showcase the integration of quantum-ready controllers and intelligent energy management systems.

Key Details

  • Parties Involved: SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. and Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp.
  • Agreement Type: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) marking a transition from confidential evaluations to a structured strategic partnership.
  • Technical Integration:
    • Leveraging SuperQ’s "Super" platform and ChatQLM to enhance energy distribution and safety.
    • Creating secure data interfaces between Aegis’s sovereign EMS/PMS orchestration layer and SuperQ’s hybrid quantum-classical optimization engine.
    • Implementation within Aegis’s zero-trust cyber architecture using QRNG-based security layers.
  • Target Applications:
    • High-efficiency energy solutions for remote communities, government utilities, and large-scale industrial projects.
    • Predictive and ultrafast quantum modeling to maximize operational lifespan, safety, and reliability of decentralized energy systems.
  • Event Participation:
    • SuperQ to debut ChatQLM at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
    • ChatQLM combines natural-language interaction with advanced optimization using quantum annealing, gate-based quantum computing, classical solvers, and supercomputing clusters.
    • Dr. Ramtin Rasouli (Aegis Director of Innovation and Technology) will attend CES 2026 for technical deep dives on quantum-ready controllers.
  • Future Outlook: The MOU serves as a framework for negotiating definitive agreements for specific commercial projects, with potential expansions into other energy-related areas expected in future announcements.

Notable Quotes

  • Dr. Muhammad Khan, CEO and Board Chair of SuperQ: "With the formal signing of this MOU, we are moving into the active phase of integrating Super and ChatQLM's optimization of energy distribution and safety with Aegis's robust energy platforms... This collaboration is about delivering practical utility, turning complex energy challenges into streamlined, mathematically optimized outcomes."
  • Paul Dickson, CEO of Aegis Critical Energy Defence: "Formalizing our collaboration with SuperQ represents an important evolution in how we approach complex energy system design and operation... By integrating our multiasset energy hardware and sovereign control platforms with SuperQ's hybrid quantum-classical optimization capabilities, we are laying the groundwork for a new class of energy management systems -- ones that can model, optimize and adapt in near real time."
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