Internship of Associate Professor Yurii Buchavyi within the Horizon Europe programme (Katowice, Poland). Katowice, Poland) In March 2025.

 Associate Professor Yurii Buchavyi took part in an internship under the Horizon Europe programme in the “Marie Skłodovska-Curie Actions (MSCA)” – OptiQ-HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01 „Non—standard data and image processing – from nonlinear Optics to Quantum computing”, together with Associate Professors Serhii Prykhodchenko and Artem Shirin from the Department of Computer Systems Software, undertook an internship in the framework of the Horizon Europe programme of “Marie Skłodovska-Curie Actions (MSCA)” – OptiQ-HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01 „Non—standard data and image processing – from nonlinear Optics to Quantum computing”.

 The internship took place at the Department of Graphics, Computer Vision and Digital Systems at the Silesian University of Technology in Katowice, Poland.

The international Optic project, designed as a platform for collaboration between academia and industry, aims to use non-standard data and image processing methods that will lead to advances in quantum computing and the further use of these technologies in various fields such as communications, security, environmental data processing, etc.

One of the aims of the project is to develop hybrid (quantum-classical), classically inspired and quantum-specific methods for detecting and recognising objects and studying them on simulators and real quantum computers. The current task was to improve reinforcement learning reward algorithms for neural networks using quantum computing technologies, which would contribute to the accuracy and speed of image decoding and rendering.

During the internship, the Polish colleagues were also introduced to the work of NTU 'DP' staff on DT-520 'Development of environmentally friendly technologies for the restoration of technologically degraded areas in the conditions of post-war reconstruction', where images from optical and radar satellites are actively being used to analyse the consequences of hostilities in Ukraine.

We would like to thank our partners from the Silesian University of Technology for their hospitality and fruitful cooperation, and the project co-ordinators from NTU 'DP' - Larysa Kolisnyk and Kateryna Pryazhnikova - for their support and organisation.