3-month delivery

A 12-week plan from scope to working demonstrator.

The proposed route is designed to answer one practical question within 3 months: can quantum computing improve secure evidence-path optimisation for critical-service workflows?

12-week plan

What can be completed in 3 months.

The plan is deliberately compact: one working demonstrator, one benchmark package, one report, and sector translations for reviewers.

Weeks 1-2

Scope, company, partners, synthetic schema

Confirm QuantumEncryption1 Ltd as the lead vehicle, verify eligibility, finalise one use case, define NQCC/SparQ resource needs, approach Professor Kai / University of Nottingham where appropriate, and freeze the synthetic data model.

Weeks 3-4

Classical secure workflow baseline

Build the graph model, trust-boundary constraints, secure connection rules, evidence-log format, and classical optimisation baseline.

Weeks 5-6

Quantum/simulator workload

Translate the workload into a quantum/simulator experiment where suitable, document assumptions, and run small repeatable tests.

Weeks 7-8

Benchmark and compare

Compare classical and quantum/simulator results for path cost, delay, custody completeness, policy violations, runtime, and limitations.

Weeks 9-10

Sector demos and interpretation

Create healthcare, energy, transport/logistics, and emergency/government demo scenarios using the same engine and clear synthetic data labels.

Weeks 11-12

Final report and next-stage plan

Package the working demo, benchmark report, risk register, technical limitations, costed pilot plan, exploitation route, and grant reporting pack.

Final deliverables

End result for assessors and partners.

The output is designed to be usable, testable, and easy to assess, without requiring public release of code or sensitive technical details.

Working web demonstrator

A browser-based demo showing synthetic cases, chosen routes, evidence logs, and benchmark comparisons.

Benchmark report

A concise report showing classical baseline, quantum/simulator results, hardware/software needs, limits, and whether the approach deserves a pilot.

Public-benefit case

Healthcare, energy, transport/logistics, and emergency/government summaries that show economic and societal value.

Next-stage plan

A practical route to a larger pilot, including partner needs, governance, security controls, compute access, and budget.

Application pathway

Use the roadmap to write the one-page Gantt.

This is the page to convert into the application Gantt and cost table once the company, scope, and partner route are confirmed.

Check eligibility