Like all ground-breaking technology, quantum computing will create many opportunities, as well as challenges, in the coming years. Air traffic management and aviation in general are one of the areas where those opportunities may be effectively transformed into measurable impact, but also where unaddressed challenges could create substantial difficulties and even hazards. This project aims to lay the groundwork for exploiting the opportunities of quantum computing in ATM while mitigating the risks involved with it.

The main goal is to systematically investigate and map how quantum computing technologies could transform air traffic management systems, including unmanned operations, by identifying high-impact applications, quantifying potential benefits, and addressing emerging cybersecurity challenges in the post-quantum era.