Quantum computers unleash a tremendous excitement in all of us. The problems they solve, and the performance they promise open a new era for computing. But what about taking these thoughts a step further, towards quantum networks, or even a global quantum internet? Is there even more to discover?

In this session I shed light into the world of quantum from a developers perspective. I start with a brief recap of quantum computing to set the stage. Then I introduce you to entanglement, one of the keys to quantum networks. Entanglement lies at the heart of the most exciting applications for quantum computers, like quantum secret sharing, quantum key agreement or distributed quantum computing. Next I discuss how quantum networks look like, how they work, and especially what they offer to us. Finally, I point out the open problems we are facing on building them, and how we as engineers can help and contribute to create the quantum internet.