As one of the first three “Ten Basic Research Institutions”in Shenzhen, founded on Dec. 2017. The research team was led by Academician Dapeng Yu under the management of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (SIQSE) will explore the frontier basic science in quantum information and meet the demands of technology and industrialization of Shenzhen in the fields such as quantum communication, high performance of computational technology, precision measurement, and quantum materials.