We are currently experiencing a wave of quantum revolution that enables quantum technologies to build on the foundations of quantum mechanics and information science. Quantum mechanics underpins our comprehension of the microscopic realm, while information science forms the backbone of today’s ubiquitous communication and information processing systems. The symbiosis of these fields brings about Quantum Technologies including quantum information processing, secure communications, quantum simulations and quantum enhanced sensing and metrology.
A Center for Quantum Science & Technologies (FORTH-QuTech) has been recently established at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH). FORTH-QuTech aims to develop new tools for groundbreaking investigations across various basic research and technology disciplines and to generate new knowledge in the understanding of quantum phenomena. Specifically, FORTH-QuTech aims to form a critical mass of researchers from various disciplines to develop new paradigms, knowledge and understanding while dealing with: photonic, atomic, molecular and condensed matter systems for quantum information science (processing, communication, sensing, metrology, simulation, design of quantum algorithms and hybrid (quantum-classical) systems for computing and simulations).
The aim of the kick-off meeting is:
I) To inform the international and the national community, about a) the creation of FORTH-QuTech and the importance of quantum technologies, and b) the large number of high quality researchers and the state-of-the art research conducted in quantum technologies at FORTH and in Greece.
II) To enrich the vision of FORTH-QuTech and the Greek research community, with the current developments in quantum technologies.
III) To strengthen the possibility of national and international collaborations between the various research groups.
This kick-off meeting will bring together leading experts to enlighten the current status an future prospects of quantum technologies , focusing on the following three key themes:
1: Quantum technologies in EU: Current status and future steps
2: Quantum computation, simulation and cryptography
3: Quantum light, many-body physics and sensing
Plenary Speakers
- Tommaso Calarco (Forschungszentrum Jülich, DE)
- Eleni Diamanti (CNRS, Sorbonne University, FR)
- Frank Leymann (University of Stuttgart, DE)
- Morgan W. Mitchell (ICFO, ES)
- Eugene S. Polzik (Niels Bohr Institute, DK)
- Radim Filip (Palacký University, CZ)
- Pavlos Savvidis (Westlake University, CN & IESL-FORTH, GR)
Invited speakers
- Dimitris Angelakis, (TU-Crete, GR & CQT, SG)
- Vasilis Charmandaris, (Director of FORTH, GR)
- Panagiotis Dimitrakis, (IQCQT, GR)
- Anastasios Gaitanis, (GSRI, GR)
- Georgios Kavoulakis, (HMU, GR)
- Wolf von Klitzing, (IESL-FORTH, GR)
- Ioannis Kominis, (UoC, GR)
- Haridimos Kondylakis(UoC & IESL-FORTH, GR)
- George Nikolopoulos, (IESL-FORTH, GR)
- David Petrosyan, (IESL-FORTH, GR)
- Emmanuel Paspalakis, (UoP, GR)
- Nikos Pelekanos, (UoC & IESL-FORTH, GR)
- George Stamatiou, (ICS-FORTH, GR)
- Paraskevas Tzallas, (IESL-FORTH, GR)
- George Vasilakis, (IESL-FORTH, GR)
