Organized by the Instituto Nicolás Cabrera (UAM) and supported by the BBVA Foundation, the School brings together leading researchers and early-career scientists for a week of scientific immersion and exchange, set in the beautiful mountains near Madrid.

📅 31 August – 5 September 2025
📍 Residencia La Cristalera, Miraflores de la Sierra (Madrid, Spain)

This edition is part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025, and focuses on light-based quantum technologies, covering:
🔹 Sources of quantum light
🔹 Quantum communication & storage
🔹 Quantum simulation & computation
🔹 Quantum imaging
🔹 Optical neural networks

Confirmed speakers include:
• Gerhard Rempe, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany.
• Costanza Toninelli, National Institute of Optics, CNR, Italy.
• Eleni Diamanti, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France.
• José Capmany, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain.
• Hugues de Riedmatten, The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Spain.
• Sarah Thomas, Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK.
• Francesca Ferlaino, Universität Innsbruck & IQOQI, Austria.
• Alejandro González Tudela, Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Spain.
• Ignacio Cirac, Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany.
• Hugo Defienne, CNRS, Sorbonne University, France.
• Alexander Lvosvky, University of Oxford, UK.

Plus, guest companies: Quandela (Niccolo Somaschi), LuxQuanta (Valerio Pruneri), Kipu Quantum (Enrique Solano), and Multiverse Quantum Computing (Román Orús).

Important dates

🗓️ Pre-registration: April 11 – June 1, 2025
🗓️ Paper submission & final registration: June 16 – July 21, 2025
🗓️ School: August 31 (arrival) – September 5, 2025

Participants are encouraged to present their research in poster format, with 10 slots reserved for selected oral contributions.
✉️ Contact: inc.school.2025@uam.es