PQI 2025

PQI 2025 will take place on April 9 & 10, 2025 at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA. This conference is a collaboration between the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute and the Carnegie Science Center in celebration of the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The event features two public lectures from Nobel Prize winner, Professor William D. Phillips, and Director of the Quantum Science Center, Dr. Travis Humble. The event will also include technical sessions, a poster session for graduate students, and a quantum college fair for high school students.

The 13th Annual International Hackathon for Social Good (April 25 – 27, 2025)

This year, the NYUAD Hackathon is focusing on one of the most transformative technologies of our time: Quantum Computing (QC), along with the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in advancing QC, while addressing the challenges outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We are proud to take part in the global celebration activities of the UN’s declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ).

From Classical to Quantum Measurement Systems – IYQ

The event “From Classical to Quantum Measurement Systems” recognizes classical and quantum technology for different applications in measurement technology, including optical sensing and metrology, bioimaging and optogenetics, multimode fiber amplifier, high-speed data transmission, quantum sensing with undetected light, quantum computing, 6G-quantum communication, entangled photons for fiber communication.

Omnicane Award 2025

This is an annual inter-college competition open to all secondary colleges in the Republic of Mauritius. This competition, sponsored by Omnicane Foundation through its Corporate Social Responsibility engagement, was established in 1971 and enables students each year to submit their project on a theme of national and international interest. Thus, each year, some 300 students (in teams of 5 students each) submit their projects based on research work, interviews, and discussions.

We have each year a competent independent jury panel chosen in relation to the theme who evaluate some 60 projects received before preselecting shortlisted teams who are invited to make an oral presentation based on which the winner and the two runners-up are awarded. To celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, this year’s theme is about finding innovative solutions for Mauritius’s most pressing challenges as a SIDS: Limited Arable land, vulnerability to climate change, and food security.

We are thus calling on the visionary minds of our youth to explore how quantum science and technology, through data analysis, crop improvement, and sustainable resource management, can help enhance agricultural productivity while promoting sustainability and resilience in our island nation. The project was launched on 10th February 2025, and the submission deadline is the first week of May 2025, while the winners and runner-ups will be announced in August 2025. It is noted that this project competition is endorsed by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources in Mauritius.

Breaking the Quantum Barrier: Women Leading the Future

Women are making significant contributions across quantum research, industry, and policy. This inaugural Women in Quantum: A Spotlight Series webinar brings together voices from the field to dive into groundbreaking advancements, key challenges, and the power of diversity in shaping the future of quantum technologies. Hear their journeys, discover the impact of their work, and explore how you can carve out your own path in this rapidly evolving space.

Quantum: Dos Impactos nos Setores aos Desafios de Regulação

As part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), declared by the United Nations for 2025, the PQI – Portuguese Quantum Institute and Vieira de Almeida are organising a session dedicated to Quantum Technologies (QT).

This initiative aims to increase public awareness of the importance of quantum science and its applications, as well as encourage public discussion on the impact of these technologies on economic sectors, aligning it with regulatory issues.

*This event is held in Portuguese.

Quantum : De l’impact sur les marchés au manque de réglementation

Dans le cadre de l’Année internationale des sciences et technologies quantiques (AISQ), déclarée par les Nations unies pour 2025, le PQI – Institut quantique portugais et Vieira de Almeida organisent une session consacrée aux technologies quantiques (QT).

Cette initiative vise à sensibiliser le public à l’importance de la science quantique et de ses applications, ainsi qu’à encourager le débat public sur l’impact de ces technologies sur les secteurs économiques, en l’alignant sur les questions réglementaires.

*Cet événement est organisé en portugais.

Quantum: De los Impactos en los Sectores a los Desafíos de la Regulación

Como parte del Año Internacional de la Ciencia y la Tecnología Cuánticas (IYQ), declarado por las Naciones Unidas para 2025, el PQI – Instituto Cuántico Portugués y Vieira de Almeida organizan una sesión dedicada a las Tecnologías Cuánticas (QT).

Esta iniciativa pretende aumentar la concienciación pública sobre la importancia de la ciencia cuántica y sus aplicaciones, así como fomentar el debate público sobre el impacto de estas tecnologías en los sectores económicos, alineándolo con las cuestiones normativas.

*Este acto se celebra en portugués.

Quantum Meets ’25

Quantum Meets is a series of refreshingly different quantum events happening in Amsterdam from May 13 to 16, 2025.

In celebration of the UNESCO International Year of Quantum, this is the premier destination for quantum end-users to discover new technologies, for quantum businesses to connect with industry and investors, and for policymakers to stay on top of industry advancements.

Breaking away from the traditional conference format, Quantum Meets features collaboratively designed, open-access events. Highlighting this year’s lineup again is the second edition of the Q-Expo, a unique two-day event by the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) featuring a business expo day, a plenary day, and the most awaited quantum community gathering Nodes.

Quantum cumple 25 años

Quantum Meets es una serie de acontecimientos cuánticos refrescantemente diferentes que tendrán lugar en Ámsterdam del 13 al 16 de mayo de 2025.

Con motivo del Año Internacional de la Cuántica de la UNESCO, éste es el principal destino para que los usuarios finales de la cuántica descubran nuevas tecnologías, para que las empresas cuánticas se pongan en contacto con la industria y los inversores, y para que los responsables políticos se mantengan al día de los avances del sector.

Rompiendo con el formato tradicional de conferencia, Quantum Meets presenta eventos de libre acceso diseñados en colaboración. Este año vuelve a destacar la segunda edición de la Q-Expo, un evento único de dos días organizado por el Consorcio Europeo de la Industria Cuántica (QuIC) que incluye una jornada de exposición empresarial, una jornada plenaria y la reunión más esperada de la comunidad cuántica Nodes.