Co-hosted by Quantum Design & National Physical Laboratory
Sponsored by Physics World, Lake Shore Cryotronics and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, 2025

The Magneto-Optics in Quantum Light and Matter conference is an intensive two-day event dedicated to exploring the forefront research in magneto-optics – spotlighting its latest advancements in the study of quantum light, quantum states of matter, and light-matter interaction in low-dimensional materials, especially phenomena emerging at experimental extremes (high magnetic fields, cryogenic temperatures, ultrafast timescales, and nanoscale spatial resolutions), while sparking new ideas and collaborations.

Participants are welcome to join the guided tours of the Qlimate (Quantum Light and Matter at Extremes) facility featuring the Quantum Design OptiCool and to other state-of-the-art quantum metrology laboratories within the Quantum Metrology Institute and the newly established Institute for Quantum Standards and Technology at the National Physical Laboratory. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to engage directly with the Quantum Design Q-Works team, innovators of the OptiCool system, and discover how state-of-the-art instrumentation is driving the future of measurement science and quantum technologies.

This two-day event celebrates the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by bringing together leading scientific experts, students, institutional leaders from government labs, academia, and industry, funding agencies, Congress representatives, and the public to reflect on the latest advances and future directions in quantum science, technology, and applications. Hosted at Fermilab, headquarters of the SQMS Center, a Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center, the event will feature two days of lectures, tutorials, keynote talks, panel discussions, breakout technical sessions, poster sessions, interactive laboratory tours, live demonstrations, and public celebrations highlighting the latest advances in quantum computing, communication, and sensing. Friday evening, December 5, will conclude with a quantum-inspired art program and a public lecture from a distinguished QIS leader.

We welcome students and professionals to apply to participate in this two-day event to learn about the state of the art and the future of quantum information science and technology. Participants will engage in training, career development opportunities, and poster sessions.

Industry, academia, national labs, quantum centers, and other QIS institutions are invited to host a booth and showcase their work in quantum on Friday, December 5. The showcase component aims to raise awareness of the importance of quantum information science and to demonstrate the richness of the quantum ecosystem.

La Universidad de los Andes, en colaboración con IBM Quantum, te invita a participar en el Qiskit Fall Fest 2025, un evento gratuito diseñado para acercar a estudiantes y entusiastas a la computación cuántica.

The goal of this event is to bring together experienced and young scientists from various countries working on optics and to provide a perfect setting for their discussions of the most recent developments in that area. The School helps foster the career growth of young scientists by connecting them with cutting-edge research and an international professional network.

Lecture: ‘One Hundred Years of Quantum Mechanics: From Fundamental Science to Technological Breakthroughs’, Luiz Davidovich, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This lecture will revisit the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, review some of its most important current applications, and emphasize the role of Brazilian science in advancing both basic research and technological innovation, as well as some of my own contributions to this evolving field. Finally, it will consider the opportunities and challenges ahead, as quantum science continues to influence the future of technology, society, and our understanding of the physical world.

As part of celebrating 10 years of work of the non-profit Association for Giftedness DAR, we will organize a lecture by PhD Mario Stipčević – CV: Received BSc in Theoretical Physics at the Zagreb University, Zagreb, Croatia, in 1991. Works at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute since 1991. The same year, the collaboration started in CERN’s experiment NOMAD. In 1992. He went on leave from RBI to Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Annecy, France, where he works on future LHC CERN experiments RD3 and ATLAS. He received a PhD in high-energy experimental physics at the Université de Savoie, Chambery, France, in 1994, and returned to the RBI, where he continues his research on neutrinos and axions. Since 1999, he has been a member of the OPERA neutrino oscillation collaboration.

In 2003, gained interest in quantum optics and quantum information: random numbers, quantum cryptography, quantum computing, and photon detectors. Since then, he has led several projects in that area, notably the World Bank-financed project “Quantum random bit generator” (2004-2005), Croatian Institute of Technology project “Photon detector” (2007-2010), and Ministry of Science research project “Experiments in quantum communication and quantum information” (2007-2014).

Fulbright scholarship winner at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for the academic year 2010/11 for research on Quantum computing (host Prof. D. Bouwmeester) and continues with a sabbatical at UCSB during the academic year. 2011/12, during which he works on DARPA project PICO (leader Professor J. Bowers at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.) and cryptography (with Professor C. K. Koc at the Computer Science Dept.). From 2012 to 2014, I collaborated on a DARPA program, InPho, within a project for ultra-fast quantum cryptography with hyperentangled photons, led by Prof. D. J. Gauthier from Duke University. Since 2014, he has led the photonics and quantum optics research unit of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices (CEMS) at RBI. By the end of 2017, I had authored 85 CC publications, 11 conference presentations, 20 other publications, and two patents.

Venue: Conference Hall of the European Commission Representation in the Republic of Croatia, House of Europe
Augusta Cesarca 4-6, 10 000 Zagreb.

Dr. Greg Van Patten, Dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University will talk about Quantum Information Science advances and efforts in Tennessee. The talk is part of a regular series of breakfasts hosted by the United Methodist Men, but it is open to the public and free of charge.

This event, promoted at the University of Verona, Italy, in the framework of the Italian National Scientific Degrees Project in Physics, is addressed to secondary school students and their teachers and devoted to the link between quantum physics and quantum computing and the present and future of quantum computers at the DaMa technopole in Bologna.

QuantathonV2 is the championship round of the 2025 International Quantum Circuit, bringing together nearly 100 students, mentors, and judges from around the world. Over four days, participants will tackle real-world challenges in fields such as weather prediction, finance, and machine learning using quantum technologies.

The event fosters collaboration across industry, academia, national labs, and government, with a focus on mentorship and workforce development. By combining technical expertise with hands-on experience, QuantathonV2 highlights how education and innovation intersect to prepare the next generation of quantum talent.

Hosted at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business and powered by qBraid, the event positions South Carolina and the Southeast as active contributors to the global quantum ecosystem. QuantathonV2 reflects the spirit of the International Year of Quantum by promoting literacy, access, and collaboration on an international scale.