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The EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for Quantum Technology at Quantum Effects is a convergence of experts exploring photonics’ pivotal role in manipulating quantum phenomena. With a focus on quantum computing, communication, and sensing, the event showcases cutting-edge advancements poised to revolutionize various industries. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, attendees address challenges and drive practical applications, shaping the future of quantum technology through photonics innovation.
In collaboration with Quantum Effects Stuttgart, attendees will also have the opportunity to visit the exhibition, further enhancing their understanding of the latest developments in the field.
Please use the exhibition visitor ticket to attend the event, see the instructions how to get it HERE.
All participants biographies, photos and company descriptions are available HERE.
Andrew leads the quantum technology business in Toshiba, which is commercialising quantum safe communications from their sites in Cambridge, UK and Tokyo, Japan. Previously he led R&D in Toshiba on quantum technology, publishing over 500 research papers and patents in this field. He was a co-founder of the Industry Specification Group for QKD at ETSI and served as Chair for several years. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and has been awarded the Mott (2013) and Katharine Burr Blodgett (2022) Medals by the Institute of Physics.
Florian received his PhD from University Stuttgart where he worked on GPU-accelerated Optics Simulation at Institute of Technical Optics. After leading the working group of precision 3D-surface metrology there for a year, he joined Bosch Corporate Research in 2014. He worked in Systems Engineering of Bosch’s automotive Lidar project and joined Bosch Quantum Sensing in 2022. He is acting as a System Engineer there and is driving the design of the sensor towards miniaturization and manufacturability while sitting at the interface between product management and technical development.
David joined Exail (formerly iXblue) in 2021 to expand the reach of the Photonic business unit into the German and Eastern European markets. He has held various operational and business development positions in the field of optoelectronics at Fibercore and Photonis over the past 25 years. He holds an M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Manchester.
Axel studied physics in Hannover and spent two semesters at the University of Queensland in 2011. Afterwards, he worked on nonlinear optics and the generation of optical quantum states in his master and PhD thesis. He then started working on the development of commercial sources for squeezed states of light with his team and Co-founded Noisy Labs in 2023.
Katharina has acquired her PhD in physics with a focus on ultracold atoms and molecules in 2018 from University Innsbruck. After her time as scientific associate at University Innsbruck, she joined Q.ANT in 2021 and is now responsible for system design and integration of Q.ANT's quantum magnetometer as Fellow Systems Engineer Magnetic Sensing.
Devang has a rich and diverse background spanning entangled photon quantum cryptography, ultra-cold atoms, quantum degenerate matter, cavity QED and quantum sensing. He started his research career in the field of quantum cryptography using entangled photon pairs, resulting in the first demonstration of the BB92 protocol (Los Alamos National Lab). Later he completed his PhD in the field of degenerate quantum matter, working on quantum vortices using bose-einstein condensates (at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) and strongly interacting many-body systems using degenerate fermionic mixtures (University of Innsbruck). He developed novel cooling techniques which have allowed the creation of portable BEC interferometers in Zero-G aerial experiments (University of Bordeaux, France and the University of Florence, Italy) and has worked intensively with BECs in cavity QED experiments (University of Bordeaux). The capabilities of quantum resources for enhanced sensing of not only our world but ourselves has led him to become the head of quantum technologies at GLOPhotonics developing the next generation of portable, all-fibered quantum sensors for bio-medical applications.
Shane has been with Quandela since 2020. Shane was a Postdoctoral Researcher at various prestigious institutions such as IRIF, Sorbonne University, University of Edinburgh, and University of Oxford. Shane's expertise lies in quantum information and communication protocols and algorithms, with a focus on quantum computing. Shane holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from the University of Oxford and has a strong educational background in physics and mathematics from University College Cork and the University of Cambridge.
Christopher combines expertise from engineering, academia, and international organizations to excel as a high-calibre generalist. At ESA he supports the development of optical and quantum technologies for space applications, such as in next-generation optical satellite networks, driving technical projects and strategic initiatives across multicultural teams. He has worked on projects in AI, Quantum Key Distribution and high speed optical satcom systems. Christopher has a PhD in Applied Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology, focussed on applications of cold atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium plasmas to advance sustainable industrial processes. His contributions extend beyond academia, with roles at ESA involving strategic advice, market analysis, and policy development. Dr. Vasko has a great passion for STEM education and collaboration in the space sector.
Stephan obtained his PhD degree in physics from ETH Zurich, introducing the capability to detect single atoms to the study of Bose-Einstein condensates and working on phase transitions and cavity optomechanics. He then joined the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, to develop single atoms in high-finesse optical resonators into universal nodes of an elementary quantum network. In 2017, Stephan joined TOPTICA Photonics as the expert for quantum technology (QT) applications with several roles in the Business Unit Quantum Technologies. In 2020, he co-founded the Quantum Technology Solutions team at TOPTICA and currently serves as its Senior Director. He co-organized the Bad Honnef Physics School on Quantum Technology (2018) and is a member of the Executive Team of the European Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) and of the Advisory Board of the German joint quantum-repeater-link project QR.X.
Eric is Fellow Analyst at Yole Group (Yole), with more than 25+ years’ experience within the semiconductor industry. He provides daily in-depth insights into current and future semiconductor trends, markets and innovative technologies (such as Quantum computing, Si photonics, new sensing technologies, new type of sensors ...). Based on relevant methodological expertise and a strong technological background, he works closely with all the teams at Yole to point out disruptive technologies and analyze and present business opportunities through technology & market reports and custom consulting projects. With numerous internal workshops on technologies, methodologies, best practices and more, Yole’s Fellow Analyst ensures the training of Yole’s Technology & Market Analysts. In this position, he has spoken in numerous international conferences, presenting his vision of the semiconductor industry and latest technical innovations. He has also authored or co-authored more than 100 papers as well as more than 120 Yole’s technology & market reports. Previously, Eric held R&D and Marketing positions at CEA Leti (France). Eric has a PhD. in Semiconductor Engineering and a degree in Optoelectronics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (France).
Juan is leading efforts to develop next-generation quantum photonic sources, such as entanglement sources, that will be critical for enabling the future quantum internet. Specializing in quantum photonics and nanoscience, he earned his PhD in Physics from the University of Queensland, Australia. His academic career includes Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in France, where he advanced quantum dot technologies, and at the University of Vienna in Austria, where he worked on photonic quantum information processing.
Torsten has been responsible for uniting interdisciplinary competences and resources of up to 18 Fraunhofer-Institutes in project frameworks with national and international partners from science and industry in the field of quantum technologies. Torsten Siebert is currently on assignment at the Fraunhofer IOF for a topical focus in photonics and quantum communication. His previous research activities in the field of nonlinear and quantum optics include a habilitation and lectureship at the Freie Universität Berlin, together with postdoctoral positions at the Max Born Institute Berlin, Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University and the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa.
