White Rose Quantum Information Science and Technologies Workshop

The White Rose Quantum Information Science and Technologies (WR-QIST) workshop is aimed at PhD students and early career researchers whose work or interests lie in the broad area of quantum information science and technology. Workshop activities will cover a range of quantum technologies, including quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum sensing. The main purpose of the workshop is to provide a collaborative environment where participants can actively discuss important aspects of quantum technologies with each other and with leading experts in the field. It also aims to inform participants about current exciting research and developments happening in different areas of quantum technology, both in academia and in industry.

• Date and Time: 11th-12th July 2024 (9am start on Thursday, 5pm end on Friday).

• Location: University of York (Campus East), York, UK. We will use the Piazza Building for talks, as well as the Institute for Safe Autonomy (ISA) and Computer Science (CS) buildings for other activities.

• Structure: 

  • • Morning sessions with invited and contributed talks.

    • Afternoon sessions with workshop activities, including a poster session, lab tours, and group discussions.

    • Social activities in the evening of the first workshop day.

• Registration and abstract submission are now closed.

• Coffee breaks with refreshments and lunch will be provided on both days of the workshop.

• Participants will be able to choose their favourite contributed talks and posters to be awarded with prizes at the end of the workshop.

• There will be a proposal competition where participants will be given a chance to submit a proposal for a project that would aim to advance quantum information science and technologies. The competition will be introduced on the first day, and the Organising Committee will award prizes for the best proposals on the second day.

• Travel and accommodation arrangements should be made by the participants.

For more information on the programme, workshop activities, venue, registration, organising committees and sponsors, and for contact information, see the relevant tabs at the top of the webpage.

There will be five invited speakers in total, covering different areas of quantum technology and sharing current state-of-the-art activities happening in both academia and industry. The invited speakers are:

• Giacomo Ferranti - Lecturer in Quantum Engineering, University of Bristol

Talk title: Integrated quantum noise limited homodyne detectors onto silicon chips for quantum technology (abstract)

• Carrie Weidner - Lecturer in Quantum Engineering, University of Bristol

Talk title: Quantum control of very cold atoms for quantum technologies (abstract)

• Mina Doosti - Chancellor's Fellow in Quantum Computation, The University of Edinburgh

Talk title: Quantum crypto meets machine learning (abstract)

• Neil Gillespie - Head of Decoding, Riverlane

Talk title: Developing practical decoders for quantum computers (abstract)

• Tina Müller - Senior Research Scientist, Toshiba Europe Limited

Talk title: Quantum dot devices for telecom wavelength quantum network applications (abstract)