IQST Gradu­ate School @QuantumBW – Project Present­a­tions and Early-Career Train­ing Activities

IQST is pleased to host the next Gradu­ate School @QuantumBW Project Present­a­tions and Early-Career Train­ing Activ­it­ies in Ulm, bring­ing together PhD students and early-career research­ers from across the IQST community for a three-day program combin­ing scientific exchange, skills devel­op­ment, and industry insights. 

The program opens with project present­a­tions by the doctoral research­ers of the Gradu­ate School, followed by a poster session with refresh­ments and network­ing, creat­ing space for discus­sion and exchange within the community (22 June 2026). This is comple­men­ted by a hands-on workshop on scientific writing (23 June 2026), focus­ing on struc­ture, style, and strategies for success­ful public­a­tion, includ­ing the use of modern tools such as AI models. The program concludes with an industry visit to NVision Quantum Techno­lo­gies GmbH (24 June 2026), offer­ing parti­cipants the oppor­tun­ity to gain first-hand insights into applic­a­tions and career paths in the quantum techno­logy sector. 

Academic super­visors, industry advisors and research­ers from the wider quantum community are very welcome to join the project present­a­tions and network­ing activ­it­ies on Day 1. The event is open to all students and early-career research­ers working in quantum science and techno­logy across Baden-Württemberg. 

Parti­cipants can indic­ate in the regis­tra­tion form which parts of the program they would like to attend. Please see the prelim­in­ary program below for further details. 

Prelim­in­ary Program

Day 1 (22 June 2026) – IQST Gradu­ate School @QuantumBW Project Presentations

Location: Ulm Univer­sity, Multi­me­di­a­raum (MMR 2059), Meyer­hof­straße N27, 89081 Ulm 

  • 10:45 – 11:00 Regis­tra­tion, Welcome Coffee & Program Overview (Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko)
  • 11:00 – 12:30 Project Present­a­tions – Part I
  • 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
  • 13:30 – 14:45 Tutorial Talk: Prof. Dr. Kai Bongs (DLR)
  • 14:45 – 16:00 Project Present­a­tions – Part II
  • 16:00 – 16:10 Coffee Break
  • 16:10 – 18:00 Poster Session with Refresh­ments and Networking
View detailed present­a­tion schedule
  • 11:00 – 11:15 | Aless­andro Ciorra (Univer­sity of Stuttgart)
    Univer­sal quantum applic­a­tions through photon scattering
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz
  • 11:15 – 11:30 | Qinlin Zhang (Heidel­berg University)
    Ultra-high-rate photon number-resolving super­con­duct­ing nanowire detect­ors for photonic circuit integration
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pernice
  • 11:30 – 11:45 | Jan Pusskeiler (Univer­sity of Stuttgart)
    High-kinetic induct­ance super­con­duct­ors for quantum techno­lo­gies: fast charac­ter­iz­a­tion and microwave calib­ra­tion at mK temperatures
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Martin Dressel
  • 11:45 – 12:00 | Sara Karouaz (Univer­sity of Stuttgart)
    Advan­cing integ­rated vapor cells to 3D opera­tion with atomic gyroscopes as a use case
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Tilman Pfau
  • 12:00 – 12:15 | Afonso Azenha (Univer­sity of Stuttgart)
    Quantum comput­ing engin­eer­ing for multi-QPU architectures
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Ilia Polian
  • 12:15 – 12:30 | Rochus Lechler (Ulm University)
    Simulat­ing and Utiliz­ing Dissip­at­ive Non-Equilibrium Physics on NISQ Devices
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Joachim Ankerhold
  • 14:45 – 15:00 | Sebastian Walch (Univer­sity of Tübingen)
    Defin­ing, quanti­fy­ing and assess­ing a practical quantum advant­age in the compu­ta­tion of NMR spectra
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Igor Lesanovsky
  • 15:00 – 15:15 | Annar­ita Ricci (Albert-Ludwig Univer­sity of Freiburg)
    Scaling NV-NV coupling in engin­eered diamond films
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Quay
  • 15:15 – 15:30 | Julia Zolg (Ulm University)
    Organic Light-Emitting Dirad­ic­als for Quantum Computing
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Alexan­der Kühne
  • 15:30 – 15:45 | Michael Olney-Fraser (Ulm University)
    Invest­ig­at­ing charge dynam­ics of NV centres for improved initial­isa­tion and readout
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko
  • 15:45 – 16:00 | Paul Moreau-Neidhardt (Univer­sity of Stuttgart)
    Scalable Approaches for the Control of Spin Qubits at Elevated Magnetic Fields
    Super­visor: Prof. Dr. Jens Anders

Day 2 (23 June 2026) – Workshop: From Draft to Public­a­tion, Principles of Scientific Writing (Dr. Andreas Trabesinger)

Location: Ulm Univer­sity, Multi­me­di­a­raum (MMR 2059), Meyer­hof­straße N27, 89081 Ulm 

  • 09:15 – 09:30 Regis­tra­tion and Welcome Coffee
  • 09:30 – 11:00 Module 1: Principles of Scientific Writing
  • 11:00 – 12:30 Module 2: Text Construc­tion, Language and Style
  • 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
  • 13:30 – 15:00 Module 3: Techniques and Tools for Public­a­tion Writing, Includ­ing AI Models
  • 15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
  • 15:15 – 16:45 Module 4: Insight into Editor­ial Processes

Day 3 (24 June 2026) – Industry Visit at NVision Quantum Techno­lo­gies GmbH

Location: Wolfgang-Paul-Straße 2, 89081 Ulm 

  • 10:00 – 10:30 Regis­tra­tion and Welcome Coffee
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Company Presentation
  • 11:00 – 11:30 Career Oppor­tun­it­ies for Early Professionals
  • 11:30 – 12:00 Facil­ity Tour
  • 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break and Networking

Parti­cip­a­tion in the event is free of charge; however, travel and accom­mod­a­tion must be arranged individu­ally. Regis­tra­tion is required due to limited capacity. 

Regis­tra­tion is open until Monday, 8 June 2026.

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The IQST Gradu­ate School @QuantumBW Early-Career Train­ing Activ­it­ies support the scientific and profes­sional devel­op­ment of young research­ers and help strengthen connec­tions within the wider quantum ecosys­tem. They are made possible through the support of the Minis­terium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg through the Innov­a­tion­scam­pus QuantumBW.