PCQT 2026 Workshop

PCQT held its annual workshop on March 25, 2026. The opportunity was to bring together the community of researchers in quantum technologies in Paris Centre for a moment of exchange and conviviality.

Location: Université Paris Cité – Amphithéâtre Vulpian, 12 rue de l’École de Médecine – 75006 Paris

Photo gallery

Photos : Laurent Ardhuin

Program

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[Morning]

9:15 am – Welcome coffee
9:45 am – Welcome address by the President of Université Paris Cité, Édouard Kaminski
10:00 am – Morning introduction by Elisabeth Angel-Perez, Vice President of Research, Doctoral                                     Studies and Innovation at Sorbonne Université

10:15 am – Introduction of external guests by Eleni Diamanti, Director of PCQT:

• • • Anupama Unnikrishnan, Executive Director, Quantum Center ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
    • Philipe Caroff-Goanac’h, Executive Director, Quantum Science and Engineering Center, EPFL (Switzerland)
    • Tatjana Wilk, General Manager, Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology, LMU (Germany)
    • Géraldine Quetin, DeepTech Ecosystems catalyst, Quantum Delta NL, (The Netherlands)
    • Franck Balestro, Deputy Director of QuantAlps, Grenoble
    • Hélène Perrin, Director of the DIM QuanTiP, Île-de-France Region
    • Marino Marsi, Deputy Director of Quantum-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay

11:00 am – Roundtable moderated by Eleni Diamanti, Director of PCQT

• • • What is the role of local and regional quantum ecosystems in the development of the European quantum strategy?
      

In this session, we will explore the role of local and regional quantum ecosystems inshaping the European quantum strategy. By showcasing quantum hubs in Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and France, we will highlight the diversity of actions and initiatives and discuss their ambitions and limitations, as well as perspectives for collaborations and synergies with the goal of enriching and consolidating the global European quantum ecosystem.

[Afternoon]

• 1:30 pm – Eleonora Capocasa, Lecturer-researcher, Gravitation Team, APC Laboratory, Université Paris Cité: « Squeezed-vacuum techniques for quantum noise reduction in interferometric gravitational-wave detectors »
• 2:00 pm – Philippe Laurent, CNRS Researcher, Principal Investigator PHARAO, Laboratory Temps Espace (LTE): « Status of the laser cooled cesium clock, PHARAO, after 10 months of operation in space »
• 2:30 pm – Aurélien Perrin, Researcher BEC Team, Laboratory Physique des Lasers (LPL) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord: « Microwave-induced Fano-Feshbach resonances for ultracold sodium atoms »
• 3:00 pm – Fabien Bénédic, Professor at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Diamond and Carbon Materials Team, LSPM-CNRS: « Versatile microwave plasma assisted growth process for the synthesis of single crystal diamond with colored centres »

• 4 pm – Carlos Ernesto Lopetegui-González, PhD student at LKB-Sorbonne Université,                Multimode Quantum Optics Team,  « Data-driven approach to Bell nonlocality »
• 4:30 pm – Francesco Arzani, Junior Professor, INRIA / ENS-PSL, QAT Team: « Continuous-Variable Quantum Computing and Error Correction »
• 5:00 pm – Matteo Merzagora, Director of Science Outreach and Education, Universcience