About the Speaker

Maria Chekhova obtained her PhD from Lomonosov University (Moscow, Russia) in 1989, followed by her habilitation degree in 2004. She worked there as a researcher and group leader until 2009. Since 2009, she has led an independent research group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (Erlangen, Germany). Her research focuses on the generation and application of nonclassical light, with a special emphasis on extreme cases: bright quantum light on the one hand and nanoscale quantum light sources on the other. She is a Fellow of Optica and the recipient of several awards, including an ERC Advanced Grant.

Scaling Quantum Chip Manufacturing

Scaling quantum chips imposes far stricter requirements on material uniformity and quality than classical semiconductor manufacturing. Rather than relying on established classical fabrication tools, we address these challenges by developing new tools purpose-built to meet the stringent demands of quantum hardware.

About the Speaker

Peter Krogstrup Jeppesen is a Danish professor of quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute and CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) and Quantum Foundry Copenhagen.

Exploring Quantum Frontier with Neutral Atom Systems

About the Speaker

Mikhail Lukin is currently the Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor at Harvard University, co-Director of the Harvard Quantum Initiative and co-founder, board member and Chief Scientist of QuEra Computing, Inc. He is a fellow of APS, Optica and AAAS and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on quantum optics and quantum information science. He has co-authored over 500 technical papers. Recent awards include the John Stewart Bell Prize, Norman F. Ramsey Prize of APS, Physics World Breakthrough of the Year (2024), Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year in Physical Sciences (2023) and the International Quantum Award.