Quantum Communication School
Padova, 23-26 May 2023
Padova, 23-26 May 2023
The Padova Quantum Communication School (QCOMMS) 2023 is organized by the European Innovative Training Network AppQInfo, funded by the H2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Programme (project 956071).
The school will provide attendees with an up-to-date overview of quantum communication technologies. The latest protocols, experimental implementations and active networks will be discussed. The lectures will be given by scientists from within the program and external experts, including experimentalists, theoreticians and industrial partners.
The school is oriented to students at the Master's and PhD levels who are working or are interested in the field of quantum information theory, photonics and optical communication.
If you are interested in attending the school, please fill out the registration form in the section below before the 30th of April 2023.
The number of spots are limited to 50.
A poster session will be organized for attendees to showcase their work. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please upload a short abstract after registration. The deadline for abstract submissions is May 10th.
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:15 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Opening Session | |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Theoretical Discrete-Variable Quantum Key Distribution | Marco Lucamarini |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Experimental Discrete-Variable Quantum Key Distribution | Giuseppe Vallone |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Theoretical Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution | Stefano Pirandola |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Experimental Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution | Tobias Gehring |
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Free-space Quantum Key Distribution | Daniele Dequal |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution | Peter Brown |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Finite-size effects in Quantum Key Distribution | Thomas Van Himbeeck |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 - 18:30 | Poster session |
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Measurement-Device-Independent & Twin-field Quantum Key Distribution | Mirko Pittaluga |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Security of Quantum Key Distribution | Ramona Wolf |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 17:30 | Industry Session | |
| 17:30 - 20:30 | Social Dinner |
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Protocols Beyond Quantum Key Distribution | Eleni Diamanti |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Multipartite Quantum Communication | Marcus Huber |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Quantum Repeaters & Memories | Johannes Borregaard |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Hackathon: Squeeze Your Quantum Mind | Paolo Villoresi |
Padova QCOMMS 2023 will be held at the Department of Information Engineering (DEI) of the University of Padova. The full address is:
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INFORMAZIONE (DEI)
Via Gradenigo 6/B
35131 Padova, Italy
+39 049 827 7600
The first day of the school (May 23) will take place in the Ancient archive (Archivio antico)
room in Palazzo Bo, the historical building of the University of Padova. The address is:
Palazzo Bo
Via VIII Febbraio, 2
35122 Padova, Italy
- 20/03/2023 -
The first version of the QCOMMS 2023 information booklet is now available!
Here you can find useful information on travel, accommodation, moving around town and the organization of the school in general.
The booklet will be updated periodically with new information so stay tuned for the latest updates.
The registration fee for the summer school is 350 EUR. This covers the lectures, the social dinner, all the lunches and coffee breaks.
Please note that participants are expected to make their own arrangements for accommodation.
Registrations will remain open until the 16th of April, or until all the available spots are filled.
AppQInfo students do not need to register in this form.
The school will be in presence only; no remote lectures are planned.
- 17/04/2023 -
The application deadline has been extended to 30th of April. There are only a few spots left, so register as soon as possible!
Once you've completed registration, click the button below to sign up for the poster session if you're interested in presenting a poster.
The form will remain open until May 10th.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 956071
We thank Officina Stellare for hospitality and ThinkQuantum and Pulse for organizational support.
Daniele Dequal graduated in Physics at the University of Padua, where he continued his studies with a PhD focused on the development of a trigger system for ICARUS T-600, an innovative neutrino detector operating at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories of the INFN. He continues his post-doctoral research activity by joining the quantum communications group of the Information Engineering Department of Padua. During this research activity, the first satellite quantum communication is demonstrated. Since 2017 he has been a researcher at ASI, where he deals with quantum communications and satellite, lunar and space debris laser ranging.
