IMPRS-QST Summer School
IMPRS-QST students hold their annual Summer School two days prior to the MCQST2025 Conference. As an essential component of the graduate school, the students themselves design the event agenda. This gathering serves as a platform for all IMPRS-QST students to engage in idea exchange, gain fresh perspectives from Alumni, draw inspiration from industry career talks, and gain insights into the latest research from esteemed experts in specialized lectures. Furthermore, the Summer School features four workshops aimed at enhancing the students' soft skills.
Please note that the Summer School is open to IMPRS-QST students only!
Monday, 2 June
08:00 | Arrival in Kufstein
09:30 | Welcome & Ice-breaker Activities
10:30 | Coffee
11:00 | PhD Talks / Short Presentations
12:00 | Lunch
Tutorial Talks: Quantum Key Distribution
13:00 | Security of Quantum Key Distribution - Ramona Wolf (University of Siegen)
14:30 | Bio Break
14:45 | Practical aspects of quantum key distribution - Luis Trigo Vidarte (ICFO)
16:15 | Coffee & Check-In
Careers in Industry, Research & Beyond
17:00 | A quantum trajectory: from academia to industry to starting my own business - Aggie Branczyk (Quantum Salon)
Alumni Talks
17:45 | Navigating the end of your PhD and finding a postdoc - Rajah Nutakki (Ecole Polytechnique)
18:10 | Life after academia: what job can you do with a PhD in quantum physics? - Irene Papaefstathiou (Moody's)
18:35 | From Lab Bench to Startup: Building QTAS and a Quantum Microscope for Precision Oncology - Karl Briegel (Quantum Total Analysis Systems)
19:00 | Panel Discussion
19:30 | Dinner
21:00 | Karaoke
Tuesday, 3 June
08:00 | Breakfast
09:00 | Soft Skills Workshops - Parallel Sessions
Informational Interview Workshop - Aggie Branczyk in Room "Tirol"
Explaining Science with Images – Theory and application of visual science communication - Dr. Johannes ‘Jo’ Richers in Stadl
Rhetoric Training - Julia Rupprecht in Stadtsaal
Time- and Self-Management: Making the best of time and personal resources - Silvana Weber & Stefanie Krauth in Room "Kufstein"
12:30 | Lunch
Tutorial Talk: Cluster States
13:30 | Cluster States - Sophia Economou (Virginia Tech)
15:00 | Bio Break
15:15 | Measurement-Based Quantum Computation on Cluster States - Robert Raussendorf (Leibniz University)
16:45 | Coffee
18:00 | Everyone joins the
MCQST2025 Conference
IMPRS-QST Students Organizers: Nadeem Akhlaq, Damiano Aliverti-Piuri, and Jakob Pforr.