The Quantum Talents Symposium in Munich
The Symposium is designed to bring together outstanding PhD students and early-career postdocs from all over the world to present their groundbreaking research work in the field of quantum science and technology.
Our mission: to provide a platform for emerging researchers, facilitate knowledge sharing, inspire collaboration, and promote international career opportunities in quantum science.
Special attention is given to increasing diversity in the field of quantum science, fostering a more inclusive and equitable environment that values the contributions of researchers from all backgrounds.
Applications are welcomed in topics which are aligned with MCQST's six research areas in quantum science and technology.
Promoting Opportunities in Quantum Science
We are thrilled to host the third edition of the Quantum Talents Sympoiusm on 26 - 27 October 2026 at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching.
Eight finalists have been invited for a program of talks and a short research stay. To learn more about this year's finalists, please see the website for the 2026 Quantum Talents Symposium. For more information on previous editions of the symposium, please see the websites of the events in 2025 and 2024.
Symposium Program
26 October
12:30–13:00 | Registration, Meet and Greet Finalists
13:00–13:30 | Welcome talk by Barbara Kraus
13:30–14:30 | Three Minutes of Science, from Munich Community
A three-minute research pitch competition from the Munich community, which offers insights in the Munich research areas and opportunities for peer exchange.
14:30–15:00 | Coffee Break
15:00–17:00 | Group Labtour in MPQ
27 October
09:00–09:30 | Andrei Rasputnyi - Strong-Field Quantum Optics: Driving Non-Perturbative Dynamics with Macroscopic Quantum Light
09:30–10:00 | Aron Kerschbaumer - New Forms of Weak Ergodicity Breaking
10:00–10:30 | Yusuf Karli - Coherent Quantum-Dot Interfaces for Photonic Entanglement and Quantum Networks
10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break
11:00–11:30 | Jonah Peter - Chiral Superradiance Enables Quantum-Enhanced Chiral Light-Matter Interactions at Room Temperature
11:30–12:00 | Roland Farrell - From long-range entanglement to particle collisions
12:00–12:30 | Camryn Undershute - Engineered Decoherence in Hybrid Systems with Superconducting Qubits and Mechanical Resonators
12:30–13:30 | Lunch at MPQ
13:30–14:00 | Lukas Homeier - Realizing and probing strongly correlated quantum matter
14:00–14:30 | Pranshoo Upadhyay - From witnessing to choreographing excitons in a strongly correlated Bose–Fermi system
14:30–15:00 | Coffee Break
15:00–17:30 | Poster Session with Munich community
19:00–21:00 | Closing Dinner for Finalists, Announcement of Prizes (Gasthof Neuwirt, Garching)
The mission of the Symposium greatly aligns with my vision of incubating an interdisciplinary environment for quantum science, and was an exclusive opportunity for me to share my research. At the same time, I had the chance to use my unique experiences to contribute in discussions across the different communities present, and potentially establish future collaborations with researchers in Munich. -- Nathanan Tantivasadakarn (Finalist 2024, Caltech)
Contact
For further inquiries or additional information, contact us at quantum-talents-munich[at]mcqst.de
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