Events
CQA Undergraduate Quantum Summer School
6-10 July 2026
ICFO and UAB Campus
Program and Book of Abstracts:
Download the Book of Abstracts
Description:
The Catalonia Quantum Academy is organizing the first edition of the Undergraduate Quantum Summer School, a five-day intensive program designed to offer undergraduate students a comprehensive introduction to the Catalan quantum ecosystem and its leading areas of research.
Hosted at ICFO and at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the school will bring together experts from universities, research centers and industry. Through this direct contact with the Catalan quantum ecosystem, participants will gain a transversal understanding of quantum science and technology while getting the opportunity to connect with key actors across the field.
The program integrates lectures, laboratory visits, hands-on sessions, collaborative challenges, panel discussions, an industry session, as well as curated group activities designed to foster links and connections among participants.
Topic covered include:
- Quantum Matter
- Quantum Optics and Photonics
- Quantum Information Theory
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Sensing
- Quantum Communications
- Quantum Materials
- Quantum Technologies
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists:
Adam Vallés, UAB,
Alba Cervera Lierta, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Aleksandra Sierant, ICFO
Andrea Pérez Martín, UB & Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech
Andreu Riera-Campeny, ICFO
Antonio Rubio-Abadal, UB
Arturo Villegas, LuxQuanta
Bruno Julia Díaz, UB
Carlos Ramon-Escandell, Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech
Crina Maria Cojocaru, UPC
Darrick Chang, ICFO
Federico Centrone, ICFO
Gabriele De Chiara, UAB
Giulia de Rosi, UPC
Héctor Briongos Merino, UB
Juan P. Torres, ICFO
Lidija Petrovic, ICFO
Marcin Płodzień, Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech
Maria Moreno Cardoner, UB
Michael Tayler, ICFO
Miquel Rudé Moreno, QuSide
Pol Forn-Díaz, IFAE
Sarah Hirthe, ICFO
Stephan Roche, ICN2
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program in physics, engineering physics or adjacent field in a university in Catalonia .
Students must have already taken a Quantum Physics course to register for the school.
Priority will be given to students in their penultimate year of undergraduate program.
A good level of English is required, as most sessions will be in English.
Registration:
Registrations are closed.
Organizing Committee:
Sarah Blanchette, ICFO
Verònica Ahufinger, ICFO
with support by Mercè Latorre and Paola Frongia.
Contact details:
Please contact us at cqa@icfo.eu if you have any questions.
Register by: June 10th
Audience: Undergraduate students
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