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IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW - Project Presentations and Early-Career Training Activities
IQST is pleased to host the next Graduate School @QuantumBW Project Presentations and Early-Career Training Activities in Ulm, bringing together PhD students and early-career researchers from across the IQST community for a three-day program combining scientific exchange, skills development, and industry insights.
The program opens with project presentations by the doctoral researchers of the Graduate School, followed by a poster session with refreshments and networking, creating space for discussion and exchange within the community (22.06.2026). This is complemented by a hands-on workshop on scientific writing (23.06.2026), focusing on structure, style, and strategies for successful publication, including the use of modern tools such as AI models. The program concludes with an industry visit to NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH (24.06.2026), offering participants the opportunity to gain first-hand insights into applications and career paths in the quantum technology sector.
Academic supervisors, industry advisors and researchers from the wider quantum community are very welcome to join the project presentations and networking activities on Day 1. The event is open to all students and early-career researchers working in quantum science and technology across Baden-Württemberg.
Participants can indicate in the registration form which parts of the program they would like to attend. Please see the preliminary program below for further details.
Preliminary Program
Day 1 (22.06.2026) - IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW Projects Presentations
Ulm University, Multimediaraum (MMR 2059), Meyerhofstraße N27, 89081 Ulm
10:45 – 11:00 Registration, Welcome Coffee & Program Overview (Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko and Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz)
Session 1
Projects Presentations – Part 1
11:00 – 11:15 Alessandro Ciorra (University of Stuttgart): Universal quantum applications through photon scattering (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz)
11:15 – 11:30 Qinlin Zhang (Heidelberg University): Ultra-high-rate photon number-resolving superconducting nanowire detectors for photonic circuit integration (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pernice)
11:30 – 11:45 Jan Pusskeiler (University of Stuttgart): High-kinetic inductance superconductors for quantum technologies: fast characterization and microwave calibration at mK temperatures (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Dressel)
11:45 – 12:00 Sara Karouaz (University of Stuttgart): Advancing integrated vapor cells to 3D operation with atomic gyroscopes as a use case (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tilman Pfau)
12:00 – 12:15 Afonso Azenha (University of Stuttgart): Quantum computing engineering for multi-QPU architectures (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ilia Polian)
12:15 – 12:30 Rochus Lechler (Ulm University): Simulating and Utilizing Dissipative Non-Equilibrium Physics on NISQ Devices (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joachim Ankerhold)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
Session 2
13:30 – 14:45 Tutorial Talk: Prof. Dr. Kai Bongs (German Aerospace Center - DLR): Quantum Technologies for Space
Projects Presentations – Part 2
14:45 – 15:00 Sebastian Walch (University of Tübingen): Defining, quantifying and assessing a practical quantum advantage in the computation of NMR spectra (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Igor Lesanovsky)
15:00 – 15:15 Annarita Ricci (Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg): Scaling NV-NV coupling in engineered diamond films (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Quay)
15:15 – 15:30 Julia Zolg (Ulm University): Organic Light-Emitting Diradicals for Quantum Computing (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alexander Kühne)
15:30 – 15:45 Michael Olney-Fraser (Ulm University): Investigating charge dynamics of NV centres for improved initialisation and readout (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko)
15:45 – 16:00 Paul Moreau-Neidhardt (University of Stuttgart): Scalable Approaches for the Control of Spin Qubits at Elevated Magnetic Fields (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jens Anders)
16:00 – 16:10 Outlook & Closing Remarks (Prof. Dr. Fedor Jelezko and Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz)
16:10 - 16:20 Coffee Break
Session 3
16:20 - 18:00 – Poster Session with refreshments and Networking
Day 2 (23.06.2026): Soft Skills Workshop
From Draft to Publication: Principles of Scientific Writing (Dr. Andreas Trabesinger)
Ulm University, Multimediaraum (MMR 2059), Meyerhofstraße N27, 89081 Ulm
09:15 – 09:30: Registration and Welcome coffee
09:30 – 11:00 Module 1: Principles of scientific writing
11:00 – 12:30 Module 2: Text construction, language and style
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Module 3: Techniques and tools for publication writing, including AI models
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:45 Module 4: Insight into editorial processes
Day 3 (24.06.2026): Indistry Visit
NVision Quanutm Technologies GmbH
NVision Quantum Technologies GmbH, Wolfgang-Paul-Straße 2, 89081, Ulm
9:30 – 10:00: Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:30: Company presentation
10:30 – 11:00 Career opportunities for early professionals
11:00 – 12:00 Facility Tour
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch and Networking
Participation in the event is free of charge; however, participants should arrange their own travel and accommodation. Registration is required due to limited capacity.
Registration is now closed. You can still join the waiting list, and we will inform you if spots become available.
The IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW Early-Career Training Activities support the scientific and professional development of young researchers and help strengthen connections within the wider quantum ecosystem. They are made possible through the support of the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg through the Innovationscampus QuantumBW.