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IQST Retreat 2026
The IQST Retreat 2026 brings together PhD students and early-career researchers from across the IQST network for three days of scientific exchange, networking, and professional development. The program combines research and tutorial talks, poster sessions, and interactive workshops, providing opportunities for participants to present their work and engage with peers from different institutions.
The retreat will take place at Schloss Reisensburg near Günzburg.
To facilitate travel, a bus transfer will be organized from Stuttgart with a stop in Ulm. Participants can join the bus at either location. Detailed travel information will be shared with registered participants.
Please note that the program below is preliminary and may be adjusted as further details are confirmed.
Preliminary Program
Monday — 11 May 2026
09:00: Bus departure from Uni Stuttgart (Campus Vaihingen, Pfaffenwaldring 57)
10:00: Bus stop at Uni Ulm (Meyerhofstraße - ZQB)
11:00: Arrival at Schloss Reisensburg
11:00 – 12:30: Check-in and Welcome Coffee
12:30 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:00: Research Talk: Jasmin Meinecke (Technical University Berlin) - Quantum Interference in Integrated Waveguide Arrays
15:00 – 16:00: Industry Insights Talk: Eva Peters (QuiX Quantum GmbH) - Modern Ways of Management
16:00 – 16:30: Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30: Tutorial talk: Tobias Huber-Loyola (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) - Quantum dots for the generation of single and entangled photons
18:30 – 19:00: Icebreaker game, PhD Representatives Election
19:00 – 20:30: Dinner
20:30 – 22:00: Poster Session – Group I
Tuesday — 12 May 2026
08:00 – 09:00: Breakfast
09:00 – 11:00: Tutorial Talk: Laëtitia Farinacci (University of Würzburg) - Magnetism at the atomic scale: engineering interactions with the environment to achieve coherent spin dynamics
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30: Tutorial Talk: Patrick Emonts (Ulm University) - Introduction to Many-Body Certification Methods (part I)
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 14:30: Tutorial Talk: Patrick Emonts (Ulm University) - Introduction to Many-Body Certification Methods (part II)
15:00 – 19:00: Social activity
19:00 – 20:30: Dinner
20:30 – 22:00: Poster Session – Group II
Wednesday — 13 May 2026
08:00 – 09:00: Breakfast
09:00 – 11:00: Tutorial Talk: Gláucia Murta (Vienna University of Technology) - Security of quantum key distribution
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30: Workshop: Mia-Celine Zsohár (Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science, University of Stuttgart) and Lena Schmid (Entrepreneurs Campus, Ulm University) - Your Path from PhD to Innovator (part I)
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 15:30: Workshop: Mia-Celine Zsohár (Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science, University of Stuttgart) and Lena Schmid (Entrepreneurs Campus, Ulm University) - Your Path from PhD to Innovator (part II)
16:00: Bus departure from Reisensburg
17:00: Bus stop at Uni Ulm (Meyerhofstraße - ZQB)
18:00: Arrival at Uni Stuttgart (Campus Vaihingen)
Participation is free of charge and covers accommodation, meals, and social activities. Registration is required.
Registration is now closed. You can still join the waiting list, and we will inform you if spots become available.
