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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)
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)
15:00 – 16:00: Industry Insights Talk: Eva Peters (QuiX Quantum GmbH)
16:00 – 16:30: Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30: Tutorial talk: Tobias Huber-Loyola (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
18:30 – 19:00: Discussion
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: Sabine Wölk (German Aerospace Center - DLR) - Quantum Machine Learning (part I)
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 14:30: Tutorial Talk: Sabine Wölk (German Aerospace Center - DLR) - Quantum Machine Learning (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
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
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 open until Sunday, 19 April.
