INC School 2025

We are delighted to announce the XXXI International Summer School “Nicolás Cabrera”, entitled:

Quantum Photonic Technologies: A New Realm for Communication and Information Processing

📅 31 August – 5 September 2025

📍 Residencia La Cristalera, Miraflores de la Sierra (Madrid, Spain)

Organized by the Instituto Nicolás Cabrera (UAM) and supported by the BBVA Foundation, the School brings together leading researchers and early-career scientists for a week of scientific immersion and exchange, set in the beautiful mountains near Madrid.

This edition is part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025, and focuses on light-based quantum technologies, covering:

🔹 Sources of quantum light

🔹 Quantum communication & storage

🔹 Quantum simulation & computation

🔹 Quantum imaging

🔹 Optical neural networks

Confirmed speakers include:

·      Gerhard Rempe, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany. 

·      Costanza Toninelli, National Institute of Optics, CNR, Italy. 

·      Eleni Diamanti, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France. 

·      José Capmany, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain. 

·      Hugues de Riedmatten, The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Spain. 

·      Sarah Thomas, Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK. 

·      Francesca Ferlaino, Universität Innsbruck & IQOQI, Austria. 

·      Alejandro González Tudela, Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Spain. 

·      Ignacio Cirac, Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany. 

·      Hugo Defienne, CNRS, Sorbonne University, France. 

·      Alexander Lvosvky, University of Oxford, UK. 

Plus, guest companies: Quandela (Niccolo Somaschi), LuxQuanta (Valerio Pruneri), Kipu Quantum (Enrique Solano), and Multiverse Quantum Computing (Román Orús).

Important dates

🗓️ Pre-registration: April 11 – June 1, 2025

🗓️ Paper submission & final registration: June 16 – July 21, 2025

🗓️ School: August 31 (arrival) – September 5, 2025

Participants are encouraged to present their research in poster format, with 10 slots reserved for selected oral contributions.

➡️ More info & registration: https://www.inc.uam.es/summer-school-2025/

✉️ Contact: inc.school.2025@uam.es