Programme
The workshop will take place over two days at the Stephenson Building (STB), room G.006LT, on 10-11 September 2026, with talks running from 10:00 to 16:30 each day.
10 September
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09:15 – 09:45 |
Coffee & Registration |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Zygmunt Lozinski (IBM): Quantum Risk and the Global Response: Making the World's Networks Quantum-Safe |
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11:10 – 12:10 |
Alexandra Olaya-Castro (University College London): Advancing Quantum Science in and for Biology |
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12:20 – 13:25 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 13:50 |
Andrew Kelly (Craft Prospect): From Optical Table to Orbit - Quantum Technology for Industry and Space |
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13:55 – 14:15 |
Zhe-Hui Kong (Ral Space): The SPOQC Mission: Integrating the Satellite Platform for Space-based QKD |
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14:20 – 14:40 |
Gizem Acar Tekin (Photarix): Developing Practical Quantum Light Sources for Secure Communications |
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14:45 – 15:05 |
Charlotte Ovenden (Aegiq): Photonics for Quantum Computing and Networking |
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15:10 – 15:40 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45 – 16:05 |
Tim Wood (Digital Catapult): PQC Migration: From Theory to Practice |
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16:10 – 16:30 |
Lalit Miyan (PQShield): PQC in Devices |
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16:30 – 16:40 |
Closing Remarks |
11 September
|
09:15 – 09:45 |
Coffee & Registration |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Mehul Malik (Heriot-Watt University): High-dimensional Quantum Photonics: Pushing the Limits of Quantum Technologies |
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11:10 – 12:10 |
Dimitrios Angelakis (University of Southampton): Analog and Qubit Efficient Quantum Computing |
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12:20 – 13:25 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 13:50 |
Chithrabhanu Perumangatt (Toshiba): Towards Global Quantum Communication Networks |
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13:55 – 14:15 |
Oliver Brown (Software Quantum Lab): Introduction to Quantum HPC |
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14:20 – 14:40 |
Helen Kibby (UK Integrated Quantum Networks Hub): Quantum City - Creating Opportunities for Public Engagement |
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14:45 – 15:05 |
Garth Haley (QURECA): Innovative Approaches to Quantum Education and Learning |
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15:10 – 15:40 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45 – 16:05 |
Faiyaz Amin (NQCC): The UK's Quantum Strategy and the NQCC's Role in Enabling Quantum Readiness |
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16:10 – 16:30 |
David Headley (Applied Quantum Computing): Towards Classification of Real-world Data with Quantum Computers |
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16:30 – 16:40 |
Closing Remarks |