16th KCIK-ICTQT Symposium and “Quantum Horizons” Conference – Exceptional Events in the World of Quantum Science and Technology

 From May 7 to May 10, 2025, the XVI KCIK-ICTQT Symposium will take place in the Tri-City, bringing together members of the National Quantum Information Centre (KCIK) network and leading international experts in quantum information and quantum technologies collaborating with the ICTQT. The event is organised by the National Quantum Information Centre (KCIK) and the International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies (ICTQT) at the University of Gdańsk. 

Additionally, on May 7, 2025, in Gdańsk, the National Science Centre (NCN), as the coordinator of the European QuantERA program, will host the “Quantum Horizons” conference under Poland’s EU Presidency. Both events are unique on a global scale, as they will be held in a city of remarkable contemporary historical events and pioneering research on quantum entanglement. They also coincide with a significant moment – the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, proclaimed by the United Nations to mark the centenary of quantum mechanics. 

The cooperation between the organizers – NCN, KCIK and ICTQT UG – has enabled the integration of these two events. On May 7, 2025, a scientific poster session in the evening and a banquet at the European Solidarity Centre will mark the conclusion of the “Quantum Horizons” conference while inaugurating the XVI KCIK-ICTQT Symposium.

Speakers

  • Borhan Ahmadi, International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies (ICTQT), University of Gdańsk, Poland
  • Anna Erika Elisabeth Andersson, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, the UK
  • Erik Aurell, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Konrad Banaszek, University of Warsaw / Quantum Optical Technologies Sp. z o.o., Poland
  • Charles Bennett, IBM, Research Division, the US
  • Michael Berry, University of Bristol, the UK
  • Kay Brandner, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, the UK
  • Łukasz Cywiński, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Tomasz Dietl, International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Zbigniew Ficek, Quantum Optics and Engineering Division, Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
  • Robert Fickler, Tampere University, Finland
  • Nicolas Gisin, Université de Genève, Switzerland
  • Khrystyna Gnatenko, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
  • Jarosław Korbicz, Center for Theoretical, Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Maciej Lewenstein, ICFO Barcelona, Spain
  • Karol Ławniczak, University of Łódź, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, Departament of Theoretical Physics, Poland
  • Klaus Mølmer, Københavns Universitet, Denmark
  • Giovanna Morigi, Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
  • Marek Mozrzymas, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wrocław, Poland
  • Marcin Nowakowski, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
  • Matteo Paris, University of Milan, Italy
  • Saverio Pascazio, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy
  • Martin Plenio, Ulm University, Germany
  • Pragya Shukla, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Zbigniew Puchała, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
  • Gniewomir Sarbicki, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
  • Janine Splettstösser, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Marcin Syperek, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Volodymyr Tkachuk, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
  • Patrycja Tulewicz, Institute of Spintronics and Quantum Information, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy,
    Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
  • Anton Zeilinger, IOQOI-Vienna, Austria (on-line participation)
  • Wojciech Żurek, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the USA (to be confirmed)
  • Karol Życzkowski, Jagiellonian University, Cracow and Center for Theoretical Physics, Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland

Scientific Committee

  • Paweł Horodecki (Chair)
  • Marek Żukowski (Co-Chair)
  • Łukasz Rudnicki
  • Adam Sawicki

Advisory Board

  • Ryszard Horodecki
  • Wiesław Laskowski
  • Józef Sienkiewicz
  • Karol Życzkowski

Organizing Committee

  • Ewa Kaszewska (Chair) 
  • Paweł Horodecki 
  • Łukasz Rudnicki 
  • Krzysztof Dąbrowski 
  • Marta Krzyżykowska 
  • Magdalena Pietrzak

Venue

Conference Centre of the University of Gdańsk (Centrum Dydaktyczno-Konferencyjne Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego)

Piaskowa 9 Street (google maps)

81-864 Sopot

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