QUROPE Quantum Information Processing and Communication in Europe

"for his seminal contributions to many interdisciplinary topics in quantum physics, which range from degenerate quantum gases to quantum nanooptics and opto-nanomechanics, and have opened new doors both for theory and for experiments."

 

The award ceremony will take place at QIPC conference in Leeds
http://www.qipc2015.leeds.ac.uk/ .

DK MataiChairman and Founder at Quantum Innovation Labs (QiLabs.net) take a look of what he believes are the 10 key facts for investing in the Quantum Technologies field.

Read the full Linkedin entry here.

The 2015 QIPC Young Investigator Award will be presented to an outstanding young researcher in the field of Quantum Information Processing and Communication during the QIPC international conference in Leeds, 13th - 18th September 2015, http://www.qipc2015.leeds.ac.uk/

The award consists of a diploma and a lump sum of 4000€.

Important notice : Following a decision by the Advisory Board of Experts (ABE), the age limit condition is modified and becomes :

- applicants should be no more than 35 years old in 2015 (i.e., born in 1980 or later)

- this limit can be extended to 37  (i.e., born in 1978 or later) for special reasons such as compulsory military service, maternity or paternity leave, special medical conditions... Such exceptions must be thoroughly documented, and they will be examined on a case by case basis. There is no appeal on the final decision taken by the ABE.

Nominations, including self-nominations, should be submitted electronically not later than *Sunday April 19th, 2015* to the e-mail address: admin [at] qurope [dot] eu.

The nominations should include a short CV of the candidate (with birthdate), a letter containing a one page summary of the candidate's achievements, a list of key publications, and at least two letters of endorsement. The letter should be prepared in pdf-format. Candidates are encouraged to also submit an oral presentation at the QIPC 2015 conference at the University of Leeds, 13th - 18th September 2015.

The received nominations will first be screened by the QUTE-EUROPE management, and then forwarded to the Advisory Board of Experts to obtain an official recommendation. This recommendation has to be approved by the QUTE-EUROPE Steering Committee by a simple majority vote. In case no majority can be reached, the vote by the Project Coordinator will be decisive. There is no appeal on decisions.

 

Previous awardees:

2013
Dr. Fernando Brandao - For his highly appraised achievements in entanglement theory, quantum complexity theory, and quantum many-body physics, which combine dazzling mathematical ability and impressive physical insight;

and

Dr. Patrick Joachim Windpassinger - For his broad experimental work in the field of quantum information processing, and especially for his recent achievements in the context of magnetism and synthetic gauge fields, which stand at the forefront of exciting developments in quantum simulation with cold atoms in optical lattices.

2011
Dr. Ronald Hanson - For his experimental work on the coherent control and measurements of single spins in solids, and his proven leadership and independence through the successful establishment of his own research group

and

Dr. Stefano Pironio - For his theoretical contributions to the study of quantum correlations and quantum communications, concerning in particular device-independent quantum cryptography

2009
Dr. Jeremy L. O'Brien - For his pioneering contributions to optical quantum information processing and quantum measurement.

2007
Dr. Michal Horodecki - For his remarkable overall achievements in the field of QIPC, and for the recent discovery of the quantum state merging and its implications.

and

Dr. Michael Wolf - For his recent groundbreaking contributions to the determination of quantum capacities of quantum channels, bridging quantum information and many-body physics, and to deep understanding of Gaussian quantum systems.

As many of you probably know, the EC has launched an online consultation to identify game-changing directions for future research in FET related technological domains. The purpose of this consultation is to initiate thinking about future proactive initiatives to be included in the next FET workprogramme for 2016 and 2017. QUTE-EUROPE, as was done by its QUIE2T predecessor for preparing the FET call topics for the ongoing workprogramme (2014-2015), has submitted a joint document on behalf of the whole community discussing all that can be done from the quantum technologies perspective.

The post can be read at this address, and in case you finding interesting don't forget to vote for it!

On the 22nd of January 2014, Neelie KROES, the current Vice-President of the European Commission and responsible for the Digital Agenda, delivered a speech entitled "A vision for Europe" at the World Economic Forum held in Davos.

In this speech she specifically mention Quantum technologies as a research and innovation field in which Europe should invest.

A full version of the speech can be read following this link.

As part of their ongoing effort to chart and shape the evolving landscape of future and emerging technologies, FET have launched a public consultation to identify promising and potentially game-changing directions for future technological research. QUTE-EUROPE WP2 has submitted an idea regarding Quantum Technologies.

The official web domain for the QUTE-EUROPE project has been registered under http://qute-europe.eu/.

With the official start of the project, we will first set up the new web site under the qurope.eu umbrella. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact us and leave us your feedback.