Conference Description
The Quantum Sensing GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
Many of the most sensitive devices ever built for the measurement of fields, forces, and time are being developed right now in quantum science laboratories around the world. This meeting will bring together quantum scientists, experts in sensing technology, and industrial leaders, placing a spotlight on the development of quantum sensors on their path from laboratory experiments to real-world applications. Quantum sensors make use of the notorious fragility of quantum states, turning it into an asset for probing fluctuations in magnetic or electric fields, to measure acceleration and gravity, and even to track the passage of time. Building upon decades of pioneering achievements with classical and quantum-enabled sensing and measurement technologies, including superconducting quantum interference devices, electron spin resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic force and electron-based microscopy techniques, a new generation of quantum sensors is now emerging: Prime examples include the nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond, numerous inclusions in silicon carbide, as well as neutral atoms, ions and photonic systems. NV centers are finding first commercial applications, for example in tip-based sensing and in the biomedical sector, while atomic sensors are at the leading edge of efforts to map gravitational fields and as time standards. Recently, quantum clocks based on trapped ions have reached the highest precision in timekeeping. Photonic quantum sensing has potential applications in environmental ranging and bio-imaging, and has already been implemented successfully for improvements in the detection of gravitational waves.
Following two highly successful GRC Quantum Sensing meetings in Hong Kong, in this third event of the series we will broaden the horizon of the meeting further with the aim of building bridges between the communities of sensing, measurement and metrology, in order to establish the role of quantum sensors within this broader landscape. We therefore aim to attract first-line researchers and users of quantum sensors, experts on the best available sensing technology, and leaders of industrial sensor production.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by March 25, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Frontiers of Precision and Coherence
Discussion Leaders
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Jiangfeng Du (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
Speakers
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David Awschalom (University of Chicago, United States)
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Jun Ye (JILA, NIST, University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
Solid-State Sensors
Discussion Leaders
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Ronald Walsworth (University of Maryland, United States)
Speakers
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Milos Nesladek (IMEC / Hasselt University, Belgium)
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Jörg Wrachtrup (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
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Abdelghani Laraoui (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States)
Nanoscale Sensors
Discussion Leaders
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Adam Gali (Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary)
Speakers
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Andreas Heinrich (Center for Quantum Nanoscience, South Korea)
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Zhen-Chao Dong (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
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Elke Neu-Ruffing (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Electron Spin and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Discussion Leaders
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Jörg Wrachtrup (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
Speakers
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Martin Plenio (University of Ulm, Germany)
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Nir Bar-Gill (Hebrew University, Israel)
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Cristian Bonato (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Light, Sound, and 2D Materials
Discussion Leaders
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Lukas Novotny (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Speakers
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Jack Harris (Yale University, United States)
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Igor Aharonovich (School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney;, Australia)
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Warwick Bowen (University of Queensland, Australia)
Biomedical Sensors
Discussion Leaders
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Isabelle Philip (CNRS, France)
Speakers
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Quan Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
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Philipp Neumann (NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, Germany)
Time, Space, and Gravity
Discussion Leaders
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Michael Trupke (University of Vienna, Austria)
Speakers
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Mark Kasevich (Stanford University, United States)
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Raghavendra Srinivas (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Magnetometry and AC Field Sensing
Discussion Leaders
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Marcus Doherty (Australian National University, Australia)
Speakers
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Paola Cappellaro (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Fazhan Shi (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
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Kai-Mei Fu (University of Washington, United States)
Inertial Sensing and Navigation
Discussion Leaders
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Warwick Bowen (University of Queensland, Australia)
Speakers
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Kai Bongs (The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Robert Scholten (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
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Alexey Akimov (Russian Quantum Center, Russia)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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Elke Neu-Ruffing (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)