PQChips 2026 August |

People

Lecturers

Niccolò Traverso Ziani

Department of Physics, University of Genoa, Italy

Webpage
Niccolò Traverso Ziani is Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Genoa. His research is in theoretical condensed-matter physics, with strong connections to quantum transport, topology, and low-dimensional quantum systems.

Proposed lecture themes:
  • Berry phase and the Aharonov–Bohm effect
  • Quantization of the Hall conductance
  • Models of the quantum Hall effect and topological insulators

Marcin Syperek

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

Webpage
Marcin Syperek is associated with the Nonlinear Quantum Photonics group at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, within the Laboratory for Optical Spectroscopy of Nanostructures. His group works on quantum photonics, quantum dots, light–matter coupling, and semiconductor nanostructures.

Proposed lecture themes:
  • Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits: introduction

Paweł Mrowiński

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

Webpage
Paweł Mrowiński specializes in semiconductor physics, solid-state spectroscopy, data quality and semiconductor spectroscopy.

Proposed lecture themes:
  • Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits: photonic simulations exploited for on-chip integrated quantum emitters

Paweł Holewa

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

Webpage
Paweł Holewa specializes in physics of nanostructures (nanophotonics; optical spectroscopy; nanomaterials; semiconductor devices; quantum dots; single-photon sources), quantum optics and the technology of single-photon and entangled photon-pair sources, and light–matter coupling.

Proposed lecture themes:
  • Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits: methods of nanofabrication and circuit-level design

Shabir Barzanjeh

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada

Webpage
Shabir Barzanjeh is Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary. His research spans quantum photonics, quantum circuits, quantum sensing and imaging, and related aspects of hybrid quantum technologies.

Proposed lecture theme:
  • Nonlinearity and nonreciprocity in quantum technologies

Mahn-Soo Choi

Department of Physics, Korea University, Republic of Korea

Webpage
Mahn-Soo Choi is Professor of Physics at Korea University and Director of the School of Quantum. His research interests include quantum algorithms, quantum simulations, superconducting qubits, spin qubits in quantum dots, circuit quantum electrodynamics, and mesoscopic transport.

Proposed lecture themes:
  • Ultrastrong circuit-QED physics and on-chip simulation of topological states of matter
  • Algebraic quantum algorithms

Nicola Lo Gullo

Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Italy

Webpage
Nicolino Lo Gullo is Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Calabria. His research focuses mainly on transport in interacting quantum systems, using numerical and many-body theoretical techniques.

Proposed lecture theme:
  • Nonequilibrium Green’s-function formalism applied to nanoscale systems

Angelo Di Bernardo

Department of Physics, University of Salerno, Italy

Webpage
Angelo Di Bernardo is Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Salerno, with a joint temporary affiliation with the University of Konstanz. His work includes superconductivity, superconducting spintronics, low-dimensional systems, and unconventional superconducting phenomena.

Organizers

Borhan_zdjecie

Borhan Ahmadi (chair)

ICTQT | University of Gdańsk

Mazurek_zdjecie

Paweł Mazurek (co-chair)

WMFI | University of Gdańsk

Malgorzata Szczekocka

Małgorzata Szczekocka

WMFI | University of Gdańsk
Webpage

Weronika Klonowska

Weronika Klonowska

WMFI | University of Gdańsk
Webpage

Advisory Commitee

Michal Horodecki
ICTQT | University of Gdańsk

Pawel Horodecki
ICTQT | University of Gdańsk

Antonio Mandarino
ICTQT | University of Gdańsk

Andre Malavazi
ICTQT | University of Gdańsk

Maciej Zgirski
Institute of Physics | Polish Academy of Sciences

Our Sponsors and Partners: