Programme
Session Key
Ecosystem
Science
Policy
September 3
8:00-8:45 Registration & Coffee; Poster/Stand Installation
Session chair: Mika Sillanpää
9:00 InstituteQ Welcome Address
Ilkka Niemelä (Aalto University President)
Ilkka Niemelä (Aalto University President)
9:10 Opening Speech
Sakari Puisto (Minister of Economic Affairs at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM))
Sakari Puisto (Minister of Economic Affairs at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM))
9:25 Opening remarks on international quantum policy
Marianne Nissilä (Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
Marianne Nissilä (Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
9:35 Finnish Quantum Ecosystem: Opportunities and Growth Strategies
jointly by Erja Turunen (VTT), Jukka Pekola (Aalto University), Per Öster (CSC)
jointly by Erja Turunen (VTT), Jukka Pekola (Aalto University), Per Öster (CSC)
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break & Posters/Exhibition
Session chair: Milja Kalliosaari
10:30 Launch of the Finnish Quantum Strategy
Janne Peltola (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM))
Janne Peltola (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM))
10:40 From Vision to Action: Aligning Quantum Policy Across Borders
Moderator: Janne Peltola (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM))
Panelists: Hannu Kauppinen (QMill), Juha Vartiainen (IQM), Laurent Olislager (European Commission), Kristine Helen Falgren (Danish Quantum Community)
Moderator: Janne Peltola (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM))
Panelists: Hannu Kauppinen (QMill), Juha Vartiainen (IQM), Laurent Olislager (European Commission), Kristine Helen Falgren (Danish Quantum Community)
11:30 Group photo in the banquet hall
11:45-12:45 Lunch & Posters/Exhibition
Session chair: Matti Palomäki
12:45 Quantum Europe Strategy and actions
Laurent Olislager (European Commission)
Laurent Olislager (European Commission)
13:00 Nordic Quantum Network overview
Mikael Fogelström (Chalmers University of Technology and Nordita)
Mikael Fogelström (Chalmers University of Technology and Nordita)
13:15 Strengthening Nordic Synergies in Quantum Technology
Ville Mäkinen (Nordic Innovation (Nordic Council of Ministers))
Ville Mäkinen (Nordic Innovation (Nordic Council of Ministers))
13:25 Quantum Ecosystem: Innovation, Cross-Sector Collaboration, and Commercialization
Moderator: Pekka Pursula (VTT)
Panelists: Gudmund Høst (Nordforsk), Peter Knight (National Physical Laboratory UK), Inka Mero (Voima Ventures), Himadri Majumdar (SemiQon)
Moderator: Pekka Pursula (VTT)
Panelists: Gudmund Høst (Nordforsk), Peter Knight (National Physical Laboratory UK), Inka Mero (Voima Ventures), Himadri Majumdar (SemiQon)
14:10-14:40 Coffee & Posters/Exhibition
Session chair: Kimmo Tuominen
14:40 Higher education perspectives on Finnish Quantum Strategy
Kalle-Antti Suominen (University of Turku)
Kalle-Antti Suominen (University of Turku)
15:00 Panel discussion: Quantum Literacy and Education
Moderator: Mahdi Moghaddam (Finnish Quantum Flagship)
Panelists: Ismo Koponen (University of Helsinki), Tzula Propp (Diversity in Quantum), Jani-Petri Martikainen (Aalto University), Marilù Chiofalo (University of Pisa)
Moderator: Mahdi Moghaddam (Finnish Quantum Flagship)
Panelists: Ismo Koponen (University of Helsinki), Tzula Propp (Diversity in Quantum), Jani-Petri Martikainen (Aalto University), Marilù Chiofalo (University of Pisa)
15:45 Neural-network-based design and implementation of fast and robust quantum gates
Ilya Moskalenko (Aalto University)
Ilya Moskalenko (Aalto University)
16:00 Heat rectification in a qubit-resonator system
Luca Magazzù (Aalto University)
Luca Magazzù (Aalto University)
16:15 Closing Talk: 60 years of low-temperature quantum science and technology in Finland
Pertti Hakonen (Aalto University)
Pertti Hakonen (Aalto University)
16:45-18:30 Evening reception
September 4
8:30-9:00 Registration & Coffee
Session chair: Pauliina Rajala
9:00 Finnish Quantum Flagship Welcome Address
Peter Liljeroth (Aalto University)
Peter Liljeroth (Aalto University)
9:15 Building a quantum ecosystem
Peter Knight (National Physical Laboratory UK)
Peter Knight (National Physical Laboratory UK)
10:00 Networked Quantum Computing as a Service: Addressing scalability, privacy, integrity and utility challenges
Elham Kashefi (UK National Quantum Computing Center (NQCC))
Elham Kashefi (UK National Quantum Computing Center (NQCC))
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break & Posters/Exhibition
Session chair: Mika Sillanpää
11:00 Quantum control of levitated dielectrics
Nikolai Kiesel (University of Vienna)
Nikolai Kiesel (University of Vienna)
11:30 Cryogenic Racetrack Memory for Quantum Applications
Stuart Parkin (Max Planck Institute)
Stuart Parkin (Max Planck Institute)
12:00 Quadratic Coupling for Non-Classical States: Protocols and Error Correction with Superconducting Circuits
Francesco Massel (University of South-Eastern Norway)
Francesco Massel (University of South-Eastern Norway)
12:20-13:30 Lunch & Posters/Exhibition
Session chair: Juho Pirinen
13:30 The roadmap to quantum advantage and beyond
Jerry Chow (IBM)
Jerry Chow (IBM)
14:10 Unlocking the Power of IQM’s On-Premise Quantum Computers in HPC integration
Jan Goetz (IQM)
Jan Goetz (IQM)
14:25 Nokia views on quantum
Mikko Uusitalo (Nokia Bell Labs)
Mikko Uusitalo (Nokia Bell Labs)
14:40 Realizing the Value of Quantum Computing Today
Alan Baratz (D-Wave Quantum)
Alan Baratz (D-Wave Quantum)
15:00-15:30 Coffee & Posters/Exhibition
Session chair: Rahinatou Njah Nchiwo
15:30 Three Minute Thesis Pitching Competition
Host: Rahinatou Njah Nchiwo (Aalto University)
Jury: Tzula Propp (Diversity in Quantum), Jimmy Salermo (Genie Design Consulting)
Finalists: Christa Schauman (Aalto University), Kristiana Frei (Aalto University), Alina Helena Sánchez Gallardo (University of Oulu), Anshika Mishra (Aalto University)
Host: Rahinatou Njah Nchiwo (Aalto University)
Jury: Tzula Propp (Diversity in Quantum), Jimmy Salermo (Genie Design Consulting)
Finalists: Christa Schauman (Aalto University), Kristiana Frei (Aalto University), Alina Helena Sánchez Gallardo (University of Oulu), Anshika Mishra (Aalto University)
16:00 Scalable Probes of Entanglement in Many-Body Systems and Monitored Quantum Dynamics
Ali Moghaddam (Aalto University)
Ali Moghaddam (Aalto University)
16:15 Controlling and boosting single-molecule light emission
Atif Ghafoor (University of Jyväskylä)
Atif Ghafoor (University of Jyväskylä)
16:30 Closing remarks & 3MT winner announcements
Mika Sillanpää (Aalto University)
Mika Sillanpää (Aalto University)