This year’s AVS Symposium theme, ‘Innovating Sustainability: Next Generation Energy and Quantum Devices and Their Characterization,’ highlights quantum as a major focus for the international conference. Our Quantum Science & Technology Mini-Symposium program will showcase state-of-the-art advances in quantum science and associated applications, ranging from different qubit modalities for computing and quantum sensing to Quantum Internet, quantum for power distribution, and the quantum roadmap.
Our diverse global community—including academia, national laboratories, non-profits, and industry—will explore topics such as:
- Core Quantum Technologies: Superconducting qubits, spin qubits, and quantum sensors.
- System Engineering: Josephson junctions, superconducting logic, quantum networks, and ion traps.
- Quantum Simulations: Focused on applications in materials, power distribution, computing, and machine learning.
- Supporting Technologies: Advanced fabrication and plasma processes, cryogenic systems, quantum materials, and quantum phononics.
Key Focuses:
- Materials and Devices for Quantum: Addressing the challenges of developing high-performance quantum devices and achieving precision measurements.
- Quantum Education, User Facilities, and Roadmap: Highlighting groundbreaking work from NSF quantum foundries, user facilities, and quantum education programs, discussing the evolving challenges and future directions in quantum technology.
- Using Traditional Skills for Quantum Technology: Our joint sessions with the Electronic Materials (EM), MEMS/NEMS, Plasma Science (PS), and Vacuum Technology (VT) divisions exemplify how observations in these diverse fields intersect with quantum applications. These sessions demonstrate how professionals can leverage their traditional skills to make contributions to the field of quantum technology.
Special Features and Program Schedule:
- Keynote and Invited Talks: Including a keynote talk on Quantum Engineering of Superconducting Qubits by Prof. Will Oliver from MIT. The invited speakers in the quantum sessions include Prof. John W. Harter, Prof. Darrell Schlom, Dr. Gabriella Carini, Dr. Barbara Goldstein, Dr. Kristin Beck, Dr. Leah Weiss, Prof. Jiun-Haw Chu, Dr. Yan Li, Dr. Akshay Murthy, and Dr. Chen Wang.
- Interactive Sessions: Poster sessions with flash talks, and discussions on quantum education and strategic roadmaps.
- Joint sessions with established divisions of AVS: Monday talks are scheduled in collaboration with Electronic Materials (EM), MEMS/NEMS, Plasma Science (PS), and Vacuum Technology (VT) divisions.
Daily Breakdown:
- Monday: Starts with discussions on Vacuum Systems for Quantum Applications together with Vacuum Technology (VT) division, followed by sessions on quantum simulations for materials, power distribution, computing, and machine learning. The afternoon features talks on Materials + Devices for Quantum Systems in conjunction with the Electronic Materials (EM) and MEMS/NEMS division, highlighting recent advances in quantum materials, photonics, and optomechanics. This continues with advanced fabrication techniques and plasma processes for quantum applications post-break with the Plasma Science (PS) division. Speakers will discuss the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of various nitrides and nitrides-based Josephson junctions for superconducting logic.
- Tuesday: Starts with a keynote talk by Prof. Will Oliver from MIT, followed by invited and several contributed talks focusing on Superconducting Qubits and Surface Engineering for computing and other quantum applications. The afternoon will feature talks related to spin qubits, advances in Quantum Dots, and dynamic effects in Josephson Junctions.
- Wednesday: Concludes with sessions on quantum networks, education, sensors, and User Facilities like UCSB Quantum Foundry and PARADIM: An NSF-Supported National User Facility, leading into poster session flash talks followed by the poster session the next day (Thursday).
Throughout the symposium, attendees are encouraged to also explore sessions on Electronic Materials (EM), MEMS/NEMS, Plasma Science (PS), 2D Materials (2D), Nanoscale Science and Technology (NS), and Vacuum Technology (VT), appreciating how observations in these fields intertwine with quantum applications.
Each session will include talks from well-recognized subject matter experts and numerous contributed discussions. This platform aims to demystify the sometimes mystical field of quantum science, helping researchers leverage their traditional skills to navigate and shape their future in this exciting domain.
Don’t just come to listen—join the conversation! There’s still time to submit your late-breaking abstracts and share your research with peers from around the world.
Prepare to be inspired, learn a ton, and contribute to the discussions that are shaping the future of quantum science. See you at AVS 70!
QS1+VT-MoM: Vacuum Systems for Quantum Applications
- Kristin Beck, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, “3D Printed Ion Traps for Quantum Computation”
- Alex Kato, IonQ, “Compact UHV Technology for Quantum”
QS2-MoM: Quantum Simulations: Materials, Power Distribution, Computing, and Machine Learning Applications
- Yan Li, The Pennsylvania State University, “Power System Dynamic Simulation with Generalized Quantum Carleman Linearization”
QS1+EM+MN+PS-MoA: Materials + Devices for Quantum Systems
- Jiun-Haw Chu, University of Washington, “Elastic Layered Quantum Materials”
QS2+PS-MoA: Advanced Fabrication and Plasma Techniques for Quantum Applications
QS-TuM: Superconducting Qubits and Surface Engineering for Quantum Applications
- Akshay Murthy, Fermilab, “Identifying and Mitigating Sources of Loss in Superconducting Qubits”
- William D. Oliver, MIT, “Quantum Engineering of Superconducting Qubits”
- Amr Osman, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, “Enhanced Qubit Frequency Targeting and Quantum Gate Fidelities in a 25-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Processor”
- Chen Wang, University of Massachusetts, “Dielectric Loss and Two-Level Systems in Superconducting Qubits”
QS-TuA: Advances in Quantum Dots and Dynamic Effects in Josephson Junctions
- Leah Weiss, University of Chicago, “Toward Robust Spin-Optical Interfaces in Molecular Spin Qubits”
QS-WeM: Quantum Technologies: From Networks and Education to Sensors and User Facilities
- Gabriella Carini, Brookhaven National Laboratory, “The New York Quantum Network: An Advanced Platform for Experiments in Real-Life Conditions”
- Barbara Goldstein, NIST, “Laying the Foundation for a Global Quantum EconomyThrough Sensors and Standards”
- John Harter, UC Santa Barbara, “The UCSB NSF Quantum Foundry”
- Darrell Schlom, Cornell University, “PARADIM: An NSF-Supported National User Facility that can help YOU Discover and Perfect Quantum Materials”
QS-ThP: Quantum Science and Technology Mini-Symposium Poster Session