33rd Chris Engelbrecht Summer School on the Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Science and Quantum Technologies

7 Apr 2025, 08:00 → 14 Apr 2025, 17:00 Africa/Johannesburg

STIAS - Stellenbosch Institute For Advanced Studies

Join us for an immersive Summer School designed for emerging researchers, postdoctoral fellows and established academics to collaborate, explore a range of research directions in quantum science, engage and expand perspectives.

 

TOPICS

Lectures will cover:

• Open quantum systems
• Quantum thermodynamics
• Quantum biology
• Quantum technologies for sensing
• ...and more

 

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

• Prof Neill Lambert (RIKEN, Japan)
• Dr Camille Lombard Latune (University of Burgundy, France)
• Dr Marco Merkli (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
• Dr Towan Nöthling (Pretoria University, South Africa)
• Dr Graeme Pleasance (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

A limited number of scholarships are available to assist individuals to attend the school. As a publicly funded institution, we encourage applications from individuals from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

 

PROGRAMME

 

ATTEND THE SUMMER SCHOOL

Applications for in person attendance at STIAS are closed. Register here to attend the lectures online.

 

33rd Chris Engelbrecht Summer School 2025.pdf

Monday 7 April

09:00 → 18:00 Arrival of delegates

18:00 → 20:00 Welcome

Tuesday 8 April

09:00 → 09:30 Registration and Opening

09:30 → 10:30 Introduction by F. Petruccione

10:30 → 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 → 12:30 'Open Quantum Systems 1' - M Merkli

12:30 → 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 → 15:30 'Quantum Thermodynamics' - C. L. Latune

15:30 → 16:00 TEA BREAK

16:00 → 17:30 'System-Environment Models' - A. Nazir

Wednesday 9 April

09:00 → 10:30 M. Merkli, Open Quantum Systems I. Lecture 2

10:30 → 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 → 12:30 C L Latune, Quantum Thermodynamics, Lecture 2

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 A. Nazir, System-Environment Models, Lecture 2

15:30 → 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 → 17:30 N. Lambert

Speaker: Prof. N Lambert

Thursday 10 April

09:00 → 10:30 D. Dibenedetto, Quantum Machine Learning, Lecture 1

Speaker: Prof. Domenica Dibenedetto (University of Maastricht)

10:30 → 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 → 12:30 A. Nazir, System-Environment Interactions, Lecture 3

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 N. Lambert, Introduction to QuTIP, Lecture 2

15:30 → 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 → 17:30 M. Merkli, Open Quantum Systems, Lecture 3

Friday 11 April

09:00 → 10:30 T. Nöthling, Quantum Biology, Lecture 1

10:30 → 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 → 12:30 G. Pleasance, Open Quantum Systems II, Lecture 1

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 B M Garraway, Cold Atom Sensors, Lecture 1

15:30 → 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 → 17:30 C L Latune, Quantum Thermodynamics, Lecture 3

18:00 → 20:00 School Braai

Saturday 12 April

09:00 → 10:30 T. Nöthling, Qunatum Biology, Lecture 2

10:30 → 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 → 12:30 N. Lambert, Introduction to QuTIP, Lecture 3

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 B M Garraway, Cold Atom Sensors, Lecture 2

15:30 → 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 → 17:30 G. Pleasance, Open Quantum Systems II, Lecture 2

Sunday 13 April

09:00 → 10:30 B M Garraway, Cold Atom Sensors, Lecture 3

10:30 → 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 → 12:30 D. Dibenedetto, Quantum Machine Learning, Lecture 2

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 G. Pleasance, Open Quantum Systems II, Lecture 3

15:30 → 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 → 17:30 T. Nöthling, Quantum Biology, Lecture 3

17:30 → 18:00 Closing

Monday 14 April

08:00 → 13:00 Departure of Delegates