Program overview
Invited speakers
Practical information
Conference dinner & social program
List of Invited speakers:
- Ed Barnes, Virginia Tech
- Michał Gawełczyk, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Teemu Hakkarainen, Tampere University
- Christian Heyn, University of Hamburg
- Mark Hogg, University of Basel
- Zhe Xian Koong, University of Cambridge
- Peter Michler, University of Stuttgart
- Tina Müller, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Ruth Oulton, University of Bristol
- Eva Schöll, JKU Linz
- Alexey Tiranov, Sparrow Quantum
- Rinaldo Trotta, Sapienza University of Rome
Program overview and time schedule:
Detailed program overview:
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
| Session 1 | QD Growth and Modeling I |
|---|---|
| Christian Heyn | Self-assembled local droplet etching during MBE for versatile and field-tuneable quantum structures |
| Michał Gawełczyk | Using sound to control quantum dot charge and spin states |
| Tom Fandrich | Revisiting Quantum well thickness fluctuation Quantum Dots as a source of single photons |
| Session 2 | Quantum Optics I |
|---|---|
| Peter Michler | State preparation, control and decoherence |
| Moritz Langer | Bright quantum dot light sources using monolithic microlenses on gold back-reflectors |
| Mattia Beccaceci | Cavity enhanced phenomena in GaAs quantum dots in CBRs |
| Paul Hagen | Exciting the Biexciton using Floquet-Engineered Two-Photon Excitation |
| Session 3 | Entanglement |
|---|---|
| Rinaldo Trotta | Entanglement distribution via photon pairs generated by remote quantum dots |
| Eva Schöll | A bright, blinking-free and fast source of wavelength-tunable entangled photons and indistinguishable single photons |
| Lukas Niekamp | The-phonon sideband of resonantly driven GaAs quantum dots |
| Aleksander Rodek | Exciton and biexciton preparation via coherent swing-up excitation in a GaAs quantum dot embedded in a micropillar cavity |
| Sai Abhishikth Dhurjati | Atomic force lithography positioned circular Bragg cavities for high performance quantum dot based quantum light sources |
| # | Poster Session | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Charlie Evagora | Engineering the Indistinguishability of Single Photons Emitted from GaAs Quantum Dots using Swing-Up Excitation |
| 02 | Benyam Dejen | Towards electron-spin single-shot readout of cavity-coupled GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dot |
| 03 | Isabel Parke | High Fidelity Quantum Control of an Electron in a GaAs QD |
| 04 | Priyabrata Mudi | Nano-cavity integrated droplet-etched GaAs quantum dots |
| 05 | Ulrich Pfister | Electrical Control of GaAs Quantum Dots in Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuits |
| 06 | Christian Weidinger | Temperature dependent photon indistinguishability from GaAs quantum dots |
| 07 | Thomas Oberleitner | Wavevector-resolved optimization of photonic cavities for bright entangled photon pairs from charge-controlled quantum dots |
| 08 | Bianca Seyschab | Enhanced Spin-Coherence in a GaAs Quantum Dot |
| 09 | Diana Hammad | Towards nuclear spin cooling for the generation of long photon cluster states by A III-V semiconductor quantum dot |
| 10 | Jinwoo Kim | Towards the on-demand readout of a long-lived nuclear spin quantum register |
| 11 | Johann Dzeik | Lateral tuning of Quantum Dots |
| 12 | Benjamin Breiholz | Deployed BBM92 quantum key distribution using frequency-converted entangled photons emitted by a quantum dot |
| 13 | Agnieszka Miętkiewicz | The optical properties and Overhauser field fluctuations in GaAs/AlGaAs QDs: the atomistic and k·p approach |
| 14 | Mateusz Kuniej | Higher-harmonic acoustic driving of quantum-dot optical transitions beyond Rabi-frequency resonance |
| 15 | Koray Kaymazlar | Towards Dual-band GHz-clocked Single-photon QKD |
| 16 | Paweł Machnikowski | Fano profile in the resonance fluorescence spectrum of a quantum dot coupled to phonons |
Thursday, 11th June 2026
| Session 4 | Spin and Charge Physics |
|---|---|
| Mark Hogg | Fast optical control of a coherent hole spin in a microcavity |
| Zhe Xian Koong | Coherent Control of Quantum-Dot Spins with Cyclic Optical Transitions |
| Lara Couronné | Optimizing the generation of spin-based multi-photonic entangled states |
| Shikai Liu | Waveguide driving of a chiral spin with tunable cyclic transitions |
| Session 5 | QD Growth and Modeling II |
|---|---|
| Teemu Hakkarainen | TBA |
| Dirk Reuter | Statistical Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of InAl Droplet-Etched Nanoholes in In0.52Al0.48As Layers |
| Rubén Santana Alonso | Electronic Coupling Mechanisms in [111] Oriented GaAs Quantum Dot Molecules: A Theoretical Study. |
| Petr Klenovsky | Dipole vs Beyond-Dipole Radiative Rates in GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Dots: Exciton, Trions and Biexciton |
| Eric Murphy | Optical Signatures of Interdot Coupling in Stacked Site-Controlled GaAs Quantum Dots |
| Session 6 | Applications |
|---|---|
| Tina Müller | Entanglement from Telecom-Wavelength Quantum Dots |
| Ievgen Brytavskyi | Fabrication challenges and solutions on the way to a multifunctional quantum light source based on a GaAs QD in electrically contacted CBR |
| Vishnu Prakash Karunakaran | Electrically Induced Strain Mapping in GaAs Layers Integrated on Piezoelectric Actuators |
Friday, 12th June 2026
| Session 7 | Quantum Optics II |
|---|---|
| Alexey Tiranov | Deterministic photon-emitter interfaces for photonic quantum technology |
| Caspar Hopfmann | A compact, deployable and industry-compatible entangled photon pair source based on GaAs quantum dots in monolithic microlenses |
| Samuel Sheldon | Generating redundantly encoded resource states for quantum computing |
| Juan Nicolas Claro Rodriguez | Benchmarking the Spatial Integration of Photonic Structures with Optically Localized Semiconductor Quantum Dots. |
| Koray Kaymazlar | Single-photon Advantage in Quantum Cryptography beyond QKD |
| Session 8 | Theory |
|---|---|
| Ruth Oulton | TBA |
| Ed Barnes | Electron-nuclear entanglement dynamics and photonic resource state generation from quantum dots |
| Krzysztof Gawarecki | Microscopic origins of nuclear inhomogeneity in quantum dots |
| Jan Kaspari | Revisiting the Two-Photon Resonance in Faraday Spin Control |
Practical Info
Talks
To encourage the exchange of ideas, we have scheduled time for discussion.
- Invited talks: 35 minutes (30 minutes + discussion)
- Contributed talks: 20 minutes (15 minutes + discussion)
- Available projector connections: VGA, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort (Apple).
- To avoid delays, we kindly ask speakers to upload their presentations to the conference computer provided by the organizers.
Posters
The poster area is in the corridor leading to the auditorium and in the adjacent foyer.
- Please set up posters on the first morning of the conference.
- Posters should be removed by the end of the conference on Friday.
- Format: up to A0, portrait orientation.
Food & Coffee
Lunches and coffee breaks will be provided to all participants on each of the three conference days.
- Meals and refreshments will be served in the foyer at the end of the corridor to the autidorium
Conference Dinner & Social program
The conference dinner will take place on Thursday evening on the historical ship Hohentwiel. For the transfer to the marina, a bus will depart at the FHV. Detailed information will be announced during the workshop.
Join us on Friday afternoon for a group hike to the stunning Rappenloch Gorge! It is located close to the venue and can be conveniently reached by local bus. Weather permitting, this will be a great opportunity to enjoy nature together. The exact meeting point and time schedule will be announced during the workshop.
