Quantum Science and Artificial Intelligence for Fundamental Physics

Dec 17, 2025, 7:00 AM → Dec 20, 2025, 5:00 PM America/Bogota

Bloque 41, second floor (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, campus el Volador)

Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz, Diego Alejandro Torres Galindo (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

Join us for a focused exploration of quantum science and artificial intelligence in the heart of Colombia's innovation capital, Medellín.

The “Quantum Science and Artificial Intelligence for Fundamental Physics” meeting will bring together researchers, scientists, and industry professionals from Latin America working on applications of quantum science and artificial intelligence to fundamental physics. The purpose of the meeting is to encourage collaboration among participants and to support the involvement of younger researchers in this evolving field.

Over four intensive days, participants will engage with recent developments in the use of quantum science and artificial intelligence to understand complex phenomena with impact on fundamental science and engineering.

Set against the backdrop of Medellín’s transformation into a vibrant center for science and technology, this event combines rigorous scientific discussion, hands-on technical workshops, and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Whether you are a scientist exploring new technologies or a student curious about where these fields intersect, this meeting offers an opportunity to engage with senior researchers and learn about potential career paths.

Scientific Committee

• Ronald García, MIT, USA.
• Diego Torres, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.
• Edwin Pedrozo, University of Florida, USA.
• Jason Holt, TRIUMF, Canada.

 

Organizing Committee

• Alcides Montoya C., Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
• Fabian Pastrana, MIT, USA.
• José Munoz, MIT, USA.
• Diego Torres, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.
• Jason Holt, TRIUMF, Canada.

 

 

Important dates:

• First call, July 7^th, 2025.
• Abstract submission deadline: November 17th, 2025 at 11:59 PM (America/Bogota).
• First day of the event: Wednesday, 17th December 2025.

 

Invited Speakers

• John Halt, TRIUMF Laboratory, Canada.
• Edwin Pedrozo, University of Florida, USA.
• Andrea Delgado, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.
• Alcides Montoya, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.
• Ronald García, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
• José Muñoz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
• Fabian Pastrana, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Wed, December 17

7:40 AM → 8:55 AM Welcome and registration: Registration and welcome

8:55 AM → 9:10 AM Welcome

Speaker: Prof. Ronald García (Massachussets Institute of Technology)

9:10 AM → 9:30 AM Metrological Optimization of Spin Resonance Spectroscopy in Transmission Electron Microscopy

Speaker: Santiago Beltran

9:30 AM → 9:50 AM Quantum Computing UNAL Center of excellence in QC and Artificial intelligence - 2016 - 2025

Speaker: Alcides Montoya (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

9:50 AM → 10:20 AM Morning Discussion Panel: Discussion Panel - Chairman Ronald García

9:50 AM State of the art of quantum physics-informed neural networks (QPINN) for PDEs

Speaker: Prof. Alcides de Jesús Montoya (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

10:20 AM → 10:50 AM Coffe Break

10:50 AM → 11:10 AM Nuclear models beyond black boxes

Speaker: José Muñoz (Massachussets Institute of Technology)

11:10 AM → 11:30 AM Parity Violation in Nuclear Theory: Using the Atomic Nucleus as a Quantum Probe of New Physics

Speaker: Antoine Belley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

11:30 AM → 11:50 AM Charge Radii and Magnetic Moments of Neutron-Rich Silicon Isotopes

Speaker: Fabian Pastrana (Massachussets Institute of Technology)

11:50 AM → 12:20 PM Student Panel: Student Panel - Chairmen Fabian Pastrana - José Muñoz

Discussion about the possibilities of international cooperation and studies.

12:20 PM → 1:40 PM Lunch

1:40 PM → 3:10 PM Poster session: Poster Session

Location: Central library Campus El Volador. Biblioteca Efe Gómez (Library Efe Gómez)

3:10 PM → 4:10 PM Presentation of the book "Introducción a la computación cuántica": Presentation of the book "Introducción a la computación cuántica" - Prof. Alcides Montoya

4:10 PM → 6:10 PM Welcome cocktail: Welcome Mocktail

Thu, December 18

8:00 AM → 8:10 AM Welcome and registration: Welcome second day

8:10 AM → 8:30 AM Towards cQED with Cold Molecules for Fundamental Physics

Speaker: Prof. Edwin Pedrozo

8:30 AM → 8:50 AM Isotope Shift Spectroscopy for Nuclear Structure and BSM Physics

Isotope shift spectroscopy has been demonstrated as a sensitive probe of nuclear structure, and is suggested to be sensitive to potential physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM). This talk will highlight two complementary efforts to further our understanding on these fronts. First, hyperfine spectra of the neutron-deficient isotopes ²²–²⁵Al were measured at BECOLA/FRIB, with the Resonant Ionization Spectroscopy Experiment. The extracted charge radii and magnetic moments provide critical benchmarks for nuclear theory in a proton-rich region of the nuclear chart and suggest strong collective behavior in the structures of ²²,²³Al. On the precision frontier, the SCARIEST SCORPIONS experiment (Sideband Cooling, Applied to Radioactive Isotopes in an Entangled State Trap, for Spectroscopy—Consisting Of Ramsey Phase Interferometry—On Nuclear Shifts) is being developed to extend King plot nonlinearity analyses to unstable isotopes. By co-trapping pairs of unstable Yb⁺ ions in a linear Paul trap and employing Ramsey interferometry, the project aims to achieve sub-kHz precision in isotope shift measurements. Together, these efforts demonstrate a synergistic approach to advancing both nuclear structure theory and BSM sensitivity through high-precision spectroscopy of exotic isotopes.

Speaker: Alex Brinson

8:50 AM → 9:10 AM The atomic nucleus as a window to new physics

Speaker: Jason Holt (TRIUMF)

9:10 AM → 9:40 AM Morning Discussion Panel: Discussion panel: Quantum Machine Learning - Prof. Diego Torres

9:40 AM → 10:10 AM Coffee break

Coffee break

10:10 AM → 10:30 AM Interdisciplinarity in the digital age: technological convergences and the new paradigm of science

Speaker: Leonardo Pachon

10:30 AM → 10:50 AM Group talk: Neptune

Speaker: Haruka Kakioka (Massachussets Institute of Technology)

10:50 AM → 11:10 AM Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics with Radioactive Molecules

Some of the most important open questions in physics, such as why the Universe contains more matter than antimatter and whether certain fundamental symmetries of nature are broken, motivate searches for new particles and forces beyond the Standard Model of particle physis. Many of these symmetry violating effects are expected to be extremely small, meaning that discovering them depends on building measurement tools with extraordinary sensitivity. In the RaX collaboration, we are developing experiments that use radioactive molecules, such as RaF and RaOH, as quantum sensors for symmetry violation, where both the molecule and the nucleus act as natural amplifiers. The heavy, pear-shaped radium nucleus provides ~1000x enhancement of nuclear symmetry violation, and the polar molecular structure provides large internal electric fields that give another ~1000x enhancement, leading to sensitivities more than a million times greater than those achieved in traditional atomic systems. By combining these intrinsic amplification mechanisms with laser cooling and precise quantum control, we can slow and manipulate these molecules using lasers to perform high-precision measurements in a clean, well-controlled quantum system. In this talk, I will discuss our progress toward producing cold beams of $^{226}$RaX (X = F, OH). and establishing the level of control required for quantum sensing. I will also briefly outline future prospects for extending these techniques to $^{225}$RaX, establishing radioactive molecules as a new platform for probing fundamental physics at energy scales beyond the reach of current particle accelerators.

Speaker: Dr Arian Jadbabaie (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

11:10 AM → 11:30 AM Towards efficient deceleration and production of cold, neutral radioactive molecules

Speaker: Derick Gonzalez-Acevedo (Massachussets Institute of Technology)

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM Morning Discussion Panel: Final Discussion panel - Chairman Dr. Jason Holt

12:00 PM → 12:30 PM End of Conference for the public: End of the Conference for the Public

Fri, December 19

8:00 AM → 12:00 PM Internal discussion: Internal operative discussions

Sat, December 20

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Internal discussion: Internalicémosme discussion Panel