Symposium on Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics: Quantum simulators in HEP

27 Oct 2025, 09:00 → 28 Oct 2025, 19:00 Europe/Zurich

6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin (CERN)

Clara Murgui Galvez (CERN), Enrique Rico Ortega (CERN), Joachim Kopp (CERN), Michele Grossi (CERN), Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)

This symposium aims to bring together leaders in quantum science and technologies (QST) and high-energy physics (HEP) to explore promising directions at the intersection of these two fields.

The main goal of the meeting is to identify two or three relevant questions in HEP where the tools, techniques, and conceptual frameworks of Quantum Technologies could potentially provide breakthroughs or significant benefits, and motivate different research lines for these scientific challenges.

We intend the outcome of the symposium to be an important input to future strategic decisions at CERN and in the European community.

Local organisers:

Michele Grossi, Joachim Kopp, Clara Murgui, Enrique Rico Ortega, Sofia Vallecorsa

Scientific organisers:

Rainer Blatt, Gian Giudice, Michelangelo Mangano, Peter Zoller

Dinner place

Monday 27 October

09:30 → 10:00 Opening welcome

Speaker: Joachim Josef Mnich (CERN)

10:00 → 10:45 Lessons from condensed matter and quantum chemistry; quantum information synergies in fundamental physics

Speaker: Prof. Ignacio Cirac (Max-Planck Inst.)

Recording

10:45 → 11:30 Aspects of lattice field theory: Building a community

Speaker: Karl Jansen

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11:30 → 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 → 12:45 Perspectives on quantum simulations and sensing for HEP

Speakers: Dr Charles Fromonteil (UIBK), Prof. Torsten Zache (UIBK)

Recording

12:45 → 13:30 Quantum gravity simulations and the interplay between holography and QI

Speaker: Masanori Hanada (Queen Mary University of London)

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13:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 15:45 Impact of errors and decoherence on quantum devices.

Speaker: Prof. Rahul Trivedi (Max-Planck)

Recording

15:45 → 16:30 Group Discussion: Identification of 2–3 key theoretical questions

Tuesday 28 October

10:00 → 10:45 Rydberg atom implementations

Speaker: Prof. Antoine Browaeys (Institut Optique)

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10:45 → 11:30 Qudit-based quantum platforms and advances in trapped ions

Speaker: Prof. Martin Ringbauer (UIBK)

11:30 → 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 → 12:15 The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative

Speaker: Dr Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)

QTI QS symposium.pdf

Recording

12:15 → 13:00 Quantum (sensing) infrastructure at CERN

Speaker: Michael Doser (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))

Recording

Symposium Oct 27_28 2025 CERN.pdf

13:00 → 13:30 Quantum simulators for HEP

Speaker: Clara Murgui Galvez (CERN)

13:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 15:45 Group Discussion: Platforms, methodologies, and potential collaborations. The role of CERN