OISTxUTokyo Joint Symposium: Quantum Nexus

OISTxUTokyo Joint Symposium: Quantum Nexus
Tuesday August 19th, 2025 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
in Tokyo/Online

Description

As part of the ongoing partnership between OIST and The University of Tokyo, a joint symposium will be held in Tokyo on August 19. Please find the event details and registration on the official page on the University of Tokyo website.

Event Details: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/ja/events/z0701_00040.html

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/APmytkreP9

PROGRAM

13:00 Opening Remarks
Teruo Fujii, President, The University of Tokyo

13:05 Talk 1
Quantum Research Activities at the University of Tokyo: A Global Perspective
Koji Terashi, Professor, International Center for Elementary Particle Physics, The University of Tokyo / Director, IBM–UTokyo Lab

13:40 Talk 2
Photons: Powering quantum processors today, building the quantum internet of tomorrow
Bill Munro, Professor, Quantum Engineering and Design Unit, OIST

14:10 Break

14:30 Talk 3
Superconducting Qubits and Their Application to Dark Matter Searches
Karin Watanabe, Ph.D. Student(1st Year), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science & Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

14:55 Talk 4
Probing quantum materials with nitrogen-vacancy spin qubits
Shu Zhang, Assistant Professor, Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit, OIST

15:25 Panel Discussion "Quantum Frontiers to Real-World Impact"
Moderator Hiroaki Aihara, Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo
Panelist 1 Koji Terashi, Professor, International Center for Elementary Particle Physics, The University of Tokyo
Panelist 2 Tennin Yan, CEO, QunaSya Inc.
Panelist 3  Bill Munro, Professor, Quantum Engineering and Design Unit, OIST
Panelist 4 Shu Zhang, Assistant Professor, Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit, OIST

15:55 Closing Remarks
Karin Markides, President and CEO, OIST

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