Name: Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics: Global Networks
Start: 2026-05-27T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-30T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Malott Hall

Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics: Global Networks

from Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Saturday, May 30, 2026 (7:00 PM)

Monday, May 25, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
9:00 AM Welcome message - Daniel Tapia Takaki (University of Kansas)
Welcome message
- Daniel Tapia Takaki (University of Kansas)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: 2048
9:15 AM Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Computing (Part 1) - Thomas Wong (Creighton University)
Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Computing (Part 1)
- Thomas Wong (Creighton University)
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: 2048
10:45 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 2048
11:15 AM Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Computing (Part 2) - Thomas Wong (Creighton University)
Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Computing (Part 2)
- Thomas Wong (Creighton University)
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Room: 2048
12:45 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: 2048
2:45 PM Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning and Neural Networks (Part 1) - Nathan Thompson (Wichita State University)
Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning and Neural Networks (Part 1)
- Nathan Thompson (Wichita State University)
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 2048
6:00 PM Public Event in Kansas City: Artist and Scientist dialogue on Quantum (Kansas City Public Library)
Public Event in Kansas City: Artist and Scientist dialogue on Quantum (Kansas City Public Library)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: 2048
Thursday, May 28, 2026
9:00 AM Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning and Neural Networks (Part 2) - Nathan Thompson (Wichita State University)
Student lecture: Introduction to Quantum Machine Learning and Neural Networks (Part 2)
- Nathan Thompson (Wichita State University)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 2048
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: 2048
11:00 AM Student lecture: Real-time Evolution for Quantum Spin and Gauge models (Part 1) - Yannick Meurice (University of Iowa)
Student lecture: Real-time Evolution for Quantum Spin and Gauge models (Part 1)
- Yannick Meurice (University of Iowa)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 2048
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 2048
2:00 PM Student lecture: Real-time Evolution for Quantum Spin and Gauge models (Part 2) - Yannick Meurice (University of Iowa)
Student lecture: Real-time Evolution for Quantum Spin and Gauge models (Part 2)
- Yannick Meurice (University of Iowa)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 2048
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: 2048
4:00 PM Quantum Utility on Near-Term Quantum Computers - Kwangmin Yu (BNL)
Quantum Utility on Near-Term Quantum Computers
- Kwangmin Yu (BNL)
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: 2048
4:40 PM Panel Discussion - Nathan Thompson Yannick Meurice Martin Hentschinski Kwangmin Yu
Panel Discussion
- Nathan Thompson
- Yannick Meurice
- Martin Hentschinski
- Kwangmin Yu
4:40 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 2048
6:00 PM Suggestions for the evening: visit the Spencer Museum of Art
Suggestions for the evening: visit the Spencer Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: 2048 We highly recommend a visit to the Spencer Museum of Art. The museum offers an impressive and globally diverse collection, rotating exhibitions, and free admission. **On Thursdays, the Spencer closes at 8:00 PM** We encourage attendees to see Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, a compelling exhibition featuring the work of the Japanese American artist and activist Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani. The museum is located on the KU campus, just a few minutes from Malott Hall. Don't miss this opportunity! 1301 Mississippi Street Lawrence, KS 66045
Friday, May 29, 2026
9:00 AM Introduction NSF AccelNet I.ANN QCD - Daniel Tapia Takaki (The University of Kansas)
Introduction NSF AccelNet I.ANN QCD
- Daniel Tapia Takaki (The University of Kansas)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 2048
9:30 AM Contributions from Europe: EU COST Action: CA24146: Machine Learning and Quantum Computing for Future Colliders (MLQC4FC) - Venus Keus
Contributions from Europe: EU COST Action: CA24146: Machine Learning and Quantum Computing for Future Colliders (MLQC4FC)
- Venus Keus
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 2048 Quantum Science in Europe: Opportunities for Network collaboration
10:00 AM Entanglement entropy in the DIS reactions - Martin Hentschinski (Universidad de las Américas Puebla)
Entanglement entropy in the DIS reactions
- Martin Hentschinski (Universidad de las Américas Puebla)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 2048
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: 2048
11:00 AM Quantum and Science diplomacy - Paraskevi Ganoti (European Commission (DG CNECT))
Quantum and Science diplomacy
- Paraskevi Ganoti (European Commission (DG CNECT))
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 2048
11:30 AM Community White paper: Machine Learning on Heterogeneous, Edge, and Quantum Hardware for Particle Physics (ML-HEQUPP) - Julia Gonski (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Julia Gonski (SLAC) Julia Gonski (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
Community White paper: Machine Learning on Heterogeneous, Edge, and Quantum Hardware for Particle Physics (ML-HEQUPP)
- Julia Gonski (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
- Julia Gonski (SLAC)
- Julia Gonski (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 2048
12:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 2048
2:00 PM Quantum Science in Latin America - Salvador E. Venegas-Andraca
Quantum Science in Latin America
- Salvador E. Venegas-Andraca
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: 2048
2:30 PM Quantum Science in EPSCoR states: Opportunities for Network collaboration - Samee Khan
Quantum Science in EPSCoR states: Opportunities for Network collaboration
- Samee Khan
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 2048
3:00 PM New Insights From Quantum Information in Nuclear Physics - Daniel Brandenburg (Ohio State University)
New Insights From Quantum Information in Nuclear Physics
- Daniel Brandenburg (Ohio State University)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 2048
3:30 PM Quantum opportunities for the Electron-Ion Collider - Wolfgang Mauerer (Technical University of Applied Sciences Regensburg Siemens Foundational Technologies Regensburg/Munich, Germany)
Quantum opportunities for the Electron-Ion Collider
- Wolfgang Mauerer (Technical University of Applied Sciences Regensburg Siemens Foundational Technologies Regensburg/Munich, Germany)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: 2048
4:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 2048
4:30 PM Flash talk: quantum optimization algorithms in the lens of nonstabilizerness - Gaurab Sedhain (The University of Kansas)
Flash talk: quantum optimization algorithms in the lens of nonstabilizerness
- Gaurab Sedhain (The University of Kansas)
4:30 PM - 4:42 PM
Room: 2048
4:42 PM Flash talk: Applications of Bitstrings for Entanglement in the Quantum Ising Model - Zane Ozzello (University of Iowa)
Flash talk: Applications of Bitstrings for Entanglement in the Quantum Ising Model
- Zane Ozzello (University of Iowa)
4:42 PM - 4:54 PM
Room: 2048
4:54 PM Flash talk: Opportunities of Quantum Entanglement at Colliders - Alan Ignacio Hernández Juárez (BUAP)
Flash talk: Opportunities of Quantum Entanglement at Colliders
- Alan Ignacio Hernández Juárez (BUAP)
4:54 PM - 5:06 PM
Room: 2048
5:06 PM Flash talk: Spin-Dependent Quantum Interference in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions - Ashik Ikbal Sheikh (Kent State University) Ashik Ikbal Sheikh (Kent State University)
Flash talk: Spin-Dependent Quantum Interference in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions
- Ashik Ikbal Sheikh (Kent State University)
- Ashik Ikbal Sheikh (Kent State University)
5:06 PM - 5:18 PM
Room: 2048
5:18 PM Flash talk: Mirror Quantum Tomography Finds Unexpected Polarization Phenomena in Z Boson Production in pp Collisions at the LHC - Gene Stejskal (The University of Kansas)
Flash talk: Mirror Quantum Tomography Finds Unexpected Polarization Phenomena in Z Boson Production in pp Collisions at the LHC
- Gene Stejskal (The University of Kansas)
5:18 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: 2048
Saturday, May 30, 2026
9:00 AM Workshop session on Science Communication on Quantum - Gerardo Herrera Corral (CINVESTAV)
Workshop session on Science Communication on Quantum
- Gerardo Herrera Corral (CINVESTAV)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 2048
10:00 AM Workshop Session on workforce development (Q&A) - Daniel Tapia Takaki (University of Kansas)
Workshop Session on workforce development (Q&A)
- Daniel Tapia Takaki (University of Kansas)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 2048
10:15 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 2048
10:30 AM The Trouble With Quantum Physics, and Why it Matters. - Adam Becker
The Trouble With Quantum Physics, and Why it Matters.
- Adam Becker
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 2048
11:30 AM News ideas on Quantum Mechanics in the QIS era - John Ralston (The University of Kansas)
News ideas on Quantum Mechanics in the QIS era
- John Ralston (The University of Kansas)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: 2048
12:10 PM Summary
Summary
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: 2048

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