Quantum Materials and Computing (Quantum Computing)

• Francesco Tafuri (Universita di Napoli Federico II)

Room: Seminar Hall

Metrology for Quantum Technologies (Quantum Sensing and Metrology)

• Venu Gopal Achanta (NPL, Delhi)

Room: Seminar Hall There is an enhanced global activity since 2019 to implement the redefined SI units in terms of the fundamental constants. While this area is known as Quantum Metrology, another area has gained prominence as quantum technologies mature across various domains. In areas such as communications, computing, and sensing, there is a need for calibration, testing, and certification facilities to support emerging industries. Single photon metrology is one such area that encompasses non-classical light sources, single-photon detectors, quantum random numbers, among others. Another important area is quantum sensors, such as magnetometers, electrometers, and gyroscopes. In this talk, after introducing quantum metrology, I will present recent work at CSIR-NPL in these areas.

Quantum Photonics (Quantum Communication)

• Urbasi Sinha (Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru)

Room: Seminar Hall

Quantum Simulations (Condensed Matter Physics)

• Elisa Ercolessi (University of Bologna)

Room: Seminar Hall

Quantum Sensing and Imaging with NV Centers in Diamond (Quantum Sensing and Metrology)

• Kasturi Saha (IIT Bombay)

Room: Seminar Hall There is a global surge in research aimed at leveraging the unique features of quantum physics to advance technologies in metrology, computing, and communication—an initiative broadly known as the development of “engineered quantum systems.” Among the promising platforms are color centers in diamond, particularly nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, which offer a pathway to high-precision magnetometry and could enable nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of individual complex molecules. In this talk, I will present our ongoing work toward building an imaging system capable of mapping magnetic fields with spatial resolution of 1 um. I will also discuss our progress on creating localized sensors for detecting biomolecular signals.

Quantum Communication (Quantum Communication)

• Paolo Villoresi (University of Padova)

Room: Seminar Hall

Quantum Communication (Quantum Communication)

• Bhaskar Kanseri (IIT Delhi)

Room: Seminar Hall

Quantum Materials and Devices (Quantum Materials and Devices)

• Chandni U (IISc, Bengaluru)

Room: Seminar Hall

Key Highlights and Future Projections of GW Astronomy with LIGO-India (Gravitational Waves)

• Archana Pai (IIT Bombay)

Room: Seminar Hall

Condensed Matter (Condensed Matter Physics)

• Shobhana Narasimhan (JNCASR, Bengaluru)

Room: Seminar Hall

Particles & AI/ML (Particle Physics)

• Maurizio Pierini (CERN)

Room: Seminar Hall

Quantum Computing (Quantum Computing)

• Rajamani Vijayraghavan (TIFR Mumbai)

Room: Seminar Hall

AI/ML in Physics (AI/ML)

• Anoop Krishnan (IIT Delhi)

Room: Seminar Hall

Gender in STEM Room: Seminar Hall

The Theory Formerly Known as Strings (Particle Physics)

• Sunil Mukhi (IISER Pune)

Room: Seminar Hall I will give a short survey of how the landscape of formal theoretical physics has evolved in recent decades. Today, "String Theory" has become a terminology for a wide-ranging set of techniques rooted in special and general relativity and quantum mechanics, with applications across High Energy Physics, Gravitation, Quantum Information and Condensed Matter Physics.

Gravitational Waves (Gravitational Waves)

• Jan Harms (Gran Sasso Science Institute)

Room: Seminar Hall

Astrophysics (Astronomy and Astrophysics)

• Marica Branchesi (Gran Sasso Science Institute)

Room: Seminar Hall

X-Rays for Indian Researchers: the Collaboration between Elettra and Indian Research Institutions (Synchrotron Physics)

• Giorgio Paolucci (Elettra-Sincrotone, Trieste)

Room: Seminar Hall Synchrotron radiation serves as a potent instrument for elucidating the structural and electronic characteristics of matter. Elettra, the Italian Synchrotron radiation laboratory, has a longstanding history of collaboration with Indian scientists. Presently, the Indian research community constitutes the second-largest community at Elettra, following the Italian one. Two of the instruments (beamlines) installed at Elettra are co-financed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). As Elettra undergoes a significant upgrade, new avenues for the Indian community are anticipated in the forthcoming years.

Condensed Matter, Materials, and Synchrotron Physics (Synchrotron Physics)

• DD Sarma (IISc, Bengaluru)

Room: Seminar Hall