Name: La Ricotta Summer School: The Quantum in the Haystack
Start: 2026-06-29T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-10T23:00:00+02:00
Location: As Barreiras, Castro Caldelas (Spain)

La Ricotta Summer School: The Quantum in the Haystack

from Monday, 29 June 2026 (08:00) to Friday, 10 July 2026 (23:00)

Monday, 29 June 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Cowbell Show

09:30 - 10:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

12:30 Break
Break
12:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

14:30 Break
Break
14:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
15:00 - 16:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

16:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

17:00 Tutorial: Álvaro Alhambra
Álvaro Alhambra
17:00 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Tuesday, 30 June 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Luca Tagliacozzo
Luca Tagliacozzo
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Free
Free
18:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Wednesday, 1 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Luca Tagliacozzo: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Álvaro Alhambra
Álvaro Alhambra
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Outreach: Activity 1
Activity 1
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Thursday, 2 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Luca Tagliacozzo: T.B.A.
T.B.A.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Luca Tagliacozzo
Luca Tagliacozzo
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Outreach: Activity 2
Activity 2
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Friday, 3 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Free Work

15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Outreach: Activity 3
Activity 3
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Saturday, 4 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Free
Free
09:30 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Free
Free
15:00 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Sunday, 5 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Free
Free
09:30 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Free
Free
15:00 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

Monday, 6 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Jessica Bavaresco: Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Jessica Bavaresco
Jessica Bavaresco
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Outreach: Activity 4
Activity 4
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Tuesday, 7 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Jessica Bavaresco: Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Pavel Kos
Pavel Kos
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Free
Free
18:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Wednesday, 8 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Jessica Bavaresco: Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Jessica Bavaresco
Jessica Bavaresco
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Outreach: Activity 5
Activity 5
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Thursday, 9 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Jessica Bavaresco: Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Tutorial: Pavel Kos
Pavel Kos
15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Free
Free
18:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Friday, 10 July 2026

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

09:30 Jessica Bavaresco: Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
Higher-order quantum transformations: from quantum circuit design to indefinite causal order.
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

11:30 Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:00 Break
Break
13:00 - 13:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

15:30 Free Work

15:30 - 18:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

18:30 Outreach: Activity 6
Activity 6
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

19:30 Break
Break
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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