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, June 29, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Friday, July 10, 2026 (11:00 PM)

Monday, June 29, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Cowbell Show

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

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

12:30 PM Break
Break
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

2:30 PM Break
Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

4:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

5:00 PM Tutorial: Álvaro Alhambra
Álvaro Alhambra
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

7:30 PM Break
Break
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Luca Tagliacozzo
Luca Tagliacozzo
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Free
Free
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Entre Música e Antropoloxía: Golondrinas - Pilar Almalé
Golondrinas - Pilar Almalé
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Álvaro Alhambra
Álvaro Alhambra
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Break
Break
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Outreach: Comutación cuántica: ¿Los ordenadores del futuro? - Álvaro M. Alhambra
Comutación cuántica: ¿Los ordenadores del futuro? - Álvaro M. Alhambra
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Thursday, July 2, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Luca Tagliacozzo
Luca Tagliacozzo
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Break
Break
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Outreach: ¿Está el universo hecho de información? - Juan Santos Suárez
¿Está el universo hecho de información? - Juan Santos Suárez
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Friday, July 3, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Álvaro Alhambra: Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
Quantum algorithms for physics: quantum simulations and open systems.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Luca Tagliacozzo: Tensor network for highly entangled states
Tensor network for highly entangled states
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Free Work

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Break
Break
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Outreach: Una ventana al mundo cuántico -- Nonia Vaquero Sabater
Una ventana al mundo cuántico -- Nonia Vaquero Sabater
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Saturday, July 4, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Free
Free
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Free
Free
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Sunday, July 5, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Free
Free
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Free
Free
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

Monday, July 6, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM 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.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Jessica Bavaresco
Jessica Bavaresco
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Free
Free
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM 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 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Pavel Kos
Pavel Kos
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Free
Free
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM 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.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Jessica Bavaresco
Jessica Bavaresco
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Free
Free
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Outreach: A física da casa - Marta Losada Estévez
A física da casa - Marta Losada Estévez
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Thursday, July 9, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM 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 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Tutorial: Pavel Kos
Pavel Kos
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Free
Free
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Outreach: La química del día a día - Silvia Riera Villapún
La química del día a día - Silvia Riera Villapún
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta
Friday, July 10, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:30 AM 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.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

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

11:30 AM Pavel Kos: Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
Solvable quantum circuits: correlations, chaos, and information scrambling.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:00 PM Break
Break
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

3:30 PM Free Work

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

6:30 PM Free
Free
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

8:00 PM Outreach: La física de los cómics -- Denylson Rubén Álvarez Calderón
La física de los cómics -- Denylson Rubén Álvarez Calderón
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Espazo La Ricotta