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Isabel Pullman

Join WIQD (We in Quantum Development) for an inspiring conversation with Prof. Margriet van der Heijden, physicist, journalist, and Professor of Science Communication in Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology. Prof. van der Heijden is the co-author of Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik, a groundbreaking volume that sheds light on the overlooked contributions of women in the development of quantum physics.In this spotlight session, she will share stories from the book and reflect on how historical narratives shape who is seen and remembered in science.🗓️ Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the hidden history of quantum physics and the women who helped shape it.📅 October 22, 13:00-14:00 h📍 Teams🔗 <a href="https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/wiqd-book-spotlight-women-in-the-history-of-quantum-physics-tickets-1780758359189?aff=oddtdtcreator">Register here</a>!

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WIQD Book Spotlight: Prof. Margriet van der Heijden on Women in Quantum Physics

EDITION 14: LEGACYAdmire unique light artworks, during the fourteenth edition of Amsterdam Light Festival. We will return from 27 November 2025 until 18 January, to illuminate the iconic canals of the city.What do we leave behind, individually and shared?Edition 14 is dedicated to the theme of Legacy – both large and small. Legacy can mean major historical or environmental events that have a lasting impact, but also the continuation of family traditions, shared memories, and customs. What will we leave behind? Which stories do we pass on? How do we want to be remembered?Twenty artists from around the world explored these questions. Each of them translated their personal interpretation of what it means to leave something behind into a visual and spatial experience. The result is a diverse collection of light artworks: exuberant yet modest, monumental yet intimate. Together, the works remind us that our legacy is not predetermined. We have the ability to actively shape both the present and the future.On 30 October 2025, over 1,600 children from Amsterdam primary schools participating in Education Project Edition 14 will experience a one-of-a-kind quantum theatre show, hosted by Rachel Rosier (EO) and Klaas van Kruistum (KRO-NCRV) and developed by QDNL and Qlabs. Through an immersive and playful performance, children will explore the mysteries of quantum physics - and learn how light itself behaves in surprising ways.Their discoveries will then take shape as light artworks, displayed as part of ALF Edition 14: Legacy. In this way, the next generation’s creativity will quite literally light up the city, adding their voices to Amsterdam’s ongoing story.Every day, each one of us leaves a mark. What we leave behind is up to us.<a target="_blank" href="https://amsterdamlightfestival.com/en/tickets">Book your tickets here</a>

QUANTUM LIGHTS UP AMSTERDAM

Fabienne Marco

On 30 October 2025 the Centre for Quantum and Society will organise the next Quantum & Society Research Colloquium with Fabienne Marco as our speaker, will give a lecture on her research project:

Governing Quantum Futures: Policy Strategies, Interoperability, and Institutional Coherence
Abstract:

Quantum technologies are emerging as a strategic frontier in global governance. This project examines how different jurisdictions – from the EU’s values-based approach to the more security- or market-driven models of the US and China are shaping rules, infrastructures, and institutions for a quantum future.

The project concentrates on three highly related questions: 
(1) How is interoperability framed- as a technical standard, legal duty, or tool of digital sovereignty? 
(2)  What tensions arise between national initiatives and supranational frameworks in areas like standardization and data sharing within the European Union?
(3) How are experimental governance tools – such as policy sandboxes and testbeds – being integrated into current policies and strategies to manage the uncertainties of quantum innovation?

By combining qualitative policy comparison with advanced NLP methods, the project maps competing visions of quantum governance and explores their implications for institutional coherence and European coordination while accounting for the specifics of quantum technologies.

The talk will be hosted (in person, with the possibility to attend remotely) by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the Amsterdam Law School of the University of Amsterdam.

Time: 15:30 – 17:00

Location:
REC A5.24 (IViR Room)
Institute for Information Law, Roeterseilandcampus,
Building A, 5th floor
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
1018 WV Amsterdam

Fabienne Marco is a doctoral researcher at the Technical University of Munich, working at the intersection of quantum natural language processing, cybernetics, and technology policy. Her research focuses on analyzing quantum policies and their surrounding ecosystems to understand how governance frameworks evolve in response to emerging technologies. She is the Head and Co-Founder of the Quantum Social Lab at the TUM Think Tank and currently leads QuantWorld, a BMFTR-funded project exploring the societal and educational implications of quantum technologies. Beyond academia, she has advised the Hightech Agenda Bavaria and was recognized in 2024 as one of Capital magazine’s Top 40 under 40.

Centre for Quantum and Society 
The Centre for Quantum and Society is a knowledge and co-creation center to maximize quantum technologies’ positive impact on society. We’re part of Action Line 4 of Quantum Delta NL, a unique program that aims to put societal impact first. We facilitate ground-breaking research into the ethical, legal, and societal dimensions related to quantum technologies. We develop tools to assess quantum applications’ impacts and develop governance approaches and guidelines. We support start–ups, small businesses, and corporate innovation teams in understanding the potential impact of quantum technologies on their sector, customers, and society. Last but not least, we initiate mission-driven innovation projects. 

This monthly colloquium, organized by the Center for Quantum & Society of Quantum Delta NL, provides a platform for quantum & society researchers, aimed at building and broadening the community engaged in research on non-technical questions related to quantum technologies, including their development, applications, and implications. We will provide networking opportunities within the community, including with the aim to facilitate new collaborations.

Quantum & Society Research Colloquium - Fabienne Marco

Quantum & Society Research Colloquium | Fabienne Marco

The QISS and InDeep research groups are pleased to invite you to a workshop exploring the synergies and challenges of AI and Quantum Technologies for society. Novel computing technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, are rapidly transforming society. In this workshop, we will take stock of the recent advances in both fields, examine their ethical and legal dimensions and oversight, and discuss how to shape their societal impacts responsibly. To what extent do advances in these field reinforce one another? What lessons can successful interventions in one field offer the other? Join us for an engaging exchange at the intersection of technology, ethics, and society.Event detailsDate: Friday 31 October 2025Time: 09.30-17.00Location: Sustainalab Matrix One, Science Park 301, AmsterdamWorkshop includes lunch, with drinks at the end of the workshop.Participation is free of charge, but places are limited.<a href="https://projects.illc.uva.nl/quantumimpact/Events/">Register here</a>!

Workshop "How Computing is Changing the World: Exploring Synergies and Challenges of AI and Quantum Technologies for Society"

Join We in Quantum Development (WIQD) for an exciting event bringing together industry professionals and early-career talent in quantum!📅 Date &amp; Time: Thu 20 November 2025, 14:00–18:00📍 Location: EDGE Olympic, AmsterdamJoin for a practical, fast-paced afternoon event connecting quantum companies and labs with early-career talent (students and young professionals)!Who should attend?🏢 Industry (companies &amp; labs)<ul><li>Meet STEM students and early-career talent from quantum and quantum-adjacent fields</li><li>Share what roles you actually hire for (now and soon).</li><li>Compare notes with peers on practical hiring and skills.</li></ul>🚀 Early-career talent (BSc/MSc, PhD/postdoc, recent grads, young professionals)Curious about where you fit in quantum or adjacent roles?<ul><li>Meet teams, learn about internships/entry roles, and get practical application tips.</li><li>No prior quantum coursework required.</li></ul>What is happening?<ul><li>Expert talk: “Belonging in Quantum: Why It Matters for Talent &amp; Innovation’”</li><li>Business Market: meet-the-teams at company booths.</li><li>CV workshop: quick tips to sharpen your profile.</li><li>Guided networking: structured prompts so conversations start fast.</li></ul>A detailed agenda goes to all ticket holders before the event.Practical info<ul><li>Food &amp; drink: light refreshments and bites provided</li><li>Accessibility: EDGE Olympic is accessible. Please share any access or dietary needs at checkout.</li></ul>Tickets &amp; registration<ul><li>🚀 Early-Career Talent — €10 (online pay only)</li><li>💼 Company Ticket — send us an email at contact@wiqd.nl!</li></ul><a href="https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/quantum-needs-you-industry-early-career-talent-in-quantum-tickets-1757813119359?aff=oddtdtcreator">Register here!</a>

WIQD Industry × Early-Career Talent in Quantum

Electronics & Applications is the leading trade fair for industrial electronics in the Benelux. At this trade fair, you'll encounter the entire value chain, from components to production and from design services to styling. This makes E&A the meeting place for engineers, designers, developers, and non-technicians looking for solutions.

Electronics & Applications

Organized by the University of Vienna, in cooperation with the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) and the City of Vienna, this two-day event will bring together quantum researchers, industry, startups, policymakers, funding agencies, investors and other important stakeholders in the quantum ecosystem, to discuss advancements in quantum technologies, opportunities for collaboration, and the support needed to drive innovation and commercialization in Austria and beyond.

Vienna Quantum Tech Days 2025

This mission focuses on Germany in general and southern Germany (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria) in particular. The mission has the following objectives:

- Gain insight into quantum developments and applications, with a focus on aerospace;
- Gain insight into the ecosystem, innovative developments and opportunities in the quantum domain;
exploring trends and opportunities for multi-year (public-private) collaboration between knowledge institutions and companies in the field of research and development;
- Linking innovative knowledge and technology from the Netherlands to market opportunities in the region.

Innovation Mission to Southern Germany

The Amsterdam Light Festival (ALF) returns from November 27, 2025, to January 18, 2026, with the theme "Future Legacy." This year, Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) is joining forces with the festival to inspire a new generation with creativity, innovation, and science. Children play an active role in this collaboration. Together with artist Federico Murgia, primary school students will create a unique light artwork that is part of the festival. Through hands-on workshops, they will discover how art and quantum technology intersect and become ambassadors for both the festival and science. This collaboration sparks curiosity and stimulates creativity, aiming to have a lasting impact on future generations. In this way, the ALF and QDNL will not only make the city shine, but also the minds of young explorers.

Amsterdam Light Festival

The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase returns – bigger, bolder, and more globally connected than ever before. This time, it will be part of the International Year of Quantum.

UK National Quantum Showcase

Quantum physicist Anne-Marije Zwerver will guide you through the world of qubits, entanglement, superposition and other quantum properties crucial to quantum computing. She will explain how a quantum chip is built and how, since qubits perform calculations in a fundamentally different way than we are used to, not only new hardware but also new algorithms need to be developed for quantum computing.

The Quantum Computer Revolution

Anh Nguyen

On 16 September 2025 the Centre for Quantum and Society will organise the next Quantum & Society Research Colloquium with Anh Nguyen as our speaker, with the lecture.

Securing (the minds behind) the quantum dream? Emerging law and practice of knowledge security in quantum innovation

Quantum innovation faces major engineering hurdles in translating quantum science into quantum technologies that can scale up and commercialise. The key to unlocking quantum ambitions is the coming together of scientific expertise, engineering acumen and commercial savviness.

The pursuit of these ambitions entails intense competition over talent and the regulatory efforts to secure state and institutional actors’ knowledge base through the emerging law and practice of “knowledge security.” In light of the proposed Dutch Knowledge Security Screening Bill (tabled for early 2027) and the recent EU Quantum Strategy (July 2025), this talk explores on what “knowledge security” means for the pursuit of quantum innovation.

First, the talk outlines the proposed (institutional) obligations in the Dutch Knowledge Security Screening Bill and contextualises these provisions alongside related legal frameworks of immigration, export controls and espionage. Then, the talk teases out the policy tensions between knowledge security and quantum innovation imperatives of talent acquisition for the quantum workforce, international collaboration and technological scale-up. Finally, the talk reflects on how the varying “threat constructions” underlying current knowledge security law and practices reverberate upon individuals as well as the overall pursuit of innovation in quantum, more broadly critical and emerging, technologies.

The talk will be hosted (in person, with the possibility to attend remotely) by the T.M.C. Asser Institute and the Law and Governance of Quantum Technologies Research Group at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) and the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL) at the Amsterdam Law School of the University of Amsterdam.

Quantum & Society Research Colloquium - Anh Nguyen

Quantum & Society Research Colloquium

Agenda:

14:00-14:05 Opening and welcome from QISS 14:05-15:05 Speaker presentations 15:05-15:25 Q&amp;A and discussion 15:25-15:30 Closing remarks

Speakers:

<ul><li>Laima Jančiūtė, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Amsterdam</li><li>Mike Silverman, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, FS-ISAC</li><li>Dennis van Heijst, Supervisor Operational and IT risk, De Nederlandsche Bank</li><li>Jaime Gómez García, Global Head of Santander Quantum Threat Program/Chair of the Europol Quantum Safe Financial Forum</li><li>Angela Dupont, Adviser, Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub </li></ul>Moderator: <ul><li>Christian Schaffner, Professor, University of Amsterdam/Director, Qusoft</li></ul>

The context of the discussion

The financial sector is part of the critical infrastructure in which cyber threats represent systemic risks. Cryptographic security is fundamental for the functioning of the financial ecosystem. As warned by the International Monetary Fund in 2021, the anticipated “massive computing power of quantum machines threatens modern cryptography, with far-reaching implications for the financial stability and privacy” and that given that quantum computers also pose retroactive risks, “the time for action is now”. The Dutch PQC Migration Handbook identifies financial entities as “urgent adopters” who should start migration to quantum-resistant cryptography as soon as possible. Similarly, the Europol’s Quantum Safe Financial Forum has called in February 2025 for an urgent coordinated action to transition to PQC. Nevertheless, although various sector-specific initiatives to prepare for the mitigation of the quantum threat have already been taking place and awareness is gradually increasing, as some surveys have shown, there is still an overall lack of quantum-readiness and investment in related measures. At the same time, as a survey conducted by the German Information Security authority and KPMG indicated, regulatory requirements would stimulate a vast majority of organisations to adopt more proactive attitudes towards deployment of quantum-safe cryptography. In the EU, a sector-specific legislation DORA has been recently introduced highlighting the importance of strong cybersecurity requirements in the financial sector. General PQC transition-related policies have been also put in place in various countries, including in the US and the EU, alongside the existing data protection and cybersecurity frameworks. According to the Quantum Safe Financial Forum, at present “there is no need for additional legislation to be made; a voluntary framework established between regulators and the private sector would be sufficient to set guidelines for quantum-safe cryptography and promoting standardisation across institutions”. In the meantime, the first PQC algorithms have been standardised to facilitate practical implementations.What is the state of play of the PQC transition in the financial sector? What governance steps are still needed for its full enactment? We look very much forward to welcoming you at this event!

Join us on 17 September 14:00-15:30 CEST for an online event on the post-quantum cryptography transition in such a critical sector as the financial system to discuss the state of play, challenges and the way forward with a line-up of distinguished experts in the field. 

Participation is free, but registration is required. The event link will be provided to registered participants.

Upcoming QISS event

Online event: Post-quantum Cryptography Transition in the Financial Sector

Delft

The program features the Quantum for Good Student Challenge Final, the TiqTaqToe Tournament grand finale, and a special presentation on the Quantum Realm in Minecraft by Dimitri van Esch.

Join us for an afternoon of quantum creativity, innovation and games!

Quantum Student Finals & Showcase

Quantum.Tech Rotterdam is a leading international conference dedicated to the real-world application of quantum technologies. Bringing together researchers, enterprise leaders, startups, and policymakers, the event explores the latest advances in quantum computing, cryptography, sensing, and networking. With focused tracks such as Quantum.Security, Quantum.Finance, and Quantum.Pharma—as well as interactive masterclasses—Quantum.Tech offers a unique platform to connect innovation with implementation across industries.

Quantum.Tech Rotterdam

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