Welcome to the website for QTX-7! The seventh edition of the Workshop on Quantum Technologies on Small Satellites will take place on November 13th and 14th 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Participation in the workshop is exclusively by invitation only. Should you wish to attend, please send an email to Sana Pyka at sana.pyka@tii.ae. Thank you for your interest.
The workshop is co-hosted by the QTX research forum led by Alexander Ling of NUS and Markus Krutzik of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, with local support from James Grieve at the Technology Innovation Institute Abu Dhabi. The forum met previously in Singapore (2018 & 2022), Germany (2018), UK (2019), and online (2020, 2021).
The two-day event will focus on (small) satellite technologies and quantum experiments in space - including both space-based and ground architectures, from component through to mission design.
This year we will meet in sunny Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The venue will be announced shortly. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend the Space Forum at the Dubai International Airshow, which will take place on November 15th and 16th less than one hour away.
Programme committee
- James Grieve (Quantum Research Center, TII, Abu Dhabi)
- Alex Ling (Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS, Singapore)
- Markus Krutzik (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Germany)
Local organizing committee
- James Grieve (Quantum Research Center, TII, Abu Dhabi)
- Sana Amairi Pyka (Quantum Research Center, TII, Abu Dhabi)
Outline schedule
| Date and Venue: 13th November - Crowne Plaza Hotel | |
Time | Programme |
12:00 | Arrival and registration |
12:00 | Welcome lunch & Networking |
14:15 | Bus transfer from Crowne Plaza Hotel to Quantum Labs facilities in Masdar City |
15:30 | Quantum Labs tour |
17:00 | Bus transfer from Quantum Labs facilities in Masdar City to Crowne Plaza then to AL Sadeem Observatory in Al Wathba |
18:00 | Visit to Al Sadeem Observatory – Quantum Optical Ground Station site |
19:00 | Bus transfer from AL Sadeem Observatory in Al Wathba to Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Date and Venue: 14th November - Crowne Plaza Hotel | |
Time | Programme |
08:30 | Arrival and registration |
09:00 | Welcoming remarks |
09:30 | Talk 1 - James A. Grieve, Director, Quantum Communications, Technology Innovation Institute |
10:00 | Talk 2 - Markus Krutzik, Head of Joint Lab Integrated Quantum Sensors, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik |
10:30 | Talk 3 - Robert Bedington, Co-founder and CTO, SpeQtral |
11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:40 | Talk 4 - Eamonn Murphy, Laser and Optoelectronics Systems Engineer/Physicist at ESA, ESTEC |
12:10 | Talk 5 - Qiang Zhang, Professor, Division of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China |
12:40 | Talk 6 - Jasminder Sidhu, Satellite Quantum Communications, University of Strathclyde |
13:10 | Lunch break |
14:30 | Talk 7 - Online - Christoph Wildfeuer, Professor for Sensor Technology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW |
15:00 | Talk 8 - Josefine Krause, Integrated Quantum Systems, Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
15:30 | Talk 9 - Christian Roubal, Optical Engineer, German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
16:00 | Talk 10 - Daniel Oi, Joint UK Professor, South East Technological University, UK |
16:30 | Coffee Break |
17:10 | Talk 11 - Klaus Schilling, President at Center for Telematics, Center for Telematics |
17:40 | Talk 12 - Sheng-Kai Liao, Professor, Division of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China |
18:10 | Talk 13 - Christoph Ficher, Optical Engineer, General Atomics Synopta GmbH |
18:40 | Closing remarks |
19:00 | Conference Dinner |
| Date and Venue: 15th November - Dubai Airshow - Dubai | |
Time | Programme |
08:30 | Bus transfer from Crowne Plaza Hotel to Dubai Airshow |
10:00 -16:00 | Dubai Airshow: https://www.dubaiairshow.aero/aerospace-2050#tab3 |
16:00 | Bus transfer from Dubai Airshow to Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Date and Venue: 16th November - Dubai Airshow - Dubai | |
Time | Programme |
08:30 | Bus transfer from Crowne Plaza Hotel to Dubai Airshow |
10:00 -16:00 | Dubai Airshow (Panel on Quantum Tech in Space at 13:20): https://www.dubaiairshow.aero/aerospace-2050#tab4 |
16:00 | Bus transfer from Dubai Airshow to Crowne Plaza Hotel |
Venue
The conference will be held at Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Hotel. Just 15 minutes’ drive from Abu Dhabi International Airport, the hotel is centrally located on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s major lifestyle hub, and is within walking distance of the Yas Plaza hotels. Formula One fans will appreciate the extreme proximity to the Yas Marina Circuit, which will host the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix the week after our meeting.
Current list of guests:
- Alexander Ling, Director Quantum Engineering Programme, National University of Singapore
- Montasir Qasymeh, Professor and Associate Provost, Abu Dhabi University
- Till Dolejsky, Optical Engineer, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Jens Kunde, General Manager, General Atomics Synopta GmbH
- Karsten Pyka, Lead Technology Development - Quantum Sensing, Technology Innovation Institute
- Cheng-Zhi Peng, Professor, Division of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China
- Sana Amairi Pyka, Lead Scientist - Quantum Communications, Technology Innovation Institute
- Andrey Maksimov, CEO and Founder, Precious Payload
- Yury Kurochkin, Lead Scientist – Quantum Communications, Technology Innovation Institute
- Mohammed Ashraf, Senior Hardware Engineer, Technology Innovation Institute
- Alexey Simonov, Senior Researcher – Spacecraft AI, Technology Innovation Institute
- Henrik Pedersen, Technology Innovation Institute Technology Innovation Institute
- Ayoub Asri, lead integration engineer in TII CRC, Technology Innovation Institute
- Rui Ming Chua, Junior Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute
- Gianluca de Santis, Associate Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute
- Steevy Cordette, Director -Directed Energy Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute
- Yusra Alkendi, Spacecraft AI Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute
- Jaideep Singh, Junior Researcher, Quantum Communications, Technology Innovation Institute
- Aleksei Ponasenko, Engineer, Quantum Communications, Technology Innovation Institute
- Konstantin Kravtsov, Senior Researcher, Quantum Communications, Technology Innovation Institute
- Luigi Amico, Executive Director at Technology Innovation Institute, Technology Innovation Institute
- Stephane Timpano, CEO, ASPIRE
- Belal AlSinglawi, Professor, Zayed University
- Joshua Quarcoopome, Legal Counsel, Technology Innovation Institute