Date: Monday 3rd July 2023
Venue: University of Zululand
Summary: The DSI recently launched South Africa’s Quantum Technology Initiative (SA QuTI), with a focus on strategically driving quantum science towards quantum technologies. In parallel, South Africa is a sponsor of the UNESCO bid for 2025 to be declared the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, while in 2022 the Nobel prizes in Physics were awarded to quantum science and technology. This winter school will introduce the audience to a range of quantum technologies, with particular emphasis on SA QuTI research themes and the opportunities to engage in this exciting field.
8:00 am Arrival and registration
8:30 am Funding opportunities through South Africa’s Quantum Technology Initiative (SA QuTI)
Prof. Andrew Forbes, University of the Witwatersrand
9:00 am Introduction to quantum communication
Dr. Isaac Nape, University of the Witwatersrand
9:30 am Quantum computation: challenges and opportunities
Prof. Francesco Petruccione, Stellenbosch University
10:00 am Tea break
10:30 am Quantum nonlinear optics
Prof. Thomas Konrad, UKZN
11:00 am Emerging quantum research at CPUT
Prof. Kessie Govender, CPUT
11:30 am Free-space quantum links
Dr Yaseera Ismail, UKZN
12:00 Quantum imaging
Prof. Hugo Defienne, Sorbonne University
13:00 pm Lunch
14:00 pm Quantum structured light
Prof. Andrew Forbes, University of the Witwatersrand
14:30 pm Quantum biology
Prof. Tjaart Kruger, University of Pretoria
15:00 pm Quantum metrology
Dr. Bertus Jordaan, NMISA
15:30 pm Closing remarks
16:00 Tea Break
