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MDPI World Quantum Day Webinar 2026 Session 2

Name: MDPI World Quantum Day Webinar 2026 Session 2
Start: 2026-04-14T08:00:00
End: 2026-04-14T10:00:00

14 April 2026

08:00 (CEST)

Online

Welcome from
the chair

MDPI World Quantum Day Webinar 2026 Session 2

MDPI is excited to announce a special webinar in celebration of World Quantum Day on 14 April 2026. This event aims to promote public understanding of quantum science and technology and to highlight their profound impact on modern society.

Date: 14 April 2026
Time: 8:00 am CEST | 2:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 831 5594 6905
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com

Meet the Event Chair

Ms. Cheryl Lim

MDPI marketing assistant

Meet Our Speakers

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Dr. Marco Avesani

University of Padova & ThinkQuantum;
Marco Avesani graduated in Physics and holds a PhD in Information Engineering from the University of Padua. Since 2025, he has been a tenure-track researcher (RTT) at the University of Padua and a co-founder of ThinkQuantum S.r.l., a University of Padua spin-off developing secure communication systems based on quantum technologies. He teaches Quantum Technologies at the University of Padua, and his research focuses on the analysis and development of quantum communication systems for fiber and free-space links, as well as on high-speed and secure quantum random number generators. He is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of a FISA project aimed at developing quantum communication systems on photonic-integrated chips. He is the author of three patents and more than 50 publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings.

Dr. Lock Yue Chew

Nanyang Technological University;
Professor Lock Yue Chew has worked in the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) since 2005. He received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the National University of Singapore in 2004. Prior to joining NTU, he served as a Senior Member of Technical Staff at DSO National Laboratories, Singapore. His research interests centre on complex systems, including social physics, urban complexity, and the complexity science of biological, climate, and quantum systems. His current work focuses on artificial intelligence for complexity science and on developing foundational perspectives on complex systems grounded in information thermodynamics.

Dr. Dario Ferraro

Physics Department, University of Genoa, Italy;
Dario Ferraro has been an Associate Professor in condensed matter theory at the University of Genoa since 2024. His main research areas include quantum transport in mesoscopic systems and the thermodynamic aspects of quantum technologies. In recent years, he has been actively involved in the study of quantum batteries—miniaturized devices capable of efficiently storing and releasing energy by exploiting quantum mechanical effects.

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