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MDPI World Quantum Day Webinar 2026 Session 3

Name: MDPI World Quantum Day Webinar 2026 Session 3
Start: 2026-04-14T14:00:00
End: 2026-04-14T16:00:00

14 April 2026

14:00 (CEST)

Online

Welcome from
the chair

MDPI World Quantum Day Webinar 2026 Session 3

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: 2:00 pm CEST | 8:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 894 4233 6040
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com

Meet the Event Chair

Ms. Cheryl Lim

MDPI marketing assistant

Meet Our Speakers

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Dr. Davi Geiger

Courant Institute, New York University;
Davi Geiger got a BA in Physics at PUC-RJ, Brasil, a Ph.D. in Physics at MIT (with a thesis developed at the AI lab at MIT), and is a professor at the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science (the new name since November 2025). His main interests have been physics and vision (human perception and computer vision/AI). Earlier in his career he received the National Science Foundation award for young investigator.

Dr. Michael Parker

University of Essex, UK;
Dr. Michael C. Parker is a Research Fellow at the University of Essex with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He spent a decade at Fujitsu before pioneering the application of thermodynamic principles to computation and communication, including developing the dBε energy efficiency metric and founding Quantitative Geometrical Thermodynamics (QGT). QGT has been used for physics calculations and to explain natural geometries. He has managed numerous European and UK projects, including AirQKD, QAssure, CHARISMA, SAMBAS, and CIRCUBATT. Dr. Parker holds over 20 patents and has published more than 170 papers. His interests also include optical networking, 5G/6G technologies, optical fibers, and quantum cryptography and computation. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of several professional organizations.

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Webinar Recording

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