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Sunday, 21 June 2026
17:00–19:00
Toruń sightseeing
Meeting point: Collegium Maximum, Fosa Staromiejska 1, 87-100 Toruń
Meeting point: Collegium Maximum, Fosa Staromiejska 1, 87-100 Toruń
19:00–21:00
Welcome reception
Venue: Collegium Maximum, Fosa Staromiejska 1, 87-100 Toruń
Registration desk will be open during the welcome reception.
Venue: Collegium Maximum, Fosa Staromiejska 1, 87-100 Toruń
Registration desk will be open during the welcome reception.
Monday, 22 June 2026
8:30
Registration
Venue: CKK Jordanki, aleja Solidarności 1/3, 87-100 Toruń
Venue: CKK Jordanki, aleja Solidarności 1/3, 87-100 Toruń
9:15
Opening, Concert Hall
10:00–11:40
Parallel session, Concert Hall
Chair: Karolina Słowik
Chair: Karolina Słowik
10:00
Plenary lecture: Klaus Blaum
Precision at the Extremes: Exploring the Standard Model with Trapped Exotic Ions
Precision at the Extremes: Exploring the Standard Model with Trapped Exotic Ions
10:50
Plenary lecture: Ana M. Rey
New Frontiers in Quantum Simulation and Sensing via Cavity-Mediated Interactions
New Frontiers in Quantum Simulation and Sensing via Cavity-Mediated Interactions
11:40
Coffee
Foyer level 0
Foyer level 0
12:10–13:20
Parallel session 1, Concert Hall
Chair: TBA
Chair: TBA
12:10
Invited talk: Kjeld Eikema
Precision determination of the alpha-helion charge radius difference with ultracold helium
Precision determination of the alpha-helion charge radius difference with ultracold helium
12:40
Mariusz Piwiński
Anion source for antiprotonic atom formation
Anion source for antiprotonic atom formation
13:00
András Vukics
Photon-blockade breakdown as a first-order dissipative phase transition in zero dimension
Photon-blockade breakdown as a first-order dissipative phase transition in zero dimension
12:10–13:20
Parallel session 2, Chamber Hall
Chair: Maksim Kunitski
Chair: Maksim Kunitski
12:10
Invited talk: Matteo Zaccanti
Anomalous diffusion and localization in a disorder-free atomic mixture
Anomalous diffusion and localization in a disorder-free atomic mixture
12:40
Adrien Gavalda
Directional observation of the superradiant emission of an ensemble of atoms
Directional observation of the superradiant emission of an ensemble of atoms
13:00
Stefan Kuhr
Many-body quantum phases in programmable light potentials
Many-body quantum phases in programmable light potentials
13:20
Lunch break
15:00–16:30
Parallel session 3, Concert Hall
Chair: TBA
Chair: TBA
15:00
Invited talk: Janko Nauta
A new era of fundamental physics tests with antihydrogen
A new era of fundamental physics tests with antihydrogen
15:30
Arijit Das
Quantum Interference in Identical Particle Collisions
Quantum Interference in Identical Particle Collisions
15:50
Charbel Karam
Probing weakly bound levels of a Dysprosium atom pair
Probing weakly bound levels of a Dysprosium atom pair
16:10
Jordi Boronat
Order by heating a quantum gas: an unexpected effect
Order by heating a quantum gas: an unexpected effect
15:00–16:30
Parallel session 4, Chamber Hall
Chair: Livio Gianfrani
Chair: Livio Gianfrani
15:00
Invited talk: Maksim Kunitski
Small weakly-bound van der Waals clusters studied by Coulomb Explosion Imaging
Small weakly-bound van der Waals clusters studied by Coulomb Explosion Imaging
15:30
Dominik Charczun
Cavity-enhanced frequency comb spectroscopy of complex molecules in the long-wave mid infrared
Cavity-enhanced frequency comb spectroscopy of complex molecules in the long-wave mid infrared
15:50
Alexis Bonnin
Metrology of Electromagnetic Fields Using Cold Rydberg Atoms
Metrology of Electromagnetic Fields Using Cold Rydberg Atoms
16:10
Minh Nhut Ngo
Ultra-High-Resolution Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy using Sub-Hz Stabilized Quantum Cascade Lasers: towards Tests of Fundamental Physics
Ultra-High-Resolution Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy using Sub-Hz Stabilized Quantum Cascade Lasers: towards Tests of Fundamental Physics
16:30–18:30
Poster session & snacks
Foyer level -1
Foyer level -1
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
9:00–10:40
Plenary session, Concert Hall
Chair: Piotr Masłowski
Session sponsored by EmpiriQa
Chair: Piotr Masłowski
Session sponsored by EmpiriQa
9:00
Plenary lecture: Paul Julienne
Making ultracold Li2 molecular isotopologues using Feshbach resonances among different spin species of Li atoms
Making ultracold Li2 molecular isotopologues using Feshbach resonances among different spin species of Li atoms
9:50
Plenary lecture: Mark Saffman
Quantum computing with atomic qubit arrays
Quantum computing with atomic qubit arrays
10:40
Coffee
Foyer level 0
Foyer level 0
11:10–12:40
Parallel session 1, Concert Hall
Chair: Åsa Larson
Chair: Åsa Larson
11:10
Invited talk: Kiyotaka Aikawa
Quantum squeezing of the motion of a levitated nanoparticle
Quantum squeezing of the motion of a levitated nanoparticle
11:40
Grzegorz Łukasiewicz
Dynamics of coupled spin ensembles in a K–Rb–3He comagnetometer
Dynamics of coupled spin ensembles in a K–Rb–3He comagnetometer
12:00
Daniel M. Haubenreißer
Chiral Recognition with High-Energy Photo- and Compton Electrons
Chiral Recognition with High-Energy Photo- and Compton Electrons
12:20
Anne Weber
A universal approach to saddle-point methods in attosecond science
A universal approach to saddle-point methods in attosecond science
11:10–12:40
Parallel session 2, Chamber Hall
Chair: Francesco Pepe
Chair: Francesco Pepe
11:10
Invited talk: Alejandro González-Tudela
Programming quantum optical simulators
Programming quantum optical simulators
11:40
Piotr Grochowski
Optimal control of mechanical systems in the quantum regime
Optimal control of mechanical systems in the quantum regime
12:00
Luke Lister Brown
Microwave dressed Rydberg atoms coupled through a single-photon transition to a superconducting coplanar waveguide resonator
Microwave dressed Rydberg atoms coupled through a single-photon transition to a superconducting coplanar waveguide resonator
12:20
Axel Stenquist
Entanglement Control and Transfer: From Strong Coupling to Spontaneous Decay
Entanglement Control and Transfer: From Strong Coupling to Spontaneous Decay
12:40
Lunch break
14:20–15:30
Parallel session 3, Concert Hall
Chair: Janko Nauta
Chair: Janko Nauta
14:20
Invited talk: Barbara Maria Latacz
Coherent measurements of the (anti)proton magnetic moment at BASE-CERN
Coherent measurements of the (anti)proton magnetic moment at BASE-CERN
14:50
Rafał Hakalla
VUV-UV-VIS FT spectroscopy and the first observation of interference between indirect interaction pathways in CO
VUV-UV-VIS FT spectroscopy and the first observation of interference between indirect interaction pathways in CO
15:10
Soroosh Alighanbari
New experimental approaches to high-precision studies of molecular hydrogen ions
New experimental approaches to high-precision studies of molecular hydrogen ions
14:20–15:30
Parallel session 4, Chamber Hall
Chair: James N. Bull
Chair: James N. Bull
14:20
Invited talk: Vincent Loriot
Photoionization attosecond dynamics from molecules of increasing size
Photoionization attosecond dynamics from molecules of increasing size
14:50
Salvatore Marco Giampaolo
Experimental Generation of Many-Body W States via Topological Frustration in Rydberg Quantum Simulators
Experimental Generation of Many-Body W States via Topological Frustration in Rydberg Quantum Simulators
15:10
Aleksandra Sierant
Quantum noise scaling in continuously operating multiparameter sensors
Quantum noise scaling in continuously operating multiparameter sensors
15:30
Coffee
Foyer level 0
Foyer level 0
16:00–17:10
Parallel session 5, Concert Hall
Chair: TBA
Chair: TBA
16:00
Invited talk: Åsa Larson
Theoretical investigation of charge recombination processes involving the BH reaction complex relevant for fusion plasmas
Theoretical investigation of charge recombination processes involving the BH reaction complex relevant for fusion plasmas
16:30
Martin Steinel
Polarizability measurements employing Yb+ and Sr+ optical clocks for systematic uncertainties below 10−18
Polarizability measurements employing Yb+ and Sr+ optical clocks for systematic uncertainties below 10−18
16:50
Hugo Tortel Kepa
Rydberg thermometry in a Strontium Optical Lattice Clock
Rydberg thermometry in a Strontium Optical Lattice Clock
16:00–17:10
Parallel session 6, Chamber Hall
Chair: TBA
Chair: TBA
16:00
Invited talk: Michał Matuszewski
Quantum and classical computing with optical neural networks
Quantum and classical computing with optical neural networks
16:30
Jaromír Mika
Coherent dynamics in an ensemble of warm atoms at optical frequencies
Coherent dynamics in an ensemble of warm atoms at optical frequencies
16:50
Sid Wright
Aluminum monofluoride: three MOTs, and a laser-coolable molecule that can bounce off surfaces
Aluminum monofluoride: three MOTs, and a laser-coolable molecule that can bounce off surfaces
17:10–19:00
Poster session & snacks
Foyer level -1
Foyer level -1
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
9:00–10:40
Plenary session, Concert Hall
Chair: Tracy Northup
Chair: Tracy Northup
9:00
Plenary lecture: Alexander Tielens
Aromatic Species in the Molecular Universe
Aromatic Species in the Molecular Universe
9:50
Plenary lecture: Ekkehard Peik
Progress in nuclear laser spectroscopy of thorium-229
Progress in nuclear laser spectroscopy of thorium-229
10:40
General assembly
10:50
Coffee
Foyer level 0
Foyer level 0
11:20–12:50
Parallel session 1, Concert Hall
Chair: TBA
Chair: TBA
11:20
Invited talk: James N. Bull
Radiative Cooling Dynamics Governing PAH Survival in Astrophysical Environments
Radiative Cooling Dynamics Governing PAH Survival in Astrophysical Environments
11:50
Charles Baynham
Differential, single-photon interferometry with the strontium-87 clock transition for AION
Differential, single-photon interferometry with the strontium-87 clock transition for AION
12:10
Janis Snikeris
Metastable level lifetime measurements and experimental transition rates in Fe II and Ti II for nebular diagnostics
Metastable level lifetime measurements and experimental transition rates in Fe II and Ti II for nebular diagnostics
12:30
Augustin de Montbel
A new X-ray spectroscopy technique to probe the metastable fraction in an ECR ion source plasma
A new X-ray spectroscopy technique to probe the metastable fraction in an ECR ion source plasma
11:20–12:50
Parallel session 2, Chamber Hall
Chair: Kiyotaka Aikawa
Chair: Kiyotaka Aikawa
11:20
Invited talk: Jan Marcus Dahlström
Time-Dependent Strong-Coupling Phenomena at XUV Wavelengths
Time-Dependent Strong-Coupling Phenomena at XUV Wavelengths
11:50
Bruno E. Ramírez-Galindo
Matter-wave interferometry of metal nanoparticles as a platform for fundamental and metrological insight
Matter-wave interferometry of metal nanoparticles as a platform for fundamental and metrological insight
12:10
Philipp Justus
High-Precision Spectroscopy of Single Molecular Hydrogen Ions at ALPHATRAP
High-Precision Spectroscopy of Single Molecular Hydrogen Ions at ALPHATRAP
12:30
Michał Słowiński
Cavity-enhanced spectroscopy in the deep cryogenic regime for quantum sensing and metrology
Cavity-enhanced spectroscopy in the deep cryogenic regime for quantum sensing and metrology
12:50
Lunch break
14:00
Lab tours
Venue: Institute of Physics, Grudziądzka 5/7, Toruń
Register at EGAS Reception
Venue: Institute of Physics, Grudziądzka 5/7, Toruń
Register at EGAS Reception
16:00
Transportation to Golub Castle
Meeting point: in front of CKK Jordanki
Castle sightseeing, special event, and conference dinner
Return to Toruń planned around 23:00
Meeting point: in front of CKK Jordanki
Castle sightseeing, special event, and conference dinner
Return to Toruń planned around 23:00
Thursday, 25 June 2026
9:30–11:00
Session 1, Concert Hall
Chair: Piotr Żuchowski
Chair: Piotr Żuchowski
9:30
Invited talk: Sonja Franke-Arnold
Atomic state interferometers for structured light
Atomic state interferometers for structured light
10:00
Invited talk: Francesco Pepe
Non-Markovian dynamics and bound state generation in waveguide QED
Non-Markovian dynamics and bound state generation in waveguide QED
10:30
Invited talk: Andrzej Dragan
Relativistic reason for quantum probability amplitudes
Relativistic reason for quantum probability amplitudes
11:00
Coffee
Foyer level 0
Foyer level 0
11:30–13:00
Session 2, Concert Hall
Chair: Roman Ciuryło
Chair: Roman Ciuryło
11:30
Invited talk: Lucile Rutkowski
Optical frequency comb spectroscopy at low temperatures for laboratory astrophysics applications
Optical frequency comb spectroscopy at low temperatures for laboratory astrophysics applications
12:00
Invited talk: Daniel Lisak
Metrology of gas temperature and amount of substance using high-resolution molecular spectroscopy
Metrology of gas temperature and amount of substance using high-resolution molecular spectroscopy
12:30
Invited talk: Antoine Camper
Laser cooling of positronium with broadband laser pulses: towards intense, cryogenic Ps clouds
Laser cooling of positronium with broadband laser pulses: towards intense, cryogenic Ps clouds
13:00
Closing, Concert Hall
13:15
Lunch break
14:20
Excursions
Meeting point: in front of CCK Jordanki
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Meeting point: in front of CCK Jordanki
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19:00
Public lecture in Polish: Andrzej Dragan, Concert Hall
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