Program Schedule

October 22–23, 2026

Each presentation has 20-min talk + 10-min quick question. There is a long discussion time at the end of each sesson.

October 22, 2026

TimeSpeakerTitle
09:30–09:40Koji Terashi (UTokyo ICEPP)Introduction
Thursday morning: Theory
09:40–10:00Takeo Moroi (UTokyo)Dark Matter Detection with Rydberg Atoms
10:10–10:30Hajime Fukuda (UTokyo)Quantum Error Correction For Dark Matter Search
10:40–11:00Roni Harnik (Fermilab)A Correspondence Between Bosonic and Qubit-Based Sensing Protocols
11:00–12:00Discussion
12:00–13:20Lunch
Thursday afternoon: Theory+qubit-based particle/neutrino detection
13:20–13:40Robert Wald (UChicago)Gravitationally mediated entanglement: Newtonian field vs gravitons
13:50–14:10James Gardner (UChicago)Designing the optimal quantum experiment for waveform estimation and noise spectroscopy
14:30–15:30Fermilab theory seminar
15:30–15:50Break
15:50–16:10Xiran Bai (Fermilab)Quantum enhanced microwave readout for axion and dark photon searches
16:20–16:40Ryan Linehan (Fermilab) and Bryce Littlejohn (IIT)Quantum Acoustics Architectures as Candidates for Low-Threshold Neutrino Detection
16:40–17:40Discussion

October 23, 2026

TimeSpeakerTitle
Friday morning: New directions including Qubit-based wave detection, quantum computational sensing, light sources
09:30–09:50Tatsumi Nitta (KEK/QUP)DarQ Experiments and Prospects for Axion Search
10:00–10:20Yuya Mino (UTokyo ICEPP)From Single Qubits to Quantum Computers: Direct Detection of Wave-Like Dark Matter
10:30–10:50Break
10:50–11:10Sara Sussman (Fermilab)Testing protocols for qubit-based wave detection
11:20–11:40Aaron Chou (Fermilab)Quantum sensing and information processing for HEP
11:40–12:40Discussion
12:40–14:00Lunch
Friday afternoon: Cavity-based wave detection
14:00–14:20Bianca Giaccone (Fermilab)Heterodyne searches with ultra high Q SRF cavities
14:30–14:50Toshiaki Inada (UTokyo ICEPP)Cavity modulation with qubits and KID-based particle detectors
15:00–15:20Yao Lu (Fermilab)Quantum-enhanced dark matter sensing with ultra coherent cavities
15:30–15:50Break
15:50–16:05Tanay Roy (Fermilab)Exact Fock state preparation with n^1/4 circuit depth
16:15–16:35Emmanuel Flurin (CEA-Saclay)Single microwave photon detectors
16:35–16:50Raphael Cervantes (Fermilab)Broadly tunable cavities and itinerant photon counters for quantum sensing
16:50–17:50Discussion