Second Workshop on Quantum Engineering Infrastructure (WQEI2)

March 3rd, 2024, Minneapolis, MN

The Global Quantum Leap program was proud to host the recent 2nd Workshop on Quantum Engineering and Infrastructure (WQEI2) on March 3rd, 2024. The WQEI2 brought together influential scientists, government officials, and cleanroom personnel to discuss the future of quantum engineering and how to prepare cleanrooms for new technologies.

We are thankful to all our speakers, event staff, and the organizing committee for their contributions to this event. Make sure to follow us here and on LinkedIn.

Workshop Agenda

  1. Welcome and Opening Remarks

  2. Superconducting Qubits

    • Chair/Moderator: Andrew Cleland, University of Chicago

    • Overview: William Oliver, MIT

    • Panelists: William Oliver (MIT), Kyle Serniak (MIT Lincoln Laboratories), Santino Carnevale (IBM Research), Robert Visser (Applied Materials)

  3. Spin Qubits

    • Chair/Moderator: Steven Koester, University of Minnesota

    • Overview: Mark Eriksson, University of Wisconsin - Madison

    • Panelists: Mark Eriksson (UW-Madison), Dominik Zumbuehl (University of Basel), Arne Laucht (University of New South Wales & Diraq), Thaddeus Ladd (HRL Laboratories)

  4. Color Centers and Optics

    • Chair/Moderator: Steven Koester, University of Minnesota

    • Overview: Kai-Mei Fu, University of Washington

    • Panelists: Greg Fuschs (Cornell University), Neil Sinclair (Harvard University), Gary Wolfowicz (Photonic), Kristiaan De Greve (IMEC)

  5. Emerging Platforms

    • Chair/Moderator: Vlad Pribiag, University of Minnesota

    • Overview: Sergey Frolov, University of Pittsburgh

    • Panelists: Sergey Frolov (University of Pittsburgh), Chris Palmstrøm (University of California, Santa Barbara), Javad Shabani (New York University), Christoph Stampfer (RWTH Aachen University)

  6. Wrap-up

  • Group discussion of outcomes

Mark Eriksson

Chair and Professor, Physics Department, UW Madison

Kyle Serniak

Technical Staff Scientist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Gregory Fuchs

Professor, Department of Physics, Cornell University

Javad Shabani

Director, Center for Quantum Information Physics, NYU

Speakers/Panelists

Neil Sinclair


Research Scientist
Harvard School of Engineering

Dominik Zumbühl

University of Basel

Robert Visser

Vice President, Applied Materials

Organizing committee

  • Steven Koester (University of Minnesota) (Conference, Session chair)

  • Vlad Pribiag (University of Minnesota) (Session chair, Breakout moderator)

  • Andrew Cleland (University of Chicago) (Session chair, Breakout moderator)

  • Ruoyu (Roy) Li (IMEC)

  • Karl Böhringer (University of Washington)

  • Thomas Schäpers (Forschungszentrum Jülich)

  • Robert Westervelt (Harvard University)

  • David Gottfried (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Martin Mourigal (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Juliet Gopinath (University of Colorado – Boulder)

Thaddeus Ladd

HRL Laboratories

Chris Palmstrøm

Professor, ECE and Materials Departments, UCSB

Christoph Stampfer

Head of the 2nd Physics Institute, RWTH Aachen

Arne Laucht

Head of Quantum Measurement, Diraq

Kai Mei Fu

Professor, University of Washington

Sergey Frolov

Professor, Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh

William Oliver

Director, Center for Quantum Engineering, MIT


Santino Carnevale

Manager, Quantum Hardware Fabrication, IBM Research


Gary Wolfowicz

Senior Quantum Architect, Photonics