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

    • Overview: William Oliver

    • Panelists: William Oliver, Kyle Serniak, Santino Carnevale, Robert Visser

  3. Spin Qubits

    • Overview: Mark Eriksson

    • Panelists: Mark Eriksson, Dominik Zumbuehl, Arne Laucht, Thaddeus Ladd

  4. Color Centers and Optics

    • Overview: Kai-Mei Fu

    • Panelists: Neil Sinclair, Greg Fuchs, Kristiaan De Greve, Gary Wolfowicz

  5. Emerging Platforms

    • Overview: Sergey Frolov

    • Panelists: Sergey Frolov, Chris Palmstrøm, Christoph Stampfer, Javad Shabani

  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

Director, NCCR Spin, Forschungszentrum Basel

Robert Visser

Vice President, Applied Materials

Thaddeus Ladd

Quantum Theory and Simulation Group Lead, HRL

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