An Industry-Academia Workshop on Quantum Technologies - by IITACB

organised by IITACB, this Workshop on Quantum Technologies aims to foster collaboration between academic researchers and industry leaders to advance India’s quantum technology ecosystem. With growing national efforts in quantum materials, sensing, communication, and cryptography, the workshop will serve as a platform to align strategic goals, share recent advancements, & explore opportunities for joint R&D, innovation, & workforce development. Featuring talks by experts from leading institutions and companies, the event will facilitate interactive sessions to build partnerships & accelerate the translation of quantum research into impactful technologies.

Please note: This is not an online event, it will be held at our Centre in Bommasandra

Date: June 14, 2025 (Saturday)

Venue: IIT Alumni Centre Bengaluru
60, KIADB, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bommasandra, Karnataka 560099

Time: 

9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Charges – Members Rs.250/- (+ gst) ; Non-members Rs.475/- (+ gst)

Tentative Agenda:

8:30am - 9:00am Registration and Tea/Coffee

9:00am - 9:30am WELCOME NOTE : Prof. Ashok Misra, President, IITACB

9:30am - 10:00am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Reena Dayal

Session I: Chairperson, Mr. Ashok Kamath, IITACB

10:00am - 10:30am Quantum Photonic Technologies for Computing, Key Distribution and Metrological Applications - Prof. Shailendra K. Varshney, IIT Kharagpur

10:30am - 11:00am Optical Clocks and the Future of Precision in Time, Navigation, and Metrology - Dr. Jay Mangaokar, QuPrayog Pvt Ltd. 

11:00am - 11:30am Tea break and Networking

Session II: Chairperson, Dr. Susheela Venkataraman, IITACB

11:30am - 12:00pm Quantum secure communications - from lab to market - Prof. Anil Prabhakar, IIT Madras

12:00pm - 12:30pm What Quanastra does - Dr. Vidur Raj, Quanastra Pvt Ltd.

12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch & Interactions

Session III: Chairperson, Prof. Abha Misra, IITACB

1:30pm - 2:00pm Disruptive advances in the modeling of quantum materials using quantum algorithms - Prof. Vidhyadhi Raja, JNCSR 

2:00pm - 2:30pm Quantum technologies using solid state defects - Prof. Rajesh V. Nair, IIT Ropar 

2:30pm - 3:00pm Tea Break and Networking

Session IV: Chairperson, Prof. Rajesh V. Nair, IIT ROPAR

3:00pm - 3:30pm Photonic quantum computing using different degrees of freedom of photons - C M Chandrashekhar, Adjunct Faculty, IISc.

3:30pm - 4:00pm Nagendra Nagaraja, Founder, CEO and Chairman QpiAI

4:00pm - 4:20pm Discussion

4:20pm - 4:50pm Concluding Remarks

4:50pm - 5:00pm Vote of Thanks