November 25–28, 2025 | Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), Okazaki, Japan

We are pleased to announce the upcoming 1st Japan–German Symposium of the ASPIRE Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing community, to be held from November 25 to 28, 2025, at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) in Okazaki, Japan.

This international symposium brings together researchers from both Japan and Germany participating in the ASPIRE project on neutral-atom quantum computing. As the first joint event in a five-year series alternating annually between Japan and Germany, this inaugural symposium will lay the foundation for long-term collaboration and researcher exchange.

We look forward to welcoming ASPIRE collaborators and researchers working in quantum computing with neutral atoms and related fields.

📝 Registration is now open!
Please register for this event via the link below.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 17:00 (JST) / 10:00 (CEST)

There is no registration fee. All meals indicated in the program will be provided. Limited accommodation has been pre-booked, and room assignments will be confirmed after all registrations are reviewed.

ASPIRE Speakers

Immanuel Bloch – Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics / Ludwig-Maximilians University

Hans Peter Büchler – University of Stuttgart

Ippei Danshita – Kindai University

Takeshi Fukuhara – RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing / Waseda University

Christian Groß – University of Tübingen

Taiki Ishiyama – Kyoto University

Dieter Jaksch – University of Hamburg

Masaya Kunimi – Tokyo University of Science

Igor Lesanovsky – University of Tübingen

Takuya Matsubara – Institute for Molecular Science

Florian Meinert – University of Stuttgart

Yoshiro Takahashi – Kyoto University

Takafumi Tomita – Institute for Molecular Science

Johannes Zeiher – Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics / Ludwig-Maximilians University

Invited External Speakers

Hayato Goto – RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing

Takao Aoki – Waseda University / RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing

Shinichi Sunami – NanoQT

Toshihiko Shimasaki – QuEra Computing Japan

Seiji Yunoki – RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science

Simon Hollerith – Harvard University

Simon J. Evered – Harvard University

Venue

NINS Okazaki Conference Center
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Tentative Schedule

Organizers

Sylvain de Léséleuc – Institute for Molecular Science / RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing
Akane Makino – Institute for Molecular Science

Sponsor