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
Tilman Pfau or 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
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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