PASQuanS2

We’ve published a short news on the PASQuanS2.1 third-year meeting and the Young Researchers Workshop in Padova. 📰

Two intense days of technical updates, discussions on the next project phase, and great exchanges with early-career researchers.

Read the article here ⬇️

pasquans2.eu/news/pasquan...

Group photo and that’s a wrap for PASQuanS2 in Padova. 🙌

Two intense days of discussions, planning, and quantum brainstorming. ⚛️

Day 2 of PASQuanS2 meeting starts with WP4: demonstrations, science applications, and the quantum advantage.

Day 1 wrapped up at the PASQuanS2.1 meeting!

Poster session pics below, this is where the interesting technical details and honest questions tend to surface.

More tomorrow 🤓

Kicking off the PASQuanS2.1 third-year meeting in Padova! 🙌

Today was all about taking stock, and seeing where the real bottlenecks and breakthroughs live.

Follow for more updates!

PASQuanS2.1 junior researchers workshop wrapped up with lots of discussions between early-career researchers, academics, and industry partners.

More photos and highlights soon, starting with these group shots 👇

PASQuanS2.1 is hosting a junior researchers workshop next week, bringing together people working on quantum simulation and experimental platforms from across Europe.

The goal is to get beyond slides and into real conversations about where this field is going.

Updates coming from the workshop. 📣

📣 Next week we’ll be in Padova for the PASQuanS2.1 3rd Year Meeting (22–23 Jan 2026).

Two days of project updates and planning what comes next.

Stay tuned for updates from Padova 📸

Closing out 2025 with #PASQuanS2 and a look back at a year of scientific progress, collaboration, and community engagement in programmable quantum simulation.

Our year-end news item is now online with the main highlights: pasquans2.eu/news/pasquan...

New #PASQuanS2 publication is out!

The team introduces split-CTMRG, a more efficient way to contract infinite PEPS.

If you’re working with 2D quantum many-body systems, this one is worth a look.

🔗 link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/...

#quantumsimulation #tensornetworks #iPEPS #quantumphysics

Computer quantistici: quando inizieremo veramente ad usarli? Ne abbiamo parlato con Simone Montangero, professore di Fisica teorica all'università di Padova e tra gli autori del libro "Il computer impossibile"

When will we really use quantum computers?

Simone Montangero (Univ. of Padova) lays out the roadmap.

Video in Italian. 🎥

www.rainews.it/video/2025/1...

YouTube video by PASQuanS2 Peter Zoller: Exploring Quantum Simulation and Europe’s Leadership in Quantum Technologies

What used to be theory on a blackboard is now reality in the lab.

Prof. Peter Zoller shares how quantum simulation is paving the way toward quantum advantage, and why Europe is leading this transformation.

🎥 Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2H3...

With a special thank to @pasquans2.bsky.social, @agencerecherche.bsky.social, QuanTiP, QICS and @erc.europa.eu.

YouTube video by PASQuanS2 Building the Future of Quantum Simulation

Inside PASQuanS2: programmable quantum simulation, told by the people building it ⚛️

Why atoms help when classical methods hit a wall. How theory, experiment, and suppliers work together. Where the tech spills over (comms, computing, sensing).

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnL-...

YouTube video by PASQuanS2 Pushing Neutral-Atom Quantum Simulation Forward with Antoine Broaweys

Neutral-atom simulators are scaling—but the key is benchmarking.🔑

In #PASQuanS2, teams push atom counts, fidelity and programmability, then compare with HPC to assess potential quantum advantage.

Interview with Antoine Browaeys: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwei...

Excited to share that PASQuanS2 is now part of the @etp4hpc.bsky.social Handbook 📘

The Handbook brings together projects shaping the future of #HPC and quantum simulation in Europe.

Check out our page 👉 etp4hpc-handbook.online/pasquan2/

#PASQuanS2 #QuantumSimulation #EuroHPC

🚀 Quantum computers are on the rise!
In La Stampa, Prof. Simone Montangero shares how they’ll transform AI, medicine & more — and how Europe is leading the way.

👉 Full article (Italian): pasquans2.eu/news/intervi...

#QuantumComputing #PASQuanS2

YouTube video by PASQuanS2 Enabling Quantum Technologies: Stephan Ritter on Lasers and PASQuanS

✨ Lasers are key to unlocking the future of quantum.
In this PASQuanS interview, Stephan Ritter (TOPTICA Photonics) explains how frequency-stable lasers and offset lock modules are powering next-gen quantum simulators.

🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdK...

#Quantum #Photonics #PASQuanS

🚨 A major breakthrough from #PASQuanS2!

Researchers led by Peter Zoller observed string breaking in a 2D quantum simulator for the first time — a key step toward simulating gauge theories like QCD.

🔬 Read the full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What's the roadmap to a 10,000-qubit quantum simulator? ⚛️

In this video, our partner Simone Montangero breaks down our latest progress, industry collaborations, and some fascinating new research directions.

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn8t...

#QuantumComputing #QuantumSimulation

The @ec.europa.eu just adopted the Quantum Europe Strategy, a boost for quantum simulation, computing, sensing & more.

For #PASQuanS2, it’s a timely move that aligns with our work on scalable neutral-atom simulators.

More here: pasquans2.eu/news/eu-adop...

#QuantumEurope #HorizonEurope

YouTube video by PASQuanS2 Building the Future of Quantum Simulation

What does the future of quantum tech in Europe look like? 🤔

PASQuanS2 unites researchers and industry to build quantum simulators using atomic systems.

Watch our new video for a behind-the-scenes look at this inovative project 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnL-...

YouTube video by CICAP Dal bit al qbit: presente e futuro dei computer quantistici - con Simone Montangero

What’s really going on with quantum computers — beyond the hype?

In this podcast, #PASQuanS2 partner Simone Montangero (UNIPD) explains quantum computing, qubits, real-world challenges, and calls out pseudoscientific misuse of the word “quantum.”

🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf11...

Thank you!

🧩 Quantum Quest is live — and it’s a game!

Created by Quantum Computing and Simulation Centre, it brings quantum tech to life through puzzles, challenges, and storytelling.

We at #PASQuanS2 are excited to share it!

🎮 qcsc.dfa.unipd.it/quantum-quest/

#QuantumComputing #QuantumEducation #PASQuanS2

Quantum science doesn’t always stay in the lab.

Sensing Quantum received a STARTS Prize Honorary Mention for making quantum phenomena personal and accessible.

Thanks to our WP3 leader Tommaso Calarco for helping shape both science & its societal impact.

More: starts-prize.aec.at/en/sensing-q...

📖 #PASQuanS2 publication

In the paper, we introduce practical tools to learn both the Hamiltonian and Liouvillian of weakly dissipative quantum systems using simple quench experiments.

🔗 Read the full open-access paper: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

📖 #PASQuanS2 publication

Researchers have achieved the first experimental observation of Hilbert space fragmentation in 2D — a key step toward understanding how quantum systems can resist thermalisation.

🔗 Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📣 The @ec.europa.eu is shaping its new #QuantumStrategy — and wants your input!

At #PASQuanS2, we know how vital it is to align strategy with real-world research and industry needs.

🗓️ Deadline: 3 June 2025
🔗 qt.eu/news/2025/20...

@quantumflagship.bsky.social #quantumstrategy #quantumEurope

YouTube video by PASQuanS2 Quantum Simulation & Real-World Impact: Insights from Andrew Daley

🎥 New interview with Prof. Andrew Daley is live!

We talk #quantumsimulation, #quantumcomputing & how #PASQuanS2 is shaping real-world impact.

💬 “A powerful recipe for innovation.”

📺 Watch 👉 youtu.be/wP9_AhjDwxo