The QICS aims to be the common home of the quantum information community at Sorbonne University. This first newsletter is a brief summary of our objectives and contains a link to all presentation from the inauguration. We will publish regular newsletter, and we hope you will contribute to their contents by sending us any relevant material. You can also use the mailing list to share important information with the community.

Please find below the QICS activities:
 
ANIMATE THE QI COMMUNITY
– hosting two doctoral contract per year 
– organizing predoctoral schools, seminars, workshop
– inviting professors
– answering to calls/hosting grants
 
TO BE INVOLVED IN THETEACHINGPROGRAMS
– constituting a teaching commission
– creating a Quantum information PhD student community
– integrating QI related teaching everywhere in SU
 
… AND MORE!
– supporting technology transfer and link with industry
– developing continuing education
– and any other action that would be relevant for our community

And the links to speakers presentations
 
– Frédéric Grosshans, the Quantum Information Center
– Elham Kashefi, Quantum Cyber Security: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
– Valia Voliotis, Semiconductor quantum dots for quantum technologies applications
– Julien Laurat, Slowing and stopping the light for quantum networks: playing with cold atoms!
– Zaki Leghtas, Quantum error correction with superconducting circuits
– Bruno Bachimont, Costech, Quantum Information- Epistemological and Social Issues
– Nicolas Treps, Teaching Quantum Information at Sorbonne
– Pete Turner, Sydney Quantum Academy, Sydney, Australia
– Jean-François Bobier, Quantum Computing Revolution
– Théau Peronnin, Bringing mankind into the quantum world

– Predoctoral school, March 16^thto 26^th, Cargèse, France
Opening registration coming soon
 
– EPIT in Quantum informatics, Mai 24^thto 28^th, Marseille, France
Opening registration coming soon

If you want us to share any news related to Quantum Information, or have any suggestion, please contact us at
qics@sorbonne-universite.fr
 
QICS Team
Mrs Khamsa Habouchi, 
General Secretary of the QICS
Frédéric Grosshans & Nicolas Treps, 
Co-directors of the QICS