AUTUMN SCHOOL ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES 2026
The Autumn School on Quantum Technologies 2026 will be held from 4–10 October 2026 at the Ankara University Center of Excellence for Superconductivity Research (CESUR).
The school is intended for MSc and PhD students, as well as early career researchers, and participation will be limited to a selected number of applicants. The lectures and topics to be covered during the school are outlined in the program.
We are honored to welcome Prof. Dr. Necdet ÜNÜVAR, Rector of Ankara University, as the Guest of Honor of the Autumn School on Quantum Technologies 2026.
Applications are now open. The application deadline is 12 September 2026. Interested applicants can submit their applications through the application form at https://forms.gle/EBqp5gU4174bs8HG7. In addition, two reference letters from two different academic referees should be sent directly to cesurschool@gmail.com. Applicants who have a document or certificate indicating their English language proficiency level are also kindly requested to send it to the same email address.
For any questions or further information regarding the school, please contact us at cesurschool@gmail.com.
For program details and further information, please visit the official website.
| 2026 AUTUMN SCHOOL ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES: Scientific Program | |
| Lecturers | Title of Lectures (Each lecture is 45 mins, plus 15 mins of discussion): 15 or 18 lectures in total |
| Tahsin Çağrı Şişman (THK Univ.) | Overview of Quantum Mechanics-I and II |
| Özgür E. Müstecaplıoğlu (Koç Univ.) | TBD |
| Iman Askerbeyli (Ankara Univ.) | Fundamentals of Superconductivity Based On Josephson Junctions |
| Mustafa Tepe (Ege Univ.) | Introduction to Thin Film Technologies for manufacturing and Superconductor Electronics and Quantum Devices-I |
| Yılmaz Şimşek (SUNUM/ Sabancı Univ.) | Introduction to Thin Film Technologies for Superconductor Electronics and Quantum Devices-II |
| Olcay Kızılaslan (Inonu University) | Josephson Junctions and SQUIDs – Fundamentals and Fabrication Routes |
| Ali Bozbey (TOBB-ETU) | Josephson Circuit Modelling and Simulations |
| Ali Bozbey (TOBB-ETU) | Superconducting Circuits and Qubits |
| Saba Bozpolat (Marmara University) | Introduction to Quantum Computing |
| Özlem Salehi | Introduction to Quantum Algorithms |
| Mehmet Emre Taşgın (Hacettepe University) | Programmable Photonic Quantum Computers |
| Ali Gençer (Ankara University) | Milestone Developments of Superconductivity in view of Quantum Technologies-I, and II. |
| İsa Araz (TUBİTAK-UME) | Quantum Foundry, and Milestone Developments I-II-III |
The program includes fundamental and specialized topics in quantum technology:
Overview of Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals of quantum physics, quantum states, superposition, measurement, and quantum information basics
Fundamentals of Superconductivity: Low- and high-temperature superconductors, BCS theory, Cooper pairs, Meissner effect, flux quantization, and superconducting materials
Thin Film Technology for Superconductor Electronics and Quantum Devices: Lithography, deposition, etching, lift-off techniques, oxidation processes, and fabrication of superconducting quantum devices
Josephson Junctions and SQUIDs – Theory and Fabrication: Josephson effect, SQUID principles, DC-SQUIDs, RF-SQUIDs, nanoSQUIDs, and quantum sensing applications
Superconducting Circuits and Qubits: Superconducting quantum circuits, qubit architectures, coherence, decoherence, and quantum-limited measurements
Modeling and Design of Qubit: Design principles, simulation methods, microwave circuits, and optimization of superconducting qubits
Introduction to Quantum Computing and Quantum Algorithms: Quantum gates, quantum circuits, quantum algorithms, quantum information processing, and computational applications
Programmable Photonic Quantum Computers: Photonic quantum systems, integrated quantum circuits, and programmable quantum processors
Cryogenic Systems for Quantum Technologies: Cryogenic techniques, low-temperature environments, and requirements for superconducting quantum devices