ICQE 2025 Host
ICQE 2025 is hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy "Galileo Galilei" of the University of Padova, and supported by the Department of Excellence "Quantum Frontiers". The local organising committee is led by members of the Quantum Information and Matter Theory group.
Sponsors and Funding
Anthropocene Institute | Foundational Sponsor
The Anthropocene Institute is a non-profit organization based in Palo Alto, California, dedicated to advancing sustainable technologies and policies to address climate change. Founded in 2012, it serves as a bridge between innovators, investors, and policymakers, focusing on areas like clean energy, ocean conservation, and environmental research.
Quantonation
Quantonation is an early-stage venture capital fund investing globally in deep technologies based on advances in physics and computing. We invest initial tickets from pre-seed to Series A and provide support through to Series B. Physics is the basis for industry transformations in energy, transportation, finance, healthcare, aerospace, and beyond. It underpins our investment thesis in quantum technologies and deep physics, where scientific advancements are driving new commercial applications. We partner with visionary and disruptive founders who are leveraging these breakthroughs to build the next generation of world-changing companies. Quantonation sits at the intersection of world-leading science and visionary founders, transforming cutting-edge innovations into commercially viable products. Headquartered in Paris, France, and Boston, USA, we invest across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.
CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency and innovation catalyst, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Over nearly a century, we've been improving the lives of people everywhere with our science. We’ve advanced Australia with a range of inventions and innovations that have had significant positive impact on the lives of people around the world, like fast WiFi, polymer banknotes, the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet and Aerogard.
HQS Quantum Simulations
HQS Quantum Simulations represents a new era in quantum simulation. We harness the potential of quantum mechanics to develop cutting-edge software applications for various industries. Our software solutions are based on innovative approaches to accurate and efficient materials prediction and analysis at the quantum level.
Quantum Frontiers
Quantum Frontiers is a project that aims to strengthen the expertise of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (DFA, for "Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia") of the University of Padova in all frontier areas of research where the quantum nature of matter and radiation plays a fundamental role.
Building on the elements that have positioned the DFA at the forefront nationally and internationally—from fundamental to applied physics and astrophysics—the QF project seeks to guide, renew, and integrate research lines, research groups, teaching activities, and third mission initiatives through targeted development actions that will enable the DFA to play a leading role in the field of quantum sciences and technologies as well.
ICSC
The High-Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing Research Centre, created and managed by the ICSC, is one of the five National Centres established by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), covering designated strategic sectors for the development of the country: i.e., simulations, computing, and high-performance data analysis, Agritech, development of gene therapy and drugs via RNA technology, sustainable mobility, biodiversity.
Padua QTech Centre
The Padua QTech Center originates from the joint will of scientists from different disciplines to aim together at research topics in the domain of quantum technologies.
Our Partners
Quantum Energy Initiative
The QEI community gathers experts from various origins, from fundamental quantum physics to technology, from hardware to software, from research to industry, caring for the physical resource cost of emerging quantum technologies and willing to address the question in a scientific way. This requires to build new methodologies, language, and roadmaps. As of January 2025, we are more than 467 participants from over 65 countries, as well as 33 research, industry vendors, HPC providers partners and quantum ecosystems participants.
Quantum Computing and Simulation Centre
We plan to develop a general-purpose quantum computer at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Padua and together with local, national and international actors, to create around it a competence center to guide and nurture the development and the inclusion of quantum technologies in the Italian academic and business environment.
