Two researchers working on the QRC-4-ESP project, Dr Alexandre Zagoskin (Loughborough University) and Professor Tapio Ala-Nissilä (Aalto University), gave invited talks at Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT’26), held in Prague from 26 July to 1 August 2026. ⚛️ Alexandre Zagoskin presented “Dissipative and nondissipative quantum circuit elements”, exploring the behaviour of circuit elements in the quantum regime and the interplay between dissipation, memo

What does life as a postdoctoral researcher really involve? In this interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUVCO3MAII4), Dr Eszter Papp (Eötvös Loránd University) - who combines research in quantum biology with support for the QRC-4-ESP and QUEST projects - discusses the realities of academic research, balancing scientific excellence with growing responsibilities, and why effective science communication is becoming an essential part of a researcher's career. An insightful

A new study, “Spin-dependent optical activity of the telecom range ClV center in SiC: a wavefunction theory analysis”, provides important theoretical insights into the chlorine-vacancy (ClV) defect in silicon carbide (SiC) – an emerging quantum defect that operates in the telecom wavelength range. 🌐💡 Using advanced wavefunction-based theoretical methods, researchers working on the QRC-4-ESP project reveal how the ClV centre exhibits spin-dependent optical properties, deepen

Researchers at Leibniz IPHT working on the QRC-4-ESP project reported a new approach for measuring the coherent dynamics of a superconducting qubit embedded in an open waveguide. By studying how the qubit interacts directly with propagating microwave photons, the team demonstrates a powerful method for probing quantum coherence in an open quantum system. 🔬🌊 The work provides valuable insights into light–matter interactions at the quantum level and advances our ability to ch

A new study, “Vanadium photoluminescence in 3C-SiC”, sheds fresh light on the optical properties of vanadium defects in cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) – a material attracting growing interest for quantum technologies. 🔬💎 Combining advanced spectroscopy, materials growth, and theoretical modelling, the researchers at LiU working on the QRC-4-ESP project investigate the photoluminescence signatures of vanadium centres and provide important insights into their electronic struc

🚀 Two recent papers in Chaos journal by Loughborough University researchers highlight exciting advances in both photonic and quantum reservoir computing. 📄 Unwrapping photonic reservoirs: Enhanced expressivity via random Fourier encoding over stretched domains demonstrates that deliberately “over-wrapping” optical phase information beyond its conventional 2π range can improve computational performance. By exploiting nonlinear interference and synthetic frequencies, the auth

🔍 Layered semiconductors are attracting growing interest for quantum technologies such as photonics, sensing, and spin-based devices. So far, most research has focused on artificially engineered materials . In contrast, natural layered materials - like talc - have been largely overlooked, even though they offer several important advantages. 🌿 Talc and related silicate materials have a wide, direct bandgap, very few optically active defects, and a low density of nuclear sp

Trisha Roy, Aalto University PhD Researcher 1. Could you briefly introduce yourself, your PhD research focus, and how you became involved in this project? I’m a first-year PhD student at Aalto University in the MSP group, working on quantum reservoir computing for time-series prediction. In simple terms, I try to make a quantum circuit predict the future of chaotic systems - and then I study exactly when and why it starts failing. My current focus is on how tunable non-Cliffo

🔬 A new paper in npj Computational Materials reports a major step forward in accurately modelling colour centres - atomic-scale defects that are central to many quantum technologies . 👥 Zsolt Benedek, Ádám Ganyecz, Anton Pershin, Viktor Ivady and Gergely Barcza🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41524-025-01813-0 💎 Colour centres in semiconductors such as diamond play a key role in quantum sensing and quantum information. However, describing their electronic states accur

Dr. Wendy Otieno, Loughborough University Postdoc Researcher 1. What first sparked your interest in quantum research, and how did it lead you to join the QRC-4-ESP project? Numerically solving Schrödinger’s equation for quantum systems like particles in finite and infinite potential wells first sparked my interest in quantum research. Through this process, I developed a deep appreciation for the elegant yet challenging mathematical structures that underpin quantum systems.

From 18–22 August 2025, young researchers from across Europe gathered at Aalto University, Finland, for the Summer School on New...

A new study published in Applied Physics Letters explores how tiny defects in silicon carbide (SiC) - called divacancies - could shape...

Alexandre Zagoskin recently gave the talk « Towards the qualitative theory of large quantum coherent structures » at the 3rd...

As part of the Horizon Europe-funded QRC-4-ESP and QUEST projects, administrative staff and researchers from ELTE, Budapest, recently...

The QRC-4-ESP partners would like to extend a big thank you to ELTE for their outstanding hosting of last week’s consortium meeting...

🎥 Exciting News! 🌍✨ We are thrilled to announce the release of the QRC-4-ESP project video ! 🚀💡 Learn how this groundbreaking...

The QRC-4-ESP project partners met yesterday at the Université de Montpellier to discuss the advances made over the past eight months and...

Moein Ivaki, Achilleas Lazarides, and Tapio Ala-Nissila have now released a preprint of their paper "Quantum Reservoir Computing on...