Category: Scientific Events
Thesis Defense
Luc Archambault’s thesis defense will take place on May 19, 2025 at Paris Observatory (CIFRE thesis: collaboration between the LTE laboratory and EXAIL). The work is entitled “Etude des performances ultimes d’une horloge compacte à atomes refroidis par laser”.
The thesis work includes measurements carried out with a phase transient analysis bench, developed by EXAIL and co-financed by FIRST-TF (Call 2022).
For further information: contact@first-tf.com
Call for Abstracts – EPSC-DPS 2025 Session on “Advanced Methods for Space and Planetary Navigation: Quantum Sensors and Emerging Technologies”
Late abstracts are possible until May 21 max
directly with the session organizers
https://www.epsc-dps2025.eu/programme/how-to-submit.html –> Late abstract submissions
We are pleased to invite you — on behalf of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Schön and myself — to contribute to our session at the upcoming EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025, which will take place from 7–12 September 2025 in Helsinki, Finland.
Session Title: Advanced Methods for Space and Planetary Navigation: Quantum Sensors and Emerging Technologies
Session Link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/session/55153
This session aims to bring together researchers working on the development and application of quantum sensors—such as quantum accelerometers, quantum gyroscopes, and optical clocks—in the context of space navigation.
In addition to quantum technologies, the session will also explore:
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The feasibility of deep-space GNSS, including recent demonstrations of GNSS signals in cis-lunar space and their potential for lunar and Mars missions.
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Hybrid navigation systems combining quantum inertial sensors, optical clocks, deep-space GNSS, and other emerging methods.
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Modern navigation techniques for planetary surface rovers, addressing autonomy, precision, and robustness.
We welcome contributions covering theoretical foundations, experimental implementations, mission concepts, and cross-disciplinary solutions.
Abstract Submission Information:
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Deadline: 7 May 2025, 13:00 CEST
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Presentation Formats: Oral, Poster, or Dissertation Talk
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Participation Options: On-site in Helsinki or Virtual
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All accepted abstracts will receive a DOI and be published in the conference proceedings.
We look forward to your submissions and to an engaging session on the future of space and planetary navigation.
10th International Conference on Precision Physics and Fundamental Physical Constants (FFK2025) – 26-30 May 2025 – University of Warsaw
| Dear Colleagues,
the official FFK2025 program has just been published! Congratulations to everyone who qualified for oral and poster presentations! Please click here to check out the FFK2025 program: |
| Please note the early registration deadline (April 17th, 2025).
Please keep in mind that registration and abstract submission are two separate processes. In other words, even if you submitted your abstracts, you still need to register by filling out the registration form. Please click here to access the registration form: |
| In case of any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at ffk2025@candela.org.pl
See you soon in Warsaw! |
2nd PCQT Workshop on April 4, 2025
Paris Centre for Quantum Technologies (PCQT) organizes its second workshop on April 4, 2025, from 2 pm to 6 pm. It will once again bring together the community of researchers of the main research teams in Quantum Technologies in Paris Centre.
Conference: De l’astronomie aux horloges atomiques, une fabuleuse épopée de la mesure du temps – May 15th 2025, 6pm – LNE – Paris
Conference on measurements and time
The LNE is continuing its “Les mesures et…” series of conferences, with the fifth “Les mesures et le temps : quel futur ?” conference on May 15, 2025. “.
De l’astronomie aux horloges atomiques, une fabuleuse épopée de la mesure du temps
[conference in French]
Since ancient Egypt, humans have deployed remarkable techniques and strategies to push back the limits of precision in time measurement.
In this lecture, you’ll discover how, in the mid-twentieth century, quantum physics supplanted astronomy to produce time measurements with atomic clocks whose current accuracies reach 18 digits, corresponding to a drift of just one second over 15 billion years. This precision is not ultimate, and will have to be further improved to meet the major challenges of science and society, with a necessary change in the definition of the unit of time, the second, planned for the next decade.
Program and speakers
Moderator:
Maguelonne Chambon (LNE Research Director)
Speakers :
Noël Dimarcq (Research Director, CNRS)
Marie-Christine Angonin (Professor at Sorbonne University, Observatoire de Paris)
Practical information
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Venue: LNE, 1 rue Gaston Boissier, Paris 15th (Salle des conférences)
Free conference upon registration
This conference is part of the cycle of conferences organized throughout 2025 by the LNE to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention.
Société Française de Physique – Demi-journée scientifique : Aperçu des potentialités offertes par la révolution quantique – March 22nd 2025
This half-day event will follow the General Meeting of the Société Française de Physique, to be held on Saturday March 22 at ENS Paris, starting at 10:30 am. It is organized as part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
[conference in French]
Program:
LAAS-CNRS Club Optique Micro-ondes day, Toulouse, June 12th, 2025
The Club Optique Micro-ondes has around 150 members from some 30 French teams, forming a network of researchers involved in industrial and academic fields at the interface of optics-photonics, microwave and millimeter waves. The club meets once a year for a one-day event, during which oral and poster presentations are given.
JCOM 2025 Conference: Thursday June 12, 2025
Deadline for submission of paper proposals: Wednesday April 30, 2025
Notification of acceptance + program: Friday May 16, 2025
More details here: https://jcom2025.sciencesconf.org/
Online Workshop: Sensei Project – March 10th, 2025
SENSEI – Smart European Networks for Sensing the Environment and Internet quality, is a projet funded by the European Union and aimed to develop devices and technologies to turn the global telecommunication fibre network into a pervasive distributed sensor and make the network more resilient and efficient.
On March 10th, SENSEI will be presented to colleagues, stakeholders and potential collaborators in a 2.5 hour-long online workshop. The workshop will start with technical talks from Consortium members, focusing on earlier research achievements feeding into SENSEI, and will then focus on the project overview, followed by an open discussion.
Participation is free upon registration
Program and registration:
PhD thesis defence by Maxime Pesche – December 6th, 2024
Friday, December 6th 2024 at 9:30 a.m., Maxime Pesche will defend his PhD thesys: “Atteindre le nano-g avec un gravimètre absolu à atomes froids”, prepared at SYRTE and under the supervision of Franck Pereira Dos Santos et Sébastien Merlet. The defense will take place in Salle Dénisse, accessible by the Observatory of Paris, 77 avenue Denfert Rochereau, 75014 Paris
HDR defence by Jérôme Lodevyck – December 10th, 2024
Tuesday, December 10th at 10am, Jerome Lodewyck will defend his HDR:
“Horloges à réseau optique au strontium pour une redéfinition de la seconde du SI”
The defence will be at the Observatoire de Paris, salle Denisse, 77 Avenue Denfert Rochereau, 7014 Paris