Micromechanics Conference

February 2 to 7, 2025 - Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria

International conference of quantum micro-mechanical systems

It is a great pleasure to announce the International Conference on Micromechanics 2025, at the Obergurgl conference center in Tyrol/Austria, February 2-7, 2025. The conference is organized by Gerhard Kirchmair (IQOQI Innsbruck), Witlef Wieczorek (Chalmers University), Michael Trupke and Markus Aspelmeyer (University of Vienna), Hans Huebl Walther (Meißner Institute Munich), Anja Metelmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and Carles Navau (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).

The conference focuses on the recent progress in the field of quantum-micromechanics with a special focus on levitated systems and circuit QED implementations. Levitated systems allow for extremely high mechanical Q factors while circuit QED systems provide large coupling strength between the mechanics and the resonator. Combining both of these approaches open the door towards controlling the quantum state of the mechanical system.

The venue, Obergurgl, is located in the Ötztal in Tyrol. It is a prominent skiing resort in winter and a nice and relaxing alpine resort in summer. The conference will be held at the University Centre Obergurgl, which is associated with the University of Innsbruck. The center provides a stimulating environment to bring together outstanding researchers and young scientists to present and discuss their most recent results and foster the development of novel ideas. Early career researchers, PostDocs and PhD students are encouraged to participate and apply for an oral or poster presentation.

Conference organizers

Gerhard Kirchmair (University of Innsbruck / Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information)
Hans Huebl (Walther-Meißner-Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
Anja Metelmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Michael Trupke (University of Vienna/ Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information)
Markus Aspelmeyer (University of Vienna)
Carles Navau (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Witlef Wieczorek (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg)

Conference Program

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Invited Speakers

Yiwen Chu (ETH Zürich)
John Davis (University of Alberta)
Jack Harris (Yale University)
Gabriel Hétet (LPENS, Paris)
Michele Heurs (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Oriol Romero-Isart (ICFO Barcelona)
Ania Bleszynski-Jayich (UC Santa Barbara)
Mathieu Juan (Université de Sherbrooke)
Archana Kamal (UMass Lowell, Massachusetts)
Tobias Kippenberg (EPFL, Lausanne)
Silvia Viola-Kusminskiy (RWTH Aachen)
Konrad Lehnert (University of Colorado Boulder)
Laure Mercier de Lépinay (Aalto University)
Tracy Northup (University of Innsbruck)
Lukas Novotny (ETH Zürich)
Tjerk Oosterkamp (University of Leiden)
Sofia Qvarfort (Stockholm University)
Amir Safavi-Naeini (LINQS, Stanford University)
Jack Sankey (Mc Gill University, Montréal)
Gary Steele (Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at the Delft University of Technology)
John Teufel (NIST, University of Colorado Boulder)
Philip Treutlein (University of Basel)
Eva Weig (Technical University of Munich )

Registration

The number of participants will be limited to about 85. We will inform you about your acceptance per e-mail. The conference package including 5-days in a double room with half board and transport from Innsbruck costs € 1.000,- € (850,- € for PhDs) and will be due after you have received the acceptance confirmation (latest 30.11.2024), which will contain also the bank connection. Your participation will be secured only after you have received notification of acceptance and we have received the conference fee from you.

Dates

Aug. 20, 2024: Registration opening.
Nov. 26, 2024: Poster abstract submission deadline (Upgrade to talk possible for excellent posters)
Nov. 26, 2024: Registration deadline (Notification of participation one week later).
Dec. 16, 2024: Poster notification.

Registration Fees

Regular registration: 1.000,- Euro
Student / Ph.D. Student registration: 850,- Euro

All participants must register via the Indico platform. Registration is open:

Registration

Accomodation

We note that there are essentially only double rooms and triple rooms available at the Obergurgl conference center. The conference will take place during high season and the ski resort of Obergurgl is fully booked during that time. If you wish to have a single room (at a considerably higher price) or if you wish to bring along (an) accompanying person(s), please contact the conference organizers directly.

How to get there

We will organize three shuttle buses going from Innsbruck to Obergurgl on Sunday the 2nd of February space out over the day. The shuttle Buses will start at the train station in Innsbruck, have a stop at the airport and another stop at Ötztal Bahnhof for people traveling via train from Zürich. The exact time of the buses will be announced in the acceptance email end of November.