As part of QCzech + Qiskit Fall Fest 2025, a special invited lecture by Dr. Martin Friák will take place on November 13 at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPM CAS).
The lecture will focus on how quantum computers can be used in materials research and will be available both in-person and online.
The Institute of Physics of Materials CAS will join this year’s QCzech + Qiskit Fall Fest 2025 by hosting an invited lecture by Dr. Martin Friák. The talk will explore how quantum computing can be applied to materials science, with a focus on current research directions and future potential in science and industry.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM at the Institute of Physics of Materials CAS in Brno and will be broadcast live online.
🔗 Registration is open via this form.
⚛️ QCzech + Qiskit Fall Fest 2025
Qiskit Fall Fest is an annual series of educational events organized by universities and research institutions worldwide under the Qiskit community initiative. The Czech edition – QCzech – runs throughout October and November, combining lectures, lab visits, and hands-on workshops focused on quantum computing and its practical applications.
The event series began on October 23 with QTALKS and a tour of the optiLAB quantum communication laboratory at CESNET.
Between October 29 and November 4, participants attended the QBronze workshops, designed for complete beginners to quantum computing and programming using the Qiskit Python framework.
On November 6, another round of QTALKS took place at IT4Innovations, where visitors had the opportunity to see the first quantum computer in the Czech Republic – VLQ. The system is hosted at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, with the name symbolizing V (VSB-TUO), L (LUMI-Q consortium), and Q (Quantum Computing).
Following these events, Dr. Friák’s lecture will explore how quantum computing can be integrated into materials design and modeling, one of the key research areas at IPM CAS.
🔜 What Comes Next
The final part of this year’s program will be the QSilver workshop, which builds upon the introductory QBronze course.
It will cover advanced topics, such as:
- Complex numbers and the Bloch sphere
- Quantum gates and quantum Fourier transform
- Shor’s algorithm
The QSilver workshop will be held online in the evening hours in November, with exact dates announced soon on the QCzech and QWorld websites.
📍 Lecture: “Quantum Computing in Materials Research”
🗓️ November 13, 2025, 1:00 PM
🏛️ Institute of Physics of Materials CAS, Brno + online stream
🔗 Registration: click here
We warmly invite all those interested in quantum technologies, computational physics, and modern materials research to join us for this event!
