Agenda Summer School
Detailed Graphic Timetable
Session-level visual overview of the NATO STO Summer Training Program: Dual-Use Quantum Technologies (IST-244).
| Time | Mon 20 Jul | Tue 21 Jul | Wed 22 Jul | Thu 23 Jul | Fri 24 Jul |
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| 09:00–10:40 | Dual-Use Relevance Joan Bas, Michal Krelina, Catarina Cabral Bastos, Konrad Wrona |
Space & Cybersecurity Lisa Wörner, Gian Luca Foresti, Marco Piani |
Quantum Technologies for Society Alex Artaud, Diederick Croese, Mira Wolf-Bauwens |
Closing Session Joan Bas, Kadir Durak, Joanna Sliwa |
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| 11:00–12:40 | Research to Applications Kadir Durak, Gustavo Castro do Amaral, Joan Bas |
Supporting Ecosystems Anna B. Kalisz Hedegaard, Lindsay Rand, Ágata F. Swiatkiewicz |
Strategies, Education & Assessment Simon Goorney, Zeki C. Seskir, Jan Aarts |
Lab Visits | |
| 13:00–14:00 | Registration | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14:00–18:00 |
Opening / Keynotes / Reception |
Experimental Tracks Quantum Optics Setups / Knowledge Security |
Experimental Tracks Entanglement & Time Transfer / Strategic Intelligence |
Experimental Tracks QKD / Quantum Diplomacy Game |
Tracks: Technical Track · Strategic Track
NATO STO Summer Training Program: Dual-Use Quantum Technologies
20-24th July
20.07.2026 - Monday (First Day)
13:00 - 14:00 Registration
14:00 - 15:20 Opening Session
Chair: Zeki C. Seskir (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Joan Bas (CTTC)
Kaan Sahin (NATO)
Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Joanna Sliwa (NCIA)
15:20 - 15:40 Short break
15:40 - 17:00 Keynotes
Chair: Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Michele Mosca (IQC)
17:00 - 20:00 Reception
21.07.2026 - Tuesday (Second day)
09:00 - 10:40 Introduction to Dual-Use Relevance of Quantum Technologies
Chair: Joan Bas (CTTC)
Michal Krelina (QuDef / Qubitrium/ SIPRI)
Catarina Cabral Bastos (Indra Group)
Konrad Wrona (NCIA)
10:40 - 11:00 Short break
11:00 - 12:40 From Basic Research to Dual-Use Applications of QT
Chair: Catarina Cabral Bastos (Indra Group)
Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Gustavo Castro do Amaral (TNO)
Joan Bas (CTTC)
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 18:00 Experimental Tracks
Technical Track: Introduction to Quantum Optics Experimental Setups
Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Utku Tefek (Qubitrium)
Alper Özülker (Qubitrium)
Sander Van Haagen (Qubitrium)
Strategic Track: An Exercise on Knowledge Security Frameworks Implementation & Challenges
Alex Artaud (TU Delft)
Michal Krelina (QuDef / Qubitrium/ SIPRI)
22.07.2026 - Wednesday (Third day)
09:00 - 10:40 Applications of Quantum Technologies for Space & Cybersecurity
Chair: Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Lisa Wörner (DLR)
Gian Luca Foresti (University of Udine)
Marco Piani (evolutionQ)
10:40 - 11:00 Short break
11:00 - 12:40 Dual-Use Quantum Technologies - Supporting Ecosystems
Chair: Simon Goorney (Aarhus University)
Ágata F. Swiatkiewicz (NATO STO CSO)
Waseim Alfred (TSI Panel)
Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard (QSECDEF / QuantumPrime)
Lindsay Rand (U.C. Berkeley Risk and Security Lab)
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 18:00 Experimental Tracks
Technical Track: Entanglement Generation and Quantum Time Transfer
Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Utku Tefek (Qubitrium)
Alper Özülker (Qubitrium)
Sander Van Haagen (Qubitrium)
Strategic Track: Strategic Intelligence Generation and Utilization for Dual-Use of QT
Simon Goorney (Aarhus University)
Zeki C. Seskir (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Lindsay Rand (U.C. Berkeley Risk and Security Lab)
23.07.2026 - Thursday (Fourth day)
09:00 - 10:40 Quantum Technologies for Society
Chair: Zeki C. Seskir (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Alex Artaud (TU Delft)
Diederick Croese (Center for Quantum and Society / QDNL)
Mira Wolf-Bauwens (GESDA)
10:40 - 11:00 Short break
11:00 - 12:40 National Strategies, Education, and Assessment of Quantum Technologies
Chair: Mira Wolf-Bauwens (GESDA)
Simon Goorney (Aarhus University)
Zeki C. Seskir (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Jan Aarts (Leiden University / QDNL)
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 18:00 Experimental Tracks
Technical Track: Implementation of Quantum Key Distribution
Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Utku Tefek (Qubitrium)
Alper Özülker (Qubitrium)
Sander Van Haagen (Qubitrium)
Strategic Track: Quantum Diplomacy Game
Mira Wolf-Bauwens (GESDA)
24.07.2026 - Friday (Final day)
09:00 - 10:40 Closing Session
Chair: Zeki C. Seskir (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Joan Bas (CTTC)
Kadir Durak (Qubitrium / Özyeğin University)
Joanna Sliwa (NCIA)
10:40 - 11:00 Short break
11:00 - 12:40 Lab Visits