February 12, 2026

We were delighted to welcome our distinguished guests to ICQIST 2025, hosted at CQuERE, TCG CREST as part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025) celebrations.

Persons seated (from left):
Prof. Pankaj Agarwal, Prof. Kenji Sugisaki, Prof. Bhanu Pratap Das, Prof. Mark Saffman, Prof. Srinivasa Prasanna V., and Poulomi Chakraborty (Centre Administrator, CQuERE).

Persons standing (from left):
Sudhindu Bikash Mondal (Senior Quantum Engineer), Dr. Muhammed Fazil (Post Doctoral Fellow), Bony Pal (PhD Student), Pradyut Pratim Sahoo (PhD Student), and Dr. Siddhartha Patra (Assistant Professor).

A special moment with Prof. Kenji Sugisaki (Senior Consultant, Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC Group and Visiting Professor, CQuERE, TCG CREST) and Prof. Mark Saffman (Johannes Rydberg Professor and Director, Wisconsin Quantum Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA) at CQuERE, TCG CREST.

ICQIST 2025 brought together leading researchers, industry experts, and young scholars for meaningful discussions at the forefront of quantum science and technology, reflecting the collaborative spirit of IYQ 2025.