Role

Pol Forn Appointed as Spain’s Representative to CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative Advisory Board

The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (CERN QTI) has defined a roadmap and research programme in collaboration with its advisory board, as well as the high-energy physics and quantum-technology research communities

Pol Forn has been appointed as Spain’s representative to the advisory board of CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI) for the second term of the program, covering the period 2025-2028.

CERN’s QTI aims to explore the potential of quantum technologies in high-energy physics and beyond, fostering collaboration between research institutions and industry.

Latest Group News

New device

New Dilution Refrigerator Installed at the QCT Lab

September 26, 2025

The Quantum Computing Technologies Lab at IFAE has just received its new dilution refrigerator from Leiden Cryogenics. The unit, customized with IFAE’s colors, is currently cooling down and is expected to reach 10 mK (0.01 K above absolute zero) tomorrow.

New Publication

New publication in QCT group

September 4, 2025

David López, Alba Torras, Elia Bertoldo, Luca Cozzolino, Manel Martinez and Pol Forn are authors of this paper.

Publication

New QCT Group Paper on Superinductors and Ultrastrong Coupling

July 17, 2025

“A new preprint by IFAE’s Quantum Computing and Technologies (QCT) group, titled “Superinductor-based ultrastrong coupling in a superconducting circuit” , has been uploaded to arXiv.