Ashok Ajoy
University of California Berkeley

Ashok Ajoy is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry specializing in nanoscale NMR spectroscopy, spin hyperpolarization, quantum sensing, and quantum computing with spins. A BITS-Pilani graduate (2010) with a Ph.D. from MIT (2016), he conducted postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley (2016–2020).
His work focuses on developing deployable NMR probes and quantum sensors to achieve nanoscale resolution, enabling in-situ chemical analysis. He also pioneers optical-spin hyperpolarization techniques, enhancing NMR sensitivity for portable applications. Beyond chemistry, his research contributes to quantum computing and metrology by leveraging nuclear spin coherence and quantum control methods.
Peter Barker
University College London

Peter Barker is a Professor of Physics at University College London, specializing in the manipulation and cooling of molecules using strong optical fields with expertise in atomic and molecular laser spectroscopy, non-linear optics, and laser-induced phenomena in gases, his work focuses on creating slow, cold molecular gases and cooling them to ultra-cold temperatures. He has a rich interdisciplinary research background, including developing advanced wind tunnels at Princeton University and pioneering applications in optical physics.
Francesco Buscemi
Nagoya University

Francesco Buscemi is a professor in the Quantum Mathematical Informatics Group of the Department of Mathematical Informatics Graduate School of Informatics at Nagoya University. His research interests include quantum information theory, quantum thermodynamics, quantum statistical mechanics, quantum measurement theory, quantum statistics, and quantum foundations.
Nicolas Gisin
University of Geneva and Constructor University

Nicolas Gisin is a Swiss physicist and a Professor at the University of Geneva, specializing in quantum information, communication, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. He heads the Chair of Quantum Physics at Constructor Institute of Technology and serves on the Constructor Group Strategic Advisory Board.
A pioneer in quantum cryptography and long-distance quantum communication, he co-founded ID Quantique, a global leader in quantum technologies. His groundbreaking 1995 experiment transmitted a quantum cryptographic signal over 23 km of optical fiber under Lake Geneva, marking a milestone in quantum communication. Gisin has received prestigious honors, including the Swiss Science Prize and the John Stewart Bell Prize.
Guruprasad Kar
Indian Statistical Institite

Guruprasad Kar is a Professor at Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata in the Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit. He works on Quantum Foundation and Quantum Information particularly in quantum non locality.
Adrian Kent
University of Cambridge

Adrian Kent is a Professor of Quantum Physics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Wolfson College, and Director of Studies in Mathematics at Darwin College. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute and an Affiliate of the Institute for Quantum Computing.
His research focuses on quantum foundations, quantum cryptography, and the relationship between quantum theory, relativity, and information. His key contributions include secure quantum key distribution protocols and relativistic cryptographic schemes. He has critically examined the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and co-edited “Many Worlds? Everett, Quantum Theory and Reality.”
Matthew Leifer
Chapman University

Dr. Matthew Leifer is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Program Director at Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University. He is also a member of the Institute for Quantum Studies. Dr. Leifer specializes in quantum information theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics, exploring the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, and theoretical physics. His contributions include investigating quantum state realism, contextuality, and uncertainty principles in quantum theory. With a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, Dr. Leifer has held research positions at prestigious institutions like the Perimeter Institute and the University of Cambridge. His work is widely published in leading physics journals.
Lee Rozema
University of Vienna

Lee Rozema is a senior scientist at the University of Vienna. He is experimentally investigating indefinite causal orders in quantum mechanics. His other research interests include quantum state tomography, experimental quantum optics, quantum information and quantum computing.
Urbasi Sinha
Raman Research Institute, India
University of Calgary, Canada

Prof. Urbasi Sinha is the head of the Quantum Information and Computing (QuIC) lab at Raman Research Institute, India and a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Photonic Quantum Science and Technologies at the University of Calgary, Canada. Her research focuses on photonic quantum information processing including secure quantum communications, quantum key distribution, quantum teleportation, and photonic quantum computing as well as precision tests of the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Tejinder Pal Singh
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Prof. Singh is associated with the department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at TIFR Mumbai. His research interests include Quantum Measurement Problem and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. He also works on Quantum Gravity.
Hendrik Ulbricht
University of Southampton

Hendrik Ulbricht is a professor of physics at the University of Southampton. His research interests include Foundations of quantum mechanics, Nanoparticle cooling techniques, and Experimental tests of collapse models.
Harald Weinfurter
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Harald Weinfurter is a professor of physics at LMU Munich. His research interests include quantum information, quantum many-body physics, and quantum optics.
Howard Wiseman
Griffith University

Howard Wiseman is a theoretical quantum physicist, and Director of the Centre for Quantum Dynamics at Griffith University. His research interests include quantum information, quantum measurements, quantum control and quantum foundations.