Speaker Information
Prof. Kai Bongs
Invited Speaker
University of Birmingham and UK Quantum Technology Hub : Sensors and Timing, United Kingdom
Kai is Chair in Cold atoms and Director of Innovation for the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Kai has over 25 years of experience in quantum technology research with more than 100 publications, 10,000 citations and an h-index of 46 (Google Scholar, Sept. 2021). His leadership in quantum devices for applications has been recognised by a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award and the Denis Gabor Medal and Price by IOP. Kai has extensive experience in leadership of multidisciplinary and international research collaborations, including coordinator roles in EU projects FACT, iSense, QSense and as PI of the UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing, having 40 Co-Investigators. Having served as EDI chair for the School of Physics and Astronomy, on the EPSRC oversight committee for the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) activity in Quantum Technologies and having led two DSTL contracts in Quantum Sensors and Timing, Kai is acutely aware of the requirements in running research in a responsible and trusted fashion while fostering equality, diversity and integration. He is also a member of the British Standards Institution (BSI) committee ICT/1/1/2 “Quantum technologies, linking to the planned work on developing standardised procedures for trial and validation activities for quantum sensor and timing devices.
