Quantum Optics XI: Mexico

Mérida, Yucatán - 7 to 11 of December 2026

Juan Pablo Paz

Universidad de Buenos Aires / CONICET

In honor of

This edition of Quantum Optics is held in honor of Juan Pablo Paz, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to quantum optics and quantum information, and his tireless dedication to building and nurturing the field in Latin America.

Plenary Speakers

Ana Asenjo-Garcia

Columbia University

Gabriela Barreto Lemos

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Ignacio Cirac

Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

Diego Dalvit

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tobias Donner

ETH Zurich

Peter Drummond

Swinburne University of Technology

Andrew Jordan

University of Rochester

Ana Maria Rey

JILA, University of Colorado Boulder

Susanne Yelin

Harvard University

Additional speakers to be confirmed

Invited Speakers

Gerardo Adesso

Roberto Ramírez Alarcon

Francisco Albarrán

Luigi Amico

Janet Anders

Mario Leandro Aolita

Julio Barreiro

Elohim Becerra

Janos Bergou

David Bermúdez

Cecilia Cormick

Neil Corzo

Rodrigo Cortinas

Marcelo Terra Cunha

Luiz Davidovich

Aldo Delgado

Daniel Felinto

Karina Garay

Barry Garraway

Sébastien Gleyzes

Aaron Z. Goldberg

Carlos Gonzalez

Carla Hermann-Avigliano

Karina Jiménez-García

Antonio Khoury

Andrei Klimov

Barbara Kraus

Fernando Lombardo

Alberto Marino

Marcelo Martinelli

Fernando de Melo

Morgan Mitchell

Héctor Moya

Miguel Orzag

Alexei Ourjoumtsev

Sebastião Pádua

Mayerlin Nuñez Portela

Luis Sánchez Soto

Marcelo França Santos

Kanu Sinha

Pablo Solano

Dominique Spehner

Mauricio Torres

Alejandra Valencia

Registration

Registration is now open. Invited speakers can register directly. Poster presenters must first submit a title and abstract for approval before they can register. Visit the registration page for details.

Registration includes coffee breaks and lunch for every day of the conference. An optional conference dinner will be available at additional cost.

Venue

Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán, is a vibrant city that combines colonial architecture with a rich Mayan heritage. It offers a lively cultural scene, excellent gastronomy, and easy access to some of Mexico's most iconic archaeological sites, including Chichén Itzá and Uxmal.

The conference will be held at the Centro Internacional de Congresos de Mérida (CIC Mérida), a modern convention center located in the heart of Mérida, Yucatán. The center is conveniently situated near hotels, restaurants, and cultural attractions in the city.