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Paraty Quantum Information: How a Conference Helped Foster a Research Field in Brazil

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: There are many scientific conferences around the world, but some of them play special roles. Paraty Quantum Information is one of these. In this article we present the story of how it was dreamt up and how it became a reality. We emphasize the conference's key role in fostering a community in this field, by creating and reinforcing bouds between different research groups inside Brazil, within South America and around the globe. A high-quality and low-stress international school, at an attractive place, with the costs of a national event proved to be a very efficient mechanism for this.

Source: Brazilian Journal of Physics

DOI: 10.1007/s13538-026-02021-x

Authors: Marcelo França Santos, L. G. Lutterbach, Marcelo Terra Cunha, Daniel Jonathan

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Universidade Federal Fluminense

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Information and Cryptography

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Universidade Estadual de Campinas