- 6th September – 11th September 2026
- Residencia La Cristalera, Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid
- Organized by The Nicolás Cabrera Institute (INC)
- incschool2026@uam.es
The International Summer School “Nicolás Cabrera” series has been addressing cutting-edge topics in materials science, condensed matter, and material physics since 1994. The School gathers scientists from around the world for a few days of intense scientific exchange in a uniquely pleasant and interactive environment.
The 32nd edition will focus on quantum technologies based on condensed matter platforms. Over the past two decades, quantum technologies have progressed at a remarkable pace, evolving from fundamental scientific discoveries to early-stage commercial applications. This “second quantum revolution” is driven by our growing ability to harness quantum mechanical principles and translate them into transformative functionalities for sensing, cryptography, telecommunications, and computing. Despite substantial progress, identifying robust and scalable physical implementations of quantum devices remains a major challenge. Within this dynamic landscape, this year’s INC Summer School will focus on recent developments in quantum devices based on condensed matter systems.
The school will bring together internationally recognized researchers in the fields of superconducting circuits, semiconductor qubits, hybrid superconductor-semiconductor systems and quantum thermodynamics, to provide a comprehensive overview, from fundamental concepts to cutting-edge advances, covering experimental platforms, enabling technologies, and modern theoretical approaches. The school is aimed at PhD students, as well as postdoctoral researchers. Participants may, if they wish, present their work as posters, with a special selection of a few oral contributions.
The school will take place at the Residence “La Cristalera” in Miraflores de la Sierra, a village 50 km from Madrid, from Monday, September 7th to Friday, September 11th, 2026, with arrival and welcome reception on Sunday, September 6th. A shuttle service between Madrid (city centre and airport) and the venue will be provided.
The registration fee is 550€, covering the attendance at the school, accommodation at “La Cristalera” for 5 nights, all meals and coffee breaks, the conference dinner, social activities and excursion, and pre-organised shuttles Madrid-La Cristalera-Madrid.
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DATES
Pre-registration
- Start 11/05/2026 9:00 am
- Deadline 01/06/2026 11:59 pm
Paper contributions & registration
- Start 17/06/2026 9:00 pm
- Deadline 21/07/2026 11:59 pm
School dates
- Starting 07/09/2026 5:00 pm
- Closing 11/09/2026 3:00 pm
SCHEDULE
Attendee talks will take place on Monday and Thursday allocated with 15 min presentation + 5 min questions
The poster session will take place on Tuesday. Posters will be displayed in a designated area, allowing participants to walk around, view the posters, and engage in discussions with the presenters.
Please ensure that your poster is in the standard A0 format (841 x 1189 mm).
ORGANIZERS
SPEAKERS
- Audrey Cottet, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique de l’École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
- Roman Riwar, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
- Georgios Katsaros, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, ISTA, Austria
- Jukka Pekola, Aalto University, Finland
- Felix von Oppen, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Hugues Pothier, CEA Saclay, France
- Natalia Ares, University of Oxford, UK
- Monica Benito, University of Augsburg, Germany
- Janine Splettstoesser, Chalmers University of Technology
- William Oliver, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Charles Marcus, University of Washington
- Javad Shabani, New York University
ACCOMODATION AND TRANSPORT
La Cristalera features single and shared double/triple rooms.
Single rooms will be preferentially assigned to speakers.
During the registration process, you may indicate the name of one or more attendees you would like to share a room with during the School (see registration)
HOW TO REACH LA CRISTALERA
La Cristalera is located in Miraflores de la Sierra, a small town 45 minutes by car North of Madrid city.
A shuttle will be organized between the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and the residence La Cristalera with a stop in between at the Plaza de Castilla (bus station) with the following schedule:
– Sunday, September 7th
17:00, Airport T2 (Bus bays, see link to position 1 or Taxi bays, see link to position 2)
18:00 Pº Castellana, 214 (next to the Churrería, see link) – La Cristalera.
19:00 La Cristalera
– Friday, September 11th, 15:30, La Cristalera – Plaza de Castilla – Airport T2
We kindly ask you to plan your arrival to Madrid accordingly.
How to get to Miraflores de la Sierra by public transportation:
There is a bus from Madrid to Miraflores de la Sierra which leaves from the bus station located in Plaza de Castilla (bus number 725), this bus departs from the “Intercambiador de Transportes de Plaza de Castilla”, basement -2 (see link). The estimated duration of the journey is approximately one hour. The bus stops in the centre of Miraflores de la Sierra. Afterwards, there is a thirty-minute walk until the venue (see the walk) or asking for a taxi is required to reach to the venue La Cristalera (Taxi service in Miraflores de la Sierra: Ángel Redondo, +34 615 278 090).
Information about the Residence “La Cristalera“:
M-611, km 10, 28792 Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid.
Tel: 91497 65 98/65 99.
Contact person: Ana Martinez, a.martinez@fuam.uam.es, residencia.cristalera@uam.es
CONTACT
e-mail: incschool2026@uam.es