The Magneto-Optics in Quantum Light and Matter Conference 2026 is an intensive three-day event dedicated to exploring the forefront research in magneto-optics – spotlighting its latest advancements in the study of quantum light, quantum states of matter, and light-matter interaction in low-dimensional materials, especially phenomena emerging at experimental extremes (high magnetic fields, cryogenic temperatures, ultrafast timescales, and nanoscale spatial resolutions), while sparking new ideas and collaborations.
The conference will provide a unique opportunity to engage directly with the Quantum Design Q-Works team, innovators of the OptiCool system, and discover how state-of-the-art instrumentation is driving the future of measurement science and quantum technologies.
During the conference there will be an opportunity to visit Quantum Design instrumentation such as the OptiCool and the TeslatronPT in the University laboratory. Further details to be announced.
24 - 26 August 2026
National University of Singapore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials
Conference Location:
Conference Topics
Quantum light and matter
Electron transport in quantum materials
Light-matter interactions under extreme conditions
Plenary Speaker
Nuh Gedik
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – USA
Invited Speakers
Ekaterina Khestanova
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB) – Spain
Gil-Ho Lee
Pohang University of Science and Technology – South Korea
Hyunyong Choi
Seoul National University – South Korea
Ivan Iorsh
Queen's University – Canada
Jieun Lee
Seoul National University – South Korea
Junbo Han
Huazhong University of Science and Technology – China
Katsumasa Yoshioka
NTT Basic Research Labs – Japan
Kin Chung Fong
Northeastern University – USA
Mengkun Liu
Stony Brook University – USA
Petr Stepanov
University of Notre Dame – USA
Sergio De La Barrera
University of Toronto – Canada
Shuigang Xu
Westlake University – China
Valentyn Volkov
XPANCEO – UAE
Xiaodong Cui
University of Hong Kong – Hong Kong, China
Yiling Yu
Wuhan University – China
Bo Gao
Quantum Design Oxford – UK
Will Neils
Quantum Design – USA
Ahmet Avsar
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Alexey Berdyugin
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Goki Eda
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Ilya Belopolski
Nanyang Technological University – Singapore
Ivan Verzhbitskiy
Quantum Innovation Centre, ASTAR – Singapore
Justin Song
Nanyang Technological University – Singapore
Maciej Koperski
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Sanghoon Chae
Nanyang Technological University – Singapore
Su Rui
Nanyang Technological University – Singapore
Xinwei Li
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Yang Hyunsoo
National University of Singapore – Singapore
Schedule
Monday, August 24
Opening Remarks
Denis Bandurin (National University of Singapore)
Mengkun Liu (Stony Brook University)
William Neils (Quantum Design)
Plenary Lecture
Nuh Gedik (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT)
Driving Quantum Matter with THz Fields: From Hidden Superfluid Plasmons to Metastable Magnetism
Group Photo and Break
Hyunyong Choi (Seoul National University)
Ultrafast magneto-optics of Bose-Fermi mixtures in two-dimensional materials
Goki Eda (National University of Singapore, NUS)
Magnetic layer photogalvanic effect in PT-symmetric antiferromagnet
Yang Hyunsoo (National University of Singapore, NUS)
Spin accumulation imaging and THz magnon dynamics
Lunch and Lab Tour #1
Kin Chung Fong (Northeastern University)
Listening to the sound of superfluid
Gil-Ho Lee (Pohang University of Science and Technology, POSTECH)
Understanding and Engineering Graphene-based Josephson Junctions
Shuigang Xu (Westlake University)
Quantum anomalous Hall effect in strongly correlated rhombohedral graphene
Break
Petr Stepanov (University of Notre Dame)
Bulk photovoltaic effects in 2D heterostructures probed by nanoscale optical excitation
Mengkun Liu (Stony Brook University)
HERO (Hall Edge Rectification Optical) Nanoscopy
Sergio De La Barrera (University of Toronto)
In-situ control of twisted 2D interfaces with scanning van der Waals microscopy
William Neils (Quantum Design USA)
Applications on OptiCool Low-Vibration Optical Cryostat with Superconducting Magnet
Tuesday, August 25
Jieun Lee (Seoul National University)
Strain-programmable exciton diffusion in moiré heterostructures
Yiling Yu (Wuhan University)
Novel Excitonic Luminescence and Transport Properties of 2D Semiconductors Arising from High-Excitation Fermi Phase Transitions
Sanghoon Chae (Nanyang Technological University, NTU)
Electrically Tunable Nonlinear Photonics Enabled by Integrated vdW Ferroelectric Materials
Break
Su Rui (Nanyang Technological University, NTU)
Engineering Exciton-Polariton Spins in Microcavities
Ivan Iorsh (Queen's University)
Magnetic switching of self-hybridized exciton-polaritons in CrSBr photonic crystal slabs
Valentyn Volkov (XPANCEO)
CrSBr van der Waals Crystals: From Colossal Excitonic Response to Ultracompact Photonic Architectures
Lunch and Lab Tour #2
Xiaodong Cui (University of Hong Kong, HKU)
Modulation of excitons in TMD heterostructures
Xinwei Li (National University of Singapore, NUS)
Rotational anisotropy Raman spectrometer for high-sensitivity crystallographic symmetry analysis
Maciej Koperski (National University of Singapore, NUS)
Single photon emitters in 2D materials – from deterministic creation to device integration
Break
Justin Song (Nanyang Technological University, NTU)
Correlated Quantum Nonlinearities
Katsumasa Yoshioka (NTT Basic Research Labs)
Ultrafast optoelectronics in van der Waals heterostructures enabled by on-chip THz electronics
Ekaterina Khestanova (Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC)
Electron transport and THz characterization of 2D and other materials
Conference Dinner (Restaurant: NUSS - The Scholar, within NUS campus)
Wednesday, August 26
Alexey Berdyugin (National University of Singapore, NUS)
Electrically tunable moiré hybridization in twist-with-a-spacer structures
Ilya Belopolski (Nanyang Technological University, NTU)
Semimetal electronics
Ahmet Avsar (National University of Singapore, NUS)
Gate-Tunable, Interaction-driven Transport in a 2D Semiconductor
Break
Ivan Verzhbitskiy (Quantum Innovation Centre, QINC of A*STAR)
Anisotropic Layered Semiconductors for Quantum Technologies
Junbo Han (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, HUST)
Manipulating Magnetism and Optics via Proximity Effects in 2D Heterostructures
Bo Gao (Quantum Design Oxford)
Applications on QD Oxford Dilution Refrigerator Proteox
Closing Remarks
Lunch & Departure
Organizing Committee
Denis Bandurin
National University of Singapore
Sanghoon Chae
Nanyang Technological University
Mengkun Liu
Stony Brook University
Stefano Spagna
Quantum Design
Leo Ding
Quantum Design Singapore
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