Quantum computing and next-generation semiconductor research discussed in Gyeongju

Quantum computing and next-generation semiconductor research discussed in Gyeongju

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Minhyuk Yoon = Quantum Materials Synthesis (QMS), an international academic conference in the field of quantum materials closely related to future technologies such as quantum computing and next-generation semiconductors, will be held for the first time in Korea.

Seoul National University announced that it will hold 'QMS 2026', an international academic conference on quantum materials, in Gyeongju from this day to the 7th along with the Samsung Future Technology Foundation.

This is the first time QMS has been hosted in Korea.

QMS is an international academic conference sponsored by the U.S. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support quantum materials research, and has been held touring North America, Europe, and Asia.

About 80 researchers in the quantum materials field from home and abroad will attend this meeting.

At the meeting, they share the latest research achievements such as magnetic van der Waals, strong correlation, quantum spin, moiré (wave pattern) materials, topological materials, and superconductivity, and discuss future key tasks and research directions.

In addition, the plan is to discover new joint research topics and expand international research cooperation through direct exchanges between domestic and foreign researchers.

The field of quantum materials is attracting attention as it is closely related to future science and technology such as quantum computing, next-generation semiconductors and memories, and quantum optical devices.

At this conference, about 30 researchers in the quantum materials field will participate as invited speakers, 7 of whom are domestic researchers.

In addition, 28 young domestic researchers will have the opportunity to introduce new research results through poster presentations and directly discuss them with the attending researchers.

Professor Park Je-geun of Seoul National University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, who chairs the organizing committee of this academic conference, said, "Holding this year's QMS in Korea will be an important opportunity to share research capabilities directly with researchers around the world," and added, "We hope that it will lead to practical international joint research rather than just a one-time academic exchange."