YPetz 2026

Advances in quantum hypothesis testing
and quantum entropies

Pisa, 8–12 June 2026

The workshop YPetz 2026 is devoted to recent advances in quantum hypothesis testing and its connections with quantum communication theory, resource theories and quantum entropies. The aim of the meeting is to bring together established experts to discuss new methods, conceptual developments, and open problems in the field.

Topics covered by the workshop include

quantum hypothesis testing and discrimination of quantum states,
quantum Shannon theory and operational interpretations,
entropic quantities and \(f\)-divergences.

Program

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:30–10:30	Talk	Talk	Talk	Talk	Talk
10:30–11:00	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
11:00–12:00	Talk	Talk	Talk	Talk	Talk
12:00–13:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13:30–14:30	Talk	Talk	Free afternoon	Talk	Talk
14:30–15:00	Coffee break	Coffee break	Free afternoon	Coffee break	Coffee break
15:00–16:00	Talk	Talk	Free afternoon	Talk	Talk

Venue

The workshop will take place at the Scuola Normale Superiore, one of Italy’s leading institutions for research and higher education, located in the historic center of Pisa. Founded in 1810, the Scuola Normale is renowned for its strong tradition in mathematics, physics, and theoretical sciences.

Pisa is a historic university city in Tuscany, internationally known for the Leaning Tower, its medieval architecture, and a vibrant academic atmosphere. The city is easily reachable by train and is served by the nearby Galileo Galilei International Airport.

Participants

Aadil Oufkir
Bartosz Regula
Bjarne Bergh
Christoph Hirche
David Sutter
Fernando Brandão
Francesco Buscemi
Fumio Hiai
Giulia Mazzola
Hao-Chung Cheng
Joseph M. Renes
Ke Li (TBC)
Marco Dalai
Marco Tomamichel
Mario Berta
Masahito Hayashi (TBC)
Matthias Christandl
Milán Mosonyi
Nilanjana Datta (TBC)
Omar Fawzi
Roberto Rubboli
Robert Salzmann
Ryuji Takagi

Organising Committee

Ludovico Lami
Filippo Girardi

Registration

If you are interested in attending YPetz 2026 and you have not already been directly invited by the organisers, please fill in this form. Given the limited capacity of the location, the registration should be considered complete only upon receiving a confirmation email from the organisers. If you have already been directly invited by the organisers, no further action is required on your side.

Acknowledgements

This workshop is funded by the European Union (ERC StG ETQO, Grant Agreement no. 101165230). We are grateful to Gaia Sammartino for conceiving and designing the workshop logo.

Detailed schedule

To be announced.

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