The Summer School "Photonic Realms: A Journey into Quantum Information, Sensing, and Space Applications" is scheduled to take place from September 15th to September 21st, 2024. The program is designed for MSc students, PhD candidates, and Postdoctoral scholars. However, anybody from related fields are also encouraged to participate in the event. Apply until May 13th, 2024.

28 pupils took part in the Brandenburg Future Day for girls and boys. They discovered the versatility of the institute during lectures, lab tours and career speed dating. "Mega", "Surprising", "Exciting and educational" and "Super informative" were the verdicts of the young people.

From May 14 to 16, 2024, research institutions and companies will discuss and develop new project ideas: The first iCampµsCottbusConference (iCCC) provides the frame-work for technological innovations to advance the structural change in Lusatia. The iCCC2024 is organized by the "Innovationscampus Elektronik und Mikrosensorik" (iCampus).

Future-proof specialised processors with a focus on hardware for edge applications and AI processors for the automotive sector were on the agenda of the joint event of the KI-Mobil, KI-Power and Scale4Edge projects. The kick-off event in Kaiserslautern in mid-February heralded the start of the second project phase.

Introducing young women to science in general and to microelectronics and physics in particular was the aim of two events recently held at the IHP to mark the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science". IHP invited around 40 schoolgirls from Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice.

The joint research of IHP and Roma Tre University has reached a new level. On February 22th, the Joint Lab on "Intelligent electro-optical sensing" was officially opened. Prof Paolo Visca and Prof Alessandra di Masi came to Frankfurt (Oder) for this occasion.