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Stay updated with the latest news and developments from Project QUEST!
Kicked off 2026 with a new publication in Advanced Functional Materials. Title: Coherent Control of Nitrogen Spins via the VB center in Hexagonal Boron Nitride.
Early-stage researchers from Eötvös Loránd University visited Linköping University as part of the QUEST project, hosted by the theoretical physics group led by Igor Abrikosov. 🌍
We are happy to share that our work „Accurate and convergent energetics of color centers by wavefunction theory” has been published in npj Computational Materials!
🍂 QUEST Autumn Recap: Research Visits, Talks, Outreach It’s been an exciting and productive period across the QUEST collaboration.🚀
Our article titled “A charge transfer mechanism for optically addressable solid-state spin pairs” has been published in Nature Physics.🎉
A new paper titled “Nuclear spin-mediated relaxation mechanisms of the VB center in hBN” has been published in npj Computational Materials.🎉
Recently, our work “A coherence-protection scheme for quantum sensors based on ultra-shallow single nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond” has been published in Nature Communications.🎉
We are happy to share that our work „Understanding Decoherence of the Boron Vacancy Center in Hexagonal Boron Nitride” has been published in Advanced Functional Materials. 🎉
✨ “The future doesn’t just happen, we shape it.” ✨
Last weekend, Anett Simon-Zsók from the Semiconductor Quantum Technology Research Group joined the MindFormers Festival in Sepsiszentgyörgy, Transylvania — an event built on dialogue, new perspectives, and shared inspiration.
Early-stage researchers from Eötvös Loránd University, Adalbert István Tibiássy and Roland Weiszmüller, were visiting Linköping University.
✨ The Summer School on New Directions in Quantum and Quantum Reservoir Computing, Quantum Devices and Related Technologies took place at Aalto University from 18–22 August 2025.
Young researchers gained insights into cutting-edge quantum topics, joined lab tours at Micronova, and connected through poster sessions and discussions.
We welcomed Emmanuel Rousseau (Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, University of Montpellier) to ELTE for a week of scientific exchange. Highlights included engaging discussions on quantum science, a visit to András Halbritter’s lab at BME, and exploring new ideas for collaboration. 🤝
🎓 Emese Moravcsik, a high school student, joined the ELTE team through the ELTE TTK Talentum Program.
She simulated the dynamics of Rydberg atoms on the Aquila Quantum Processor, and gave a short presentation about her work in Hungarian. 👏
✨ Diamond quantum reservoir in action!
A nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond interacting with 6 nuclear spins forms a quantum reservoir — capable of analyzing chaotic time series.
☕️ Budapest researchers working on point-defect-based quantum technologies met at NV Café, a half-day workshop organized by Andras Palyi, Gyozo Egri, Péter Boross, and QUEST Project Coordinator Viktor Ivády.
Big thanks to Faulhorn Labs for hosting and supporting this inspiring event! ⚛️
💠ELTE Researchers at the 2025 Boron Nitride Workshop💠
Researchers from Eötvös Loránd University participated in the Boron Nitride Workshop 2025 in Nashville, joining the international community to discuss the latest developments in boron nitride research.
📢 QUEST Project Coordinator Viktor Ivády’s latest paper, „Carbon-contaminated topological defects in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum photonics,” was recently published in npj 2D Materials and Applications! 🎉
Five members of our group— Adalbert István Tibiássy, Anett Simon-Zsók, András Tárkányi, Dominik Márk Lévai and Roland Weiszmüller —presented their research at OTDK! 🎓👏
Special congrats to Anett (1st 🥇), András (2nd 🥈), and Dominik (special award 🏅) for their outstanding achievements!
👨🔬👩🔬 PhD students, postdocs & senior researchers from Eötvös Loránd University recently visited Loughborough University Physics Department as part of the QUEST Twinning project. The team explored labs including the Emergent Photonics Research Centre, diving into micro-comb lasers & neuromorphic photonics! 💡🔬
Zsolt Benedek from Eötvös Loránd University visited Linköping University to collaborate with the Theoretical Quantum Defect Group (Oscar Bulancea Lindvall and Igor Abrikosov) and discuss his work on modelling quantum state transition rates.
🔥 What a week! 🔥
The QRC-4-ESP & QUEST Meeting took place at ELTE in Budapest, bringing together early-stage and experienced researchers for an inspiring exchange of ideas ✨
🌍 Loughborough University‘s PhD student participated in the The Alan Turing Institute‘s PhD Connect 2024 in Leeds! 🚀
This dynamic event brought together doctoral researchers in Data Science and AI for collaboration, skill-building, and knowledge sharing through workshops, keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations.
🚀 Exciting updates from the QUEST Project! 🌍💡
Two of our researchers from Eötvös Loránd University had the privilege of attending the Quantum Sensing – Fundamentals, Functions, and Fun symposium in Hong Kong.
🚀QUEST Officially Launched with a Kick-Off Meeting in Montpellier 🚀
On 9th September, QUEST officially launched with its kick-off meeting in Montpellier.
The mission of QUEST is to enhance the scientific excellence and innovative potential of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) through collaboration with its esteemed Twinning partners: Linköping University, Loughborough University, Aalto University, JustInMind SL, and Intelligentsia Consultants SARL.
🎉 Collaborative Insights: ELTE Researchers Visited Linköping University
Researchers from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) visited Linköping University for a week of knowledge exchange, and hands-on learning.
🔬 The visit included an in-depth lab tour, where the team learned about the experimental aspects of their research, including measurement methods, material fabrication, and polarization protocols.