BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Connecting Quantum Platforms: Photons, Entanglement, and India–Austria Opportunities in Quantum Science DESCRIPTION:Photons and entanglement have played a central role in shaping our understanding of quantum foundations, and they are now becoming key ingredients in emerging quantum technologies. In this talk, I will discuss how photonic quantum systems are moving from controlled laboratory demonstrations toward deployable quantum infrastructure for communication, certification, sensing, and networked quantum information processing.I will present selected directions in entangled-photon experiments, quantum communication, and field-oriented quantum technologies, emphasizing the scientific questions that arise when quantum systems must operate across distance, platforms, and realistic environments. A particular focus will be on photons as natural interfaces between diverse quantum systems, including atoms, solid-state emitters, memories, superconducting devices, and many-body platforms.In the context of growing India–Austria scientific engagement, I will outline how complementary strengths in photonics, quantum optics, theory, metrology, and hybrid quantum systems can open collaborative routes toward both fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and scalable quantum technologies. LOCATION: Erwin Schrödinger Saal, Innsbruck DTSTART:20260612T133000 DTEND:20260608T143000 TZID: Europe/Vienna END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR