Speakers

Gaetano Scamarcio, of the Rotary Club of Bari, Italy, is a past Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in the United States. He is a professor of physics at the University of Bari and the inventor of the superlattice quantum cascade laser, which is used in systems for environmental monitoring and quantum physics.

Sebastiano Stramaglia is Full Professor of Physics at the University of Bari and former Director of the Interdepartmental Center for Signal and Image Processing. His research interests focus on complex systems for neuroscience, biology and social sciences, and the use of artificial intelligence in these fields. He spent long periods of research at Boston University, in Bilbao, Ghent and Copenhagen.

Professor Paolo Facchi is a full professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Bari and a member of the INFN (National Institute for Nuclear Physics), Bari Division. He made significant contributions to topics such as quantum decoherence, the quantum Zeno effect, quantum control and simulation, and the study of multipartite entanglement. He coordinates the “QUANTUM” research group at INFN Bari, which deals with quantum information, metrology and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Expert in Quantum Physics, Quantum Information and Complexity and Statistical Physics, Saverio Pascazio is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of QuantERA, Section Chair for quantum projects at the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and General Chair for quantum projects at the Optical Society of America (OSA).

Francesco Pepe works at the Bari Physics Department as an associate professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics. He investigates fundamental aspects of quantum dynamics, properties of physical systems
that are relevant for quantum technology implementations, and the possibility to enhance imaging by using quantum correlations. In teaching and dissemination, he is committed to providing an objective narrative of the “second quantum revolution”