**That wraps up our Virtual BQIT:21 workshop!** A huge thank you to all of our board, speakers, chairs, sponsors and panellists for making BQIT happen. Thank you also to all of you for watching. Head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge) for virtual celebratory drinks (BYOB)!

Congratulations to our poster session winners listed in our previous announcement. All posters are still available to view on the [Posters page](https://underline.io/events/104/posters) and in the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge).

Videos of all of our talks will be available in a few days here on the BQIT Underline page, as well as our [QET Labs YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgT9kQOlUVtJzEe-shjK-A). The links to these will be sent out to all attendees when ready.

**We ask you to please complete our short [feedback form](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MH_ksn3NTkql2rGM8aQVG7KL2U-DA-ZPnB8K0I9N-f1UNEFaVVFYS1ZLR0xHNFBGRUNNTlU5R0c0RC4u), so that we can continue to make BQIT better for everyone.**

Thank you again for joining us, and we look forward to welcoming you back to BQIT in Spring 2022!


Thank you for joining us!

**Congratulations to the following poster presenters for winning this years' BQIT Poster Session prizes**, sponsored by [KETS Quantum](https://underline.io/events/104/expo/887-kets-quantum-security-ltd)!

* Best experimental posters - Jonathan Frazer (UOB) and Alexander Pickston (Heriot-Watt University)
* Best theory posters - Elena Callus (University of Sheffield) and Jasminder Sidhu (University of Strathclyde)
* Most engaging poster presenters - Matthew Stafford (UOB) and Christina Reissel (University of Oviedo)
* People's choice posters - Vatshal Srivastav (Heriot-Watt University) and Friederike Johlinger (UOB)

The BQIT team will be in touch with you by email with your certificates and prizes tomorrow.

Thank you to all of our BQIT:21 poster presenters for showcasing their research with us, and to Giacomo and Naomi for organising this year's sessions!

Our BQIT:21 Poster Prize Winners!

Welcome back everyone! Our final session of the BQIT:21 workshop will begin in 5 minutes at 3pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and QET Labs PhD student Molly Thomas (University of Bristol), followed by closing remarks from BQIT Board Member, QET Labs Co-Director and Assoc Prof, Jonathan Matthews (University of Bristol). See you there!

Final Session beginning in 5 minutes!

Thank you to all of our session eight speakers and to Giacomo for chairing the session. We have a short break now, and invite you to head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge), where you can visit our poster session, chat to our exhibitors, and meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees. Our final session of BQIT:21 will begin at 3pm BST over on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage).

Networking now open!

Welcome back everyone! Our second session of the day will begin in 10 minutes at 12.30pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and QET Labs Research Associate Giacomo Ferranti (University of Bristol). See you there!

Session eight beginning in 10 minutes!

Thank you to Pieter Kok for his fantastic commemorative talk for Jon Dowling, and to Jonathan for chairing. We now invite you to head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge), where our final workshop poster session is running until 12pm BST. This year's poster sessions are sponsored by KETS, whose exhibitor booth you can visit at the Networking Lounge, and you can read more on their [Expo page](https://underline.io/events/104/expo/887-kets-quantum-security-ltd).

We also invite you all to vote for your favourite poster for this year's 'People's Choice' poster prize. Voting is open until 12pm BST on Wednesday, and you can vote for multiple posters. Please vote at [slido.com](https://www.sli.do/) with code #412073, or by visiting [this page](https://app.sli.do/event/ifdn5sks/embed/polls/a42b803e-0f97-4646-aad9-c0897946cd59).

Poster session 2 is now open!

A very warm welcome to the third and final day of Virtual BQIT:21 everyone!

Our first session will begin in 5 minutes (at 9am BST), chaired by BQIT Board Member and QET Labs Co-Director Jonathan Matthews (University of Bristol) over on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). 

This will be followed at 10am BST by our second workshop poster session, which will be held in our [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge). This year's poster sessions are sponsored by KETS, whose exhibitor booth you can visit at the Networking Lounge, and you can read more on their [Expo page](https://underline.io/events/104/expo/887-kets-quantum-security-ltd).

We also invite you all to vote for your favourite poster for this year's 'People's Choice' poster prize. Voting is open until 12pm BST on Wednesday, and you can vote for multiple posters. Please vote at slido.com with code #412073, or by visiting [this page](https://app.sli.do/event/ifdn5sks/embed/polls/a42b803e-0f97-4646-aad9-c0897946cd59).

See you there!

BQIT:21 Day Three - welcome!

That wraps up the second day of talks at Virtual BQIT:21! Thank you to today's speakers, panellists and chairs, and to all of you for watching our talks. **We now invite you to head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge),** where our networking session is now running. Here you can visit our poster session, chat to our exhibitors, and meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees. 

We also invite you all to vote for your favourite poster for this year's 'People's Choice' poster prize. Voting is open until 12pm BST tomorrow (Weds 28 April), and you can vote for multiple posters. Please vote at slido.com with code #412073, or by visiting [this page](https://app.sli.do/event/ifdn5sks/embed/polls/a42b803e-0f97-4646-aad9-c0897946cd59).

Videos of today's talks will be available soon on the Sessions tab, and you can take a look at the programme for the rest of our workshop [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwsSM0ztnxC_lgUKf3TbO3GvnI44AQkY/view).

See you in the networking lounge!

Welcome back everyone! Our final session of the day will begin in 10 minutes at 3pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and QET Labs Senior Research Fellow, Siddarth Joshi (University of Bristol). See you there!

Session six beginning in 10 minutes!

Thank you to all of our EDI panellists and to Naomi and Jaya for chairing the session. We have a short break now, and invite you to head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge), where you can visit our poster session, chat to our exhibitors, and meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees. Our final session of the day will begin at 3pm BST over on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage).

Welcome back everyone! Our EDI panel will begin in 10 minutes at 12.30pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and Quantum Engineering CDT student Naomi Solomons (University of Bristol). 

The Q&A for the panel will be held via www.slido.com using the event code #678981, or by following [this link](https://app.sli.do/event/9rx7qoyt). Here you can post questions (anonymous if preferred) and upvote any questions you would like to see the panel answer. See you there!

EDI Panel beginning in 10 minutes!

Thank you to all of our session four speakers and to Carmen for chairing! We have now started our networking session over on Gathertown, which you can access through the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge). Here you can access the poster session, chat to our exhibitors, and meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees! 

Our next session, this year's EDI Panel, will begin at 12.30pm BST over on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). See you there!

A very warm welcome to the second day of BQIT:21 everyone! 

Please note that the first talk scheduled for 9am in the programme **will not be taking place this morning**, so we will begin the session with our second scheduled talk from Niccolo Somaschi (Quandela).

Our first session of the day will therefore begin at **9.20am BST **on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). 

See you there!

BQIT:21 Day Two - welcome!

Participants can vote their favourite posters at slido.com with code #412073, or by visiting https://app.sli.do/event/ifdn5sks/embed/polls/a42b803e-0f97-4646-aad9-c0897946cd59

Thank you for voting!

Vote for best posters!

That wraps up the first day of Virtual BQIT:21! Thank you to today's speakers and chairs, and to all of you for watching our talks and visiting our first poster session.

Videos of today's talks will be available soon on the [Sessions tab](https://underline.io/events/104/sessions?eventSessionId=3495), and you can take a look at the programme for the rest of our workshop [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwsSM0ztnxC_lgUKf3TbO3GvnI44AQkY/view).

Have a great morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are, and **we'll see you all tomorrow at 9am BST** for day two of Virtual BQIT:21!

See you tomorrow!

Thank you to all of our session three speakers and to Ross for chairing! We now invite you to head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge), where our first workshop poster session is running until 6.30pm BST. This year's poster sessions are sponsored by KETS, whose exhibitor booth you can visit at the Networking Lounge, and you can read more on their [Expo page](https://underline.io/events/104/expo/887-kets-quantum-security-ltd).

We also invite you all to vote for your favourite poster for this year's 'People's Choice' poster prize. Voting is open until 12pm BST on Wednesday, and you can vote for multiple posters. Please vote at slido.com with code #412073, or by visiting [this page](https://app.sli.do/event/ifdn5sks/embed/polls/a42b803e-0f97-4646-aad9-c0897946cd59).

Poster session 1 is now open!

Welcome back everyone! Our final session of the day will begin in 10 minutes at 3pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow Ross Donaldson (Heriot-Watt University). See you there!

Session three beginning in 10 minutes!

Thank you to all of our session two speakers and to Caterina for chairing! We have a short break now before our next session. We invite you to head over to the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge), where you can visit our poster session, chat to our exhibitors, and meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees. Our final session of the day will begin at 3pm BST over on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage).

Welcome back everyone! Our second session will begin in 15 minutes at 12.30pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and QET Labs 
Research Associate Caterina Vigliar (University of Bristol). See you there!

Session two beginning in 15 minutes!

Thank you to all of our session one speakers and to Paul for chairing! We have now started our first networking session over on Gathertown, which you can access through the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge). Visit for early access to the poster session, to chat to our exhibitors, and to meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees! Our next workshop session will begin at 12.30pm BST over on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage).

A very warm welcome to the first day of BQIT:21 everyone! Our first session will begin in 5 minutes (at 9am BST) on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage), after a short welcome from BQIT Board Chair and interim Director of the Quantum Engineering CDT, Jorge Barreto (University of Bristol). See you there!

BQIT:21 Day One - first session begins in 5 minutes.

That wraps up our first ever BQIT tutorial day! Thank you to our speakers Artur, Fabio and Robert, and to our chairs Paul, Stefano and Pieter. A huge thank you also to all of you for watching. Our evening networking session is now open in the [Networking Lounge](https://underline.io/events/104/lounge). 

Videos of our tutorial sessions will be available in a few days on the [Session tab](https://underline.io/events/104/sessions), and you can take a look at the programme for the rest of our workshop [here](https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/qet-labs/documents/Virtual%20BQIT21%20full%20programme%20(web).pdf). 

Have a great weekend, and **we'll see you all on Monday at 9am BST for day one of the Virtual BQIT:21 workshop! **

Tutorial day networking now open!

Welcome back everyone! Our final tutorial session, "Measurement-based Quantum Computation" with Robert Raussendorf (University of British Columbia), has just begun on the Main Stage. This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and Professor of Theoretical Physics, Pieter Kok (University of Sheffield).

Tutorial day - third session started on Main stage

Welcome back everyone! Our second tutorial session, "Integrated Optics" with Fabio Sciarrino (Sapienza Università di Roma), will begin at 13.30pm BST on the [Main Stage](https://underline.io/events/104/main-stage). This session will be chaired by BQIT board member and QET Labs Senior Research Associate Stefano Valle (University of Bristol). See you there!

Tutorial day - second session starts in 15 minutes!

Thank you to Artur for presenting our first (ever!) tutorial session, and to Jorge for chairing! We have now started our first networking session over on Gathertown, which you can access through the 'Networking Lounge'. Visit for early access to the poster session, to chat to our exhibitors, and to meet fellow BQIT:21 attendees!

Welcome to the BQIT:21 tutorial day everyone! Our first session, "Quantum Cryptography" with Artur Ekert (University of Oxford) will begin at 9am BST on the Main Stage, after a short welcome from BQIT board member Paul Skrzypczyk (University of Bristol). See you there!

Tutorial day - first session starts in 30 minutes!

We warmly invite you to read through our programme and explore our Underline workshop page to familiarise yourself before our workshop begins. You can tweet us using hashtag #bqit and contact us with any support queries through our Help desk or by emailing bqit-admin@bristol.ac.uk. We hope you have a wonderful time and look forward to meeting you in our networking lounge!

Welcome to BQIT:21!

**BQIT is a three day annual workshop** aimed at enabling leading UK and international academics and industrial partners to come together; to explore and discuss future ambitions and challenges in the field of **Quantum Information Technologies.** Since our conception in 2014 we have had 230 speakers and panellists who have presented their work and opinions on a range of topics, from quantum theory to innovation in industry.


### Welcome Message
The BQIT:21 team welcomes you to the eighth Bristol Quantum Information Technologies workshop! 

Last year was the first time in our workshop's history that we had gone fully virtual. The global circumstances that continue to impact us all professionally and personally have forced BQIT once again to be delivered as an all-virtual workshop for 2021. The access this creates to colleagues across the world who would otherwise be unable to join us, as well as being able to make the workshop free for all attendees due to the lower costs involved in delivering an online workshop, are just a couple of the extraordinary benefits of meeting online. This also means that we can welcome three times as many attendees to BQIT than previous years.   

We take this opportunity to thank each of our speakers and poster presenters for contributing their technical content, this year's sponsors, whose support this year enabled BQIT:21 to be free to all attendees, and to all of our attendees for joining us online this year. We recognise the extra energy required to stay connected and motivated during these difficult times, and are hugely encouraged to see so many of you willing to continue to connect with us on an online platform. 

It is our hope that you have a productive and enjoyable time while you engage and interact with BQIT:21, and to everyone that has helped take BQIT:21 online, thank you! 

**The BQIT board and organisation team **


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### This year's workshop agenda is available here: [Virtual BQIT:21](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwsSM0ztnxC_lgUKf3TbO3GvnI44AQkY/view?usp=sharing)
For further information, please contact us at: **bqit-admin@bristol.ac.uk**

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