Speakers
Prof. Chao-Yang Lu
Chair Professor of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
Professor Chao-Yang Lu is a Chair Professor of Physics at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He obtained his bachelor’s and PhD degrees in Physics from USTC and the University of Cambridge, respectively. He serves as Deputy Director of the Shanghai Center for Quantum Sciences, Executive Director of the Quantum Computing Division at the Hefei National Laboratory, and Chairman of the World Association of Young Scientists.
His research spans quantum foundations, quantum computation, solid-state quantum photonics, quantum teleportation, superconducting circuits, and atomic arrays. He has authored over 160 papers in these fields with more than 43,000 citations. His pioneering research was named “Breakthrough of the Year” by Physics World in 2015, a top 10 “Highlight of the Year” by APS Physics in 2021, 2022, and 2025, and a “World’s Top 10 Digital Innovation Technology” by UNESCO in 2020.
His numerous accolades include the 2026 IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award, the EPS Fresnel Prize, the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize, the Nishina Asian Award, the OSA Adolph Lomb Medal, the APS Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing, and the He Liang He Li Foundation Science and Technology Innovation Award.
An elected Fellow of Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America) and the American Physical Society (APS), Professor Lu is a New Cornerstone Investigator, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and one of Nature’s “Science Stars of China.” He is a Divisional Associate Editor for Physical Review Letters and serves on several international editorial boards, including Applied Physics Reviews, Quantum Science and Technology, and ACS Photonics.