Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2025

14 Oct 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland

sanja djurdjic

Postdoctoral Researcher, Experimental Quantum Physicist

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Madrid, Spain

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I’m a quantum physicist developing next-gen light sources and exploring 2D materials to advance quantum sensing, communication & computing.

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About me

Dr. Sanja Djurdjić Mijin is a quantum physicist specializing in quantum photonics. She earned her PhD in Physics at the University of Belgrade, where she received the Institute of Physics Award for the best doctoral dissertation in 2022.

Dr. Djurdjić Mijin has authored over 10 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and contributed to a monograph on boron-based quantum materials. She has delivered numerous invited talks at leading international conferences and is an award-winning presenter.

Her research is embedded in international collaborations funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, the EU Horizon programme, and NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Programme. Her current work focuses on engineering quantum light sources and exploring strain effects in layered materials to advance quantum technologies for sensing, secure communication, and computing. In 2025, she co-organized and lectured at the Summer School on Quantum Technologies for Detection, Communication and Computing, demonstrating her commitment to both cutting-edge research and education.

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Skills

  • photonic quantum technologies
  • Quantum optics
  • experimental techniques in quantum technologies

Interests

  • quantum crypthography
  • optical quantum computing