VQCC Participates in
ESA ScyLight 2026 Conference

The VQCC took part in the Annual ScyLight Conference organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), which took place in Tenerife, Spain, from June 1 to June 4, 2026. This international event gathered researchers, scientists, and experts from a wide range of institutions to discuss the latest progress, challenges, and future directions in the development of free space communication networks, with a particular focus on both optical and quantum communication technologies.

Álvaro Magdalena at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands:

As part of the conference program, Álvaro Magdalena delivered a presentation highlighting some of the group’s most recent achievements. His talk focused on the experimental results obtained from 2.7km horizontal link based on Quantum Keyless Private Communication (QKPC) using time-bin encoding.

More info: ScyLight 2026