Hybrid Photonics and Materials

Paros, Greece | 28th September – 2nd October 2026

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Conference

The scope of the Hybrid Photonics and Materials (HPM 2026) spans fundamental physics to applications of phenomena related to hybrid light-matter excitations and photon-mediated interactions of disparate material systems. This five day international conference combines talks from established scientists with presentations by young researchers and aspires to promote an active exchanges of ideas in order to advance developments in the field.

Topics

Hybrid photonics (organic-inorganic, novel lasers, low dimensional nanostructures, devices)
Quantum fluids and Bose-Einstein condensation in equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems
Quantum and Classical Simulators (optical lattices, coupled lasers, photon and polariton condensates, ion traps)
Quantum Photonics
Polaritonics (in inorganic, organic and hybrid microcavities)
Plasmonics

6^th HPM conference

This is the sixth event in the series of international conferences dedicated to Hybrid Photonics and Materials, which is to be held on the island of Paros, Greece being built upon the success of:

Welcome to Paros

We are honoured to welcome you to the island of Paros, a jewel of the Cyclades archipelago, known for its timeless beauty, rich cultural heritage, and deep historical roots.
Paros is famed for its pure white marble, once prized by sculptors across the ancient world, and for its connection to the poet Archilochus, whose verses spoke of the sea and the shifting nature of life.

Nestled in the heart of the Aegean Sea, Paros has long been a crossroads for travellers, merchants, and thinkers—where ideas flowed as freely as the tides.

Paros and its surrounding islands lie within a region once traversed by ancient Greek mathematicians and astronomers—pioneers of the scientific method whose work laid the foundations for modern physics. It was in these Aegean skies that Hipparchus, often regarded as the father of trigonometry and one of the earliest systematic astronomers, made his observations of the stars and mapped the celestial sphere with remarkable precision. His work on eclipses, precession, and the fixed stars continues to echo in the study of the cosmos today.

The maritime traditions of the Cyclades also remind us of the role of physics in navigation. For centuries, sailors have relied on the stars, the winds, and the currents—natural forces governed by the same physical principles we study today—to cross vast distances and connect cultures. In many ways, the early seafarers of the Aegean were practical physicists, applying knowledge of geometry, celestial mechanics, and fluid dynamics long before these terms were formalised.