EVENTS ISQCMC '25 Registration Just a kind reminder that registrations are open to the public to attend ISQCMC '25 - the 3rd edition of the International Symposium on Quantum Computing and Musical Creativity. Registrations are FREE, but seats are very limited. The event will be in person, and it will take place in the sala delle Capriate of the Complesso monumentale dello Steri, in Palermo, Italy. During the 28 and 29 of October we will be able to see recent research and creative practice in...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, This is not the newsletter I wanted to write, or at least not the way (and when) I had envisioned it. But there are a couple things that I must put under your radar right now. Shoutout to other events and news being shared in the Community. - if you know of some do share them there as well. I have missed many things here: what and why shall become clear in a prequel to appear next. Previous editions backed up here. Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested in...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Coming in very quickly with a small collection of news for things happening very soon. I am in the middle of a packet itinerary, so apologies for not adding more to this intro. If this is the first newsletter you're receiving, I'm usually not this rushed, as you can confirm from previous editions backed up here. And please do share this with anyone who might be interested in signing up. WRITING Quantum computing inspired paintings The new collective QC-PAINT, see also other news...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Watch the summer fade away... and "back to school" propaganda enters the scene. Can anyone escape its fate? I too will contribute to this seasoning, anticipating what's to come, and what to learn next, although in a less politically charged manner - breaking free before November! I know, it's been a minute, last newsletter was in June - a busy July and early August to blame, but also time to pause and to welcome the new tenant :) Last year I also skip-rope a month or two, as we...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, June usually tastes like the beginning of summer, at least in the northern hemisphere. In Coimbra, the first few days have been extremely hot and incredibly windy - hopefully not a prelude to another chapter on the chronicles of Riddick, yikes! Who would like to wear swim goggles when going out anyway? And now thunderstorms!... Maybe it is a good sign that this month's newsletter includes news about PQI, whose founding members include the Portuguese National Metrology Institute,...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, This newsletter turned 1 year old! 🎉 It grew so fast: started by putting some words together on a clunky notion todo list, and now here we are. A dozen issues in, that can all be reviewed here, having a steady 80%+ open rate, and a couple dozen subscribers (true fans by Conte's measures?), things are looking good here. Timing has been a bit off sometimes - like for this one, lol. A reminder of what I can not control? Perhaps. But it may as well be the result of running a news...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, Cela fait 5 ans que OCH n'est pas venu ici pour la dernière fois. Cette fois à Paris-Orly, en essayant d'éviter l'enfer de Charles-de-Gaulle. À côté du portail, un fumoir présente un scénario très familier de dragons errants, mais cette fois-ci contenu. La dame des billets de train semble également familière, ou du moins sa mince patience. Assis près de la fenêtre, de nouveaux visages entrent dans la voiture et d'anciennes gares défilent avec leurs escaliers en fer - cela...
almost 2 years ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Happy New Year! Heh.. never too late? For those working in scientific research in Portugal that has to be the motto these days... we all need some positive notes, call it daily affirmations if you will, to meet each day. See now, we are still in time for the lunar year of Dragon on the 10th! Of course, come a new year and I am wiser (reads older), but this time I am also older (reads wiser) in the face of a newborn soul :) This belated newsletter brings an extra number of things...
almost 2 years ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, Welcome to the 8th edition of the newsletter, and the last one of the year! December is a good time to look back, meditate, and celebrate - meeting family and friends, updating some dreadful CV templates or, maybe, adventuring on a deep listening experience at a remote location ;) December is also a good time to look forward, revisit plans, set intentions, and clear the mental and digital space (cloud & email catharsis). Oh, and share "gifts"? Right, on this new edition I'm...
about 2 years ago • 4 min read