Computing with Waves 2026 will bring together researchers working on emerging approaches to computation and information processing using physical wave systems. 

The workshop will cover broad areas in wave-based computation across photonic, electromagnetic, acoustic, solid-state, magnonic, quantum, and metamaterial platforms, with a focus on how physical wave systems can be used for computation, information processing, optimization, and signal transformation. 

The aim is to provide a focused forum for discussion across theory, experiment, and applications, and to identify future opportunities for wave-based computing platforms.

Riccardo Sapienza, Imperial College London 
Matteo Nerini, Imperial College London 
Steven Koufidis, Imperial College London 
Romain Tirole, King’s College London, currently at The City University of New York 
Zeki Hayran, Imperial College London 

John Pendry, Imperial College London 
Riccardo Sapienza, Imperial College London 
Jensen Li, University of Exeter 

Sorina Damsa 

The workshop will take place at Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus. 

Address: 
170 Queen’s Gate 
Imperial College London 
London, UK 

Multiple, disruptive wave-based technologies (acoustic, elastic, radio-frequency, terahertz, and optical) would emerge if the response of the underlying materials could be modulated at will, varying throughout space and time.

META4D is a UKRI sponsored Programme grant that will simultaneously explore the fundamental physics of space-time-modulated materials and be the first to demonstrate their potential in realworld application.

Further in formation can be found here https://meta4d.co.uk/

The workshop is also supported by the ERC Advanced Grant LUMINOUS, PI: Riccardo Sapienza. 

The workshop is further supported by CNRS. CNRS and Imperial College London have developed an institutional partnership supporting collaborations across mathematics, quantitative sciences, engineering, physics, computer science, and related fields. 

Further information can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/cnrs-imperial-international-research-centre/