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The AQIS’24 conference will focus on quantum information processing, communication and cryptography, an interdisciplinary field bridging quantum physics, computer science, mathematics, and information technologies.

The Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC) is a leading annual international conference for students and researchers working in the theoretical aspects of quantum information science. The scientific objective is to bring together the theoretical quantum information science community to present and discuss the latest advances in the field. The 19th TQC will be hosted by OIST in Okinawa, Japan, in September 2024. It is a hybrid event, with focus on in-person participation. Talks will be streamed live, and an online discussion forum will be provided. Contributed talks should be in person.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

The generation of macroscopic quantum superpositions of massive objects have fascinated scientists since Schrodinger but scientific developments now promise that such superpositions may become possible in the very near future. This meeting will focus on the science of macroscopic quantum superpositions - or more commonly known as Schrodinger Cats. In the 1930s Erwin Schrodinger made a thought experiment to test the boundaries of quantum mechanics. He asked if it could be possible, not only in principle, but also in practice, to make a quantum superposition of a large-massive object (in his case a cat), in two very different positions. As far as we know - this should be possible - but extremely challenging experimentally. If one can even achieve this for nanometer (or larger), sized particles one opens the possibility of tackling many fundamental questions e.g. how does quantum interact with gravity, is there some other addition to quantum mechanics which prevents the formation of such large-massive quantum superpositions? Can such massive superpositions be used for ultrasensitive sensors. This meeting will bring experimentalists and theorists together to discuss recent science (experiment and theory), towards generating such quantum superpositions.

Event Secretariat;     Phone: [810989823588];     Email: qcatz@oist.jp, jason.twamley@oist.jp

quantum superpositions, schrodinger cats, quantum sensors, quantum gravity

Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Technology,    Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics

Joint Research Center for Advanced and Fundamental Mathematics for Industry