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Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery

The symmetries of classical mathematical objects form a group. In the past several decades, we have seen new quantum mathematical objects like von Neumann algebras and quantum field theories whose symmetries are best described by tensor categories. One reason for this is that these mathematical objects naturally form higher categories, and thus their endomorphisms naturally form higher monoidal categories. In this sense, we view fusion categories as objects which encode quantum symmetries. Subfactors are a rich source of examples of exotic unitary fusion categories, and conversely, every unitary fusion category arises from a subfactor. This correspondence leads to deep mathematical connections between these fields. These mathematical objects are also intimately related to conformal field theory and topological phases of matter, which give topological quantum field theories, in which higher categories play an important role. The purpose of this workshop is built on the 2014 and 2018 BIRS workshops on subfactors and fusion categories, with the goal of studying these objects through a higher categorical lens. To do so, we will bring together world experts from subfactors, fusion categories, higher categories, and mathematical physics to further develop the deep and rich connections between these fields.

The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics, known as PQE is an annual physics conference that attracts the world's experts in laser physics, quantum physics, and many other areas. January 2024 marks the 54th winter meeting.

Computing Hardware,    Information Theory, Foundations of Computer Science

Information Theory, Foundations of Computer Science,    Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

Quantum science has made great strides in both providing a deeper understanding of nature and enabling innovative technologies. We are now approaching the exciting possibilities of “Quantum 2.0,” a technology revolution that embraces such phenomena as quantum superposition and entanglement to solve entirely new challenges and provide unique capabilities in large-scale systems. Realizing this potential will require overcoming the hurdles and building the infrastructure necessary to bring promising technology from research through prototype development to achieve robust commercial product solutions. Quantum West will highlight the future of applied quantum technologies and will provide a forum that addresses the interests of researchers, engineers, tech companies, investors, and governments—all contributors that can bring about a quantum-enabled future.

Computing Hardware,    Information Theory, Foundations of Computer Science

Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

In the Quantum Science era where Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices are accessible, quantum information tools to guide their development play a fundamental role. With the foreseen increasing complexity of available NISQ devices, their classical simulations - that drove their development until now – will soon fail to keep up. There is thus an urgent need for increasingly powerful diagnostic tools that can be applied to quantum devices even in the quantum advantage regime

Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing,    Computational Physics and Numerical Simulation

Accelerating Impact: From Research to Commercialisation, and Developing Quantum Technology Markets

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

Quantum Days is a three-day conference that brings together Canada’s quantum community. The interactive sessions feature talks by prominent speakers, panel discussions, industry sessions, and poster presentations with over 1,000 participants from coast-to-coast. Participants include students, researchers, industry, policy makers, investors, and more. Topics range from cutting-edge academic research in theory and experiment, to industry applications, societal impact, public policy and future careers. The program is designed to inform, connect, and build on breakthroughs to grow Canada’s quantum landscape.

Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

Quantum many-body systems out-of-equilibrium offer an amazingly broad spectrum of questions that can be addressed. Examples of this sort are thermalization, quantum chaos, many-body localization, quantum supremacy, dynamics of phase transitions, open and monitored many-body systems. Together with Hamiltonian dynamics, random circuits, where the evolution is generated by a sequence of single- and two-qubit gates will form the core of the conference, as they have proven to capture several essential properties of quantum complex systems. The workshop will bring together experts working on various aspects of this exciting topic.

Materials: epitaxial & chemically synthesized dots, nanoplatelets, atomically-thin 2D materials, electrostatically defined QDs, layered perovskites, color centers and hybrid organic / inorganic QD nanosystems… Fundamentals: ab-initio and effective theories, spin and magnetic phenomena, quantum optics, quantum coherence, as well as novel analytical and spectroscopic methods… Applications: quantum information technologies, energy harvesting, light-emission, sensors, detectors

The complexity of ground states of local Hamiltonians is the quantum analog of the theory of NP-Completeness. It features the two most important open questions in quantum complexity theory: the quantum PCP conjecture and the Area Law for 2D gapped Hamiltonians. Recent progress on the first question has been a direct consequence of the discovery of good quantum LDPC codes, while progress on the second question has relied on fault-tolerant polynomials. In a very exciting development, ideas from quantum error correction and quantum complexity theory play an unexpected and deep role in current attempts to understand quantum gravity. These connections even suggest the possibility that quantum gravity could violate the quantum extended Church-Turing thesis. This workshop will bring together researchers from TCS, information and coding theory, mathematics, physics to share recent progress, exchange ideas and make progress on these questions.

Comité international des poids et mesures (CIPM)

Standards play a critical role in establishing a market for emerging technologies such as quantum. The National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) and Designated Institutes (DIs) of Member States, through their expertise and historical ties to industry and standards development organizations, are well positioned to inform the standardization process through sound science, and to connect the research and commercial communities. This workshop will set the direction for a new CIPM initiative that will leverage the combined expertise of the NMIs and DIs to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum technologies through coordinated development and sharing of measurement “best practices” in support of future standardization.

Quantum technologies exploit the ability to prepare, manipulate and detect single quantum objects such as atoms, photons and electrons to enhance the performance of applications in quantum communications, quantum computing and simulation, and quantum sensing/metrology. In the last decades impressive progress has been made in a large variety of physical systems providing an excellent experimental test bench for novel concepts introduced within the framework of quantum information science theory, and opening the path to new devices for advanced quantum technologies. The aim of this conference on quantum technologies is to bring together people from academia and industry who are active in this field or have an interest in new emerging areas. We appreciate contributions ranging from basic research on quantum components and systems to industrial development of quantum-based products, prototypes and instruments.

Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing,    Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics

Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Calculus, Differential Equations and Integration

University of Waterloo

Quantum Connections is an annual networking conference hosted by the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo. The conference aims to encourage the thriving quantum ecosystem in Canada by connecting professionals from government, industry and academic sectors in an innovative and collaborative environment. Set in IQC’s beautiful Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) building, this annual conference features speakers and panels highlighting the latest in quantum information science and technology, developments in cutting edge discoveries and industry implications.

The 4th edition of the Quantum Matter International Conference – QUANTUMatter 2024 (San Sebastian, Spain) – aims at gathering the various communities engaged in the science and technologies of quantum information and quantum matter, to foster the incubation of new ideas & collaborations at the forefront of quantum technologies, emerging quantum materials and novel generations of quantum communication protocols, quantum sensing and quantum simulation. Quantum Information and Quantum Matter are two components of revolutionary treatments of information, which are becoming cornerstones for discovering and implementing disruptive paradigms in quantum computation and quantum technologies.

The Alps (Advanced Lectures in Physics in Switzerland) is a series of junior schools in theoretical physics taking place in the Swiss Mountains. Its principal aim is to lay the foundation for fruitful collaborations between young researchers with a variety of backgrounds. It is achieved by inspiring discussions between students and through lectures that bridge seemingly different areas of modern theoretical physics. The presence of junior lecturers is designed to further stimulate collaboration between students. This first edition will focus on quantum information from different perspectives: quantum computing, quantum field theory and holography. It will take place at the SwissMAP Research station, located in the bucolic village of Les Diablerets. A set of three lectures of 6 hours each will introduce the students to these different topics. They will be complemented by thorough exercise, discussion and team-building sessions. The school is designed for PhD students and early postdocs in theoretical physics.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

UC Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)

This conference will bring experts from different disciplines of physics and foster an active and productive interaction and discussion on various open questions regarding strongly correlated gapless quantum many-body systems. The concentrated schedule of the conference will enable participation of condensed matter experimentalists and create a platform for productive exchanges with theorists.

Galileo Galilei Institute

Quantum field theory is not only the unifying language of fundamental forces, but also an extremely rich source of surprising non-perturbative dualities. This success in predicting unexpected new links among seemingly distant subjects has accelerated on many fronts over the past few years, thanks to applications of modern developments in “quantum” mathematics to quantum field theories with supersymmetric, integrable, conformal, topological, or holomorphic structures. The insights emerging from these developments have been the source of important novel results across various branches of theoretical physics and mathematics, hinting at further new connections awaiting discovery. The common ground to all these recent developments is the richness of the physics and mathematics underlying the dynamics of protected (BPS) sectors, whose study ties together fundamental questions in diverse fields in original ways. This workshop aims to highlight and discuss the impact of key developments, to forge new synergies, and to grasp together the hints of far-reaching new opportunities.

University of Oslo, Department of Physics

Nuclear level density, Gamma-ray strength function, Phase transitions in mesoscopic systems, Applications in astrophysics and reactor physics

High Energy Physics, Particles and Fields,    Mathematical Physics

Iowa State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Recent breakthroughs in quantum computing hardware have created an explosion of research and activity in quantum information science. The rise of “Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum” (NISQ) devices has revealed major algorithmic and architectural challenges within this new technology. For example, the potential roles of quantum and/or quantum-classical hybrid data structures on algorithm design and performance evaluation are subjects of intense research. The goal of the QCASA workshop is to showcase the novel studies and foremost applications of non-fault-tolerant quantum computers, and provide a timely forum for computational scientists, software developers, computer scientists, physicists and quantum hardware specialists to exchange and discuss ideas on current problems in quantum information science. The contributions in this workshop will help elucidate practical, near-term limitations of current quantum devices, gauge the effectiveness of a class of approximate circuits quantitatively, and garner insight on what degree of that approximation is optimal for a given regime of machine performance.

SFF QuSpin, Center for Quantum Spintronics - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Institute of Physics (IOP)

QENS focusses on the discussion and exchange of scientific ideas related to the investigation of atomic and molecular motions, while WINS deals with instrumental aspects of quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering techniques. Though originally QENS and WINS were held independent of each other, the added value of their joint celebration was acknowledged in 2012, and continues today, since it enhances their scope and impact on the scientific community related with the quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering techniques.

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Neutron Scattering

Northwestern University

Microlocal Analysis and Quantum Dynamics 2024 is supported by the RTG “Dynamics: Classical, Modern, and Quantum”. The events are part of Northwestern’s 2023-2024 Emphasis Year, “Asymptotics in Geometry and Analysis: the Mathematics of Steve Zelditch”.

school and conference

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Analysis

Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

Applied Quantum Technologies and Innovation

Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse

This event is part of the thematic semester Mathematical Aspects of Quantum Mechanics.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Mathematical Physics

The 21st International Conference on Quantum Physics and Logic (QPL 2024) will take place from July 15th to 19th, 2024, at the Instituto de Ciencias de la Computación in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Quantum Physics and Logic is an annual conference that brings together academic and industry researchers working on the mathematical foundations of quantum computation, quantum physics, and related areas. The main focus is on the use of algebraic and categorical structures, formal languages, type systems, semantic methods, as well as other mathematical and computer scientific techniques applicable to the study of physical systems, physical processes, and their composition. Work applying quantum-inspired techniques and structures to other fields, such as linguistics, artificial intelligence, and causality, is also welcome.

Photonics, Optoelectronics and Display Devices,    Mathematical Logic and Foundations

Its aim is to bring together both experimentalists and theorists from across the UK and Europe working on realising, simulating and modelling complex quantum systems across atomic, molecular and condensed matter physics. The major focus will be on new mathematical and computational methods, the discussion of novel experimental results and the challenges of modelling them.

The workshop is organised as a part of the UK's Collaborator Computational Projects (CCP) programme bringing together the CCPQ - Quantum Dynamics in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, and CCP9 - Computational Electronic Structure of Condensed Matter.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: cold atoms in optical lattices, quantum materials, superconductivity and superfluidity, nanomechanical oscillators in cavities, phase transitions, non-equilibrium dynamics, coherence and entanglement, and environment engineering for small scale quantum technologies. To complement this physics we also expect a wide variety of numerical methodologies, such as tensor network theory, dynamical mean-field theory, quantum Monte Carlo and electronic structure calculations to be represented.

QTD 2024 is the annual conference on quantum thermodynamics held in person at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. The conference’s primary goal is to discuss recent advances in quantum thermodynamics, the field that studies thermodynamic processes at the quantum scale.

Fields Institute

The conference will include sessions that will be devoted to different themes, covering foundations and applications, theory and experiment, pure and applied research. Examples of sessions are: Quantum computing and algorithms, quantum dynamics and simulations, quantum thermodynamics, quantum communication and cryptography, quantum sensing and control, quantum hardware and materials.

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

This workshop will be centered around the topic of entanglement in many-body systems relevant for and connected to NP. The goal is to advance exchanges of ideas and techniques between NP and other fields of many-body physics such as condensed matter, quantum chemistry or quantum field theories. These areas are already well advanced in the characterization and use of entanglement for the description of many-body systems, and in the development of experimental techniques for producing and detecting entangled states. The knowledge acquired in these fields can guide progress in the development of entanglement-driven methods for classical and quantum simulations of nuclei, and in the identification of experiments probing entanglement in nuclear systems. Vice versa, specificities of many-body NP techniques can potentially be useful for other fields, and QIS in general. The workshop will explore these different aspects.

Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

Quantum materials, Low Temperature Physics,    Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Spintronics

Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) has now emerged as a well established discipline, even if active developments are still ongoing. This school and workshop will cover the recent developments of TDDFT. With the workshop, we will bring together speakers from different backgrounds, covering many aspects of TDDFT. This edition of the workshop is however a bit special, as it is its 10th anniversary. We are therefore aiming at bringing together the speakers of the very first edition of the Benasque workshop series.

Mathematical Physics,    Atomic and Molecular Physics

The conference "Number Theory, Quantum Chaos and their Interfaces” aims at gathering distinguished researchers working in either of the disciplines to discuss recent research advances in these fields, and serve as a playground for the exchange of ideas between these, rather diverse, research communities. Another purpose of our conference is to provide a solid educational platform for more junior researchers who aspire to conduct research in the relevant fields and expose them to some of the outstanding results and open problems.

Number Theory, Arithmetic,    High Energy Physics, Particles and Fields

SFF QuSpin, Center for Quantum Spintronics - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

SFF QuSpin, Center for Quantum Spintronics - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

SFF QuSpin, Center for Quantum Spintronics - Norwegian University of Science and Technology