Quantiki

Registration for the “Workshop on Quantum Networks” is now open at http://qbnetworks.icfo.eu/. The workshop will take place in Barcelona from 30 March to 1 April and is sponsored by the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXI) under the project ""Quantum Bayesian networks: the physics of nonlocal events”.

The school aims to provide a broad overview of different implementations of quantum information processing and quantum simulation enabled by recent progress in nanotechnologies. Seven leading experts will review the experimental and theoretical state-of-the-art for some of the most promising implementations such as semiconductor quantum dots, superconducting circuits, defect centers in diamond, photonic crystal structures, and topological insulators and explore the prospects of quantum computing, quantum simulation, and the physics of quantum many-body systems.

The Quantum Effects in Biological Systems conference is a platform for researchers from biology, chemistry and physics to present and discuss the latest developments in the field of quantum biology. After meetings in Lisbon (2009), Harvard (2010), Ulm (2011), Berkeley (2012), Vienna (2013), Singapore (2014) and Florence (2015), the next QuEBS will take place in Durban, South Africa chaired by Prof. Francesco Petruccione.

Quantumness: A celebration of Luiz Davidovich's research career on his 70th birthday
June 22nd to June 24th, Rio de Janeiro

Quantumness will be a 3-day-long event with a strong scientific program. Distinguished international speakers will attend this celebration of Luiz Davidovich's research career on his 70th birthday.

This workshop is an interdisciplinary meeting that will bring together researchers from various domains with interests in physics and computation. Research and important issues relating to the interface between physics and the theories of computation, computability and information, including their application to physical systems, will be presented and discussed.

The conference covers the main topics of quantum thermodynamics. In particular questions regarding the emergence of thermalisation in quantum systems, the interplay of information and thermodynamics in quantum systems and devices (e.g. quantum thermal engines), and the according experimental implementations.