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Quantum information is the science of using quantum mechanics in a variety of ways to explore new ways of computing and handling information. At the end of the day, us, the scientists, have to find ways to implement non-classical gates and memory into the real world. Materials, allowing for quantum superpositions, single emitters in the solid state and other new-born materials in the nano-world have to pave our way to build the quantum computer. These quantum materials need to be investigated and project the physicist on the track to quantum computing suddenly to a material scientist.

The purpose of our workshop is to present and discuss recent developments in the overlap area between quantum information and foundations of quantum mechanics. The workshop is centered around, but not limited to, the following topics:
* Quantum logic beyond Birkhoff and von Neumann
* Contextuality and non-locality of quantum mechanics
* Measurement-based quantum computation
* Quantum mechanics and category theory
* QM foundations and cryptography

Contributed talks and posters are invited. Registration and submission will open in February 2013.

Decoherence is a bridge between quantum and classical and an Achilles’ heel of quantum computation. For the past 30 years Wojciech Zurek led development of the theory of decoherence and studied its implications for the foundations of quantum physics and its consequences for quantum information science and technology. We will invite his collaborators as well as prominent contributors to the field to celebrate Wojciech’s 60th birthday and his 30 years of decoherence studies.

The search for a theory which would unite the insights of general relativity with those of quantum theory, a theory of quantum gravity, has now lasted the better part of a century. Although a number of promising candidate theories have emerged (string theory and loop quantum gravity being the most prominent), a large array of conceptual, formal and methodological issues are still unresolved.

The third AQuA Student Congress on Quantum Information and Computation will take place from the 30th August-1st September 2013 at Imperial College London.

This event directly follows the QuICC summer school and provides a unique opportunity for graduate students to present their current research through a short presentation or a poster. This allows students to meet their peers and learn about their research whilst gaining valuable experience showcasing their work in a relaxed environment.

International Workshop ‘Quantum Interaction 2013’

Dates: 25th - 27th July 2013

Place: University of Leicester, Main Campus - Leicester, Leicestershire, UK.

In Memoriam of Bart D'Hooghe (August 15 - 2012)
Professor at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium); Co-ordinator of the Leo Apostel Centre and IQSA (International Quantum Structure Association) Secretary

GENERAL INFORMATION
The 2013 Quantum Interaction conference at the University of Leicester follows from a list of highly successful meetings held at Stanford University; Oxford University; the German Research Centre fo

The topics of the seminar are quantum contextuality and non-locality, generalized physical theories, device independent protocols, uncertainty relations, and completeness of quantum mechanics. The conference venue and accommodation will be at the Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany. Arrival will be on Sunday, 16th of February 2014 and departure will be on Wednesday, 19th, after lunch.