Winter Conference

Quantum Materials in the Quantum Information Era: From Theory to Experiment

February 4–9, 2024

Conference Website

Organizers:

James G Analytis, University of California Berkeley
*Joseph Checkelsky, MIT
**Hae-Young Kee, University of Toronto
Yong-Baek Kim, University of Toronto
Rahul Nandkishore, University of Colorado Boulder

There has been a recent surge in interest in the scientific community in quantum information technologies, including quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum communication. At the heart of each of these are the quantum materials which will serve as the platform for their operation, akin to the role of semiconductors in conventional computation. Despite this pivotal role, there remains a significant gap between the study of modern quantum materials and the requirements, goals, and current status of quantum information science. This conference will bring together scientists working in a variety of “quantum information relevant” quantum material areas to engage with this challenge. We expect that quantum information may provide a new common thread to tie these subfields together and help shape a vision for the future of the fundamental science of quantum materials.

The conference will combine contributions for theory, experiment, and computation and draw from a broad community united by connections to quantum materials and quantum information. This will include physicists who have made or been guided by the QI-QM connection in various ways- bringing such a community together has the potential to strengthen and unify these connections. At the same time, given the fast moving nature of this subfield, a subsection of the program will be allocated for recent developments germane to the theme of the conference.

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*organizer responsible for participant diversity

Winter Conferences

From December through April each year, the Aspen Center for Physics hosts between six and eight one-week winter conferences. These single-session meetings, with typical attendance of about 80, are focused on the latest developments in the core physics areas of the Center. The details of the format vary, but most have a set of invited speakers, additional speakers drawn from the conference participants, and poster sessions that give an opportunity for all participants to present and discuss their work.