Dear Dani,

We would like to announce the following International Workshop organised by the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS) of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS). Please could you advertise it at your institution (poster attached). 

"Open Quantum Dynamics and Thermodynamics"

Dates: March 30 - April 3, 2020

Location: PCS IBS, Daejeon, South Korea

Scientific coordinators: Peter Talkner (University of Augsburg, Germany), Tapio Ala-Nissila (Aalto University, Finland & Loughborough University, UK), Juzar Thingna (PCS IBS)

Application deadline: January 5, 2020

Overview:

The field of open quantum systems is undergoing a rapid phase of development due to the emergence of new devices based on quantum superposition and coherence. In this context, it is crucial to understand: (i) the thermodynamic behavior of small quantum systems, in particular when in contact with an environment; (ii) the related fluctuation relations that connect thermodynamic quantities such as work and free energy of the device; (iii) effects of intermediate and strong coupling to the environment; (iv) many-body effects and their persistence in the presence of dissipation. The aim of the workshop is to bring together leading researchers in this field to present new results and appropriate methodologies to identify and attack the relevant open problems of the field. The invited and contributed talks will cover these aspects related to open quantum systems and also to quantum computing, quantum heat engines, and optimal control of quantum systems.

Topics include:

- Strong coupling and non-Markovian (thermo-)dynamics

- Quantum machines 

- Many-body open systems

- Driven open systems

- Fluctuation theorems

For further information on the Workshop and the PCS IBS, please refer to https://pcs.ibs.re.kr/PCS_Workshops/PCS_OpeQ.html (http://pcs.ibs.re.kr/)

Thanking you,