QUROPE Quantum Information Processing and Communication in Europe

Atomtronics@Benasque | 2015, May 04 -- May 14

Venue: The Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

Organizers:
L. Amico (U. Catania-CNR & CQT-NUS)
G. Birkl (Technishe U. Darmstadt)
M. Boshier (Los Alamos)
L.-C. Kwek (CQT-NUS)
A. Minguzzi (U. J. Fourier & CNRS Grenoble)

The goal of the workshop is to discuss the challenges in the emerging field of atomtronics: Bose-Einstein condensates manipulated in “optical circuits” of very different spatial shapes and intensity. We intend to bring together experimentalists and theorists active in the field. Conceptual and applicative aspects of atomic circuits for diverse exploitations will be covered, both to extend the scope of the existing quantum simulators and to devise platforms for new routes to information technology.

Format
The Benasque workshop will offer two-three seminars per day from the invited speakers. Working groups, self-organized and chaired discussions are a part of the Benasque Center working mode and will be encouraged. Offices/desk space will be available for the participants upon request.
A poster session will be also organized. The expected number of participants is around 50.

Invited speakers ((*) to be confirmed)
D.A. Anderson, JILA (USA)
Veronica Ahufinger UAM (Spain)
Aidan Arnold, Univ. Strathclyde (UK)
Charles Clark, NIST (USA)
Doron Cohen, Ben Gurion Univ. (Israel)
Rainer Dumke ,CQT (Singapore)
Mark Edwards, Georgia South. Univ. (USA)
David Guéry-Odelin ,Toulouse (France)
Frank Hekking, Grenoble (France)
Kristian Helmerson, Monash Univ (Australia)
Alastair Kay, RHUL (UK) (*)
Fred Jendrzejewski, NIST (USA)
Macieji Lewenstein ICREA (Spain)
Helene Perrin , LPL (France)
William D. Phillips, NIST (USA) (*)
Matteo Rizzi, Mainz Univ. (Germany)
Eddy Timmermans, Los Alamos (USA)
Wolf von Klitzing , Crete Univ. (Greece)

More details: http://benasque.org/2015atomtronics/

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