BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 RDATE:20270314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T020000 RDATE:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260507T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260504T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Murphy Yuezhen Niu ATTENDEE:Sagar Vijay ATTENDEE:David Weld ATTENDEE:and Xiaodi Wu DESCRIPTION:Quantum computing is at a transformative juncture\, with emer ging quantum computers featuring hundreds to thousands of qubits\, enabl ing access to a Hilbert space dimension exceeding the total number of at oms in the observable universe. Despite this impressive scale\, these qu antum devices have not yet achieved tasks surpassing classical capabilit ies due to the substantial resource overhead associated with digital gat e-based fault-tolerant error correction. Consequently\, there is growing momentum to explore hybrid quantum computing approaches that merge anal og and digital techniques.This conference will bring together researcher s from quantum physics\, computer science\, engineering\, and mathematic s to tackle a crucial challenge: demonstrating quantum advantage on pre- fault-tolerant quantum hardware without complete reliance on traditional error correction methods. Participants will investigate innovative quan tum algorithms\, advanced quantum error mitigation strategies\, and spec ialized pulse-level control methods tailored for large-scale quantum sys tems. Ideally\, the conference wouldserve to articulate the nature and scope of quantum advantage that can be achieved in the near term\, drivi ng immediate and impactful scientific and technological breakthroughs.Th is conference is holding a poster session. Participants are welcome to b ring a poster\, no need to apply to bring a poster.Poster boards will be provided for posters to be displayed. We ask that the posters be no lar ger than 44 inches high x 34 inches wide at the most (it is important to follow these measurements or posters may be turned down due to limited space). URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/norgate-c26 SUMMARY:Beyond Gate-Based Quantum Computing: Defining Quantum Advantage i n the Pre-Fault Tolerant Era ORGANIZER:Murphy Yuezhen Niu, Sagar Vijay, David Weld, and Xiaodi Wu LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260604T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260601T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Aparna Baskaran ATTENDEE:Valentina Ros ATTENDEE:Julien Tailleur ATTENDEE:and Francesco Zamponi DESCRIPTION:Over the past few years\, much progress has been made in eluc idating the impact of non-equilibrium dynamics on a wide range of system s studied in physics and biology\, from active materials to evolutionary landscapes and ecosystems. To account for and unify the increasing corp us of experimental results obtained in these fields\, new theoretical to ols have been developed\, ranging from random-matrix and large-deviation theories to coarse-graining and high-dimensional optimization methods. The goal of this conference is to gather experimentalists and theoretici ans who have contributed to these developments and to identify the new r esearch directions that can emerge from their diversity of skills and in terest.This conference is allowing submissions of the following types: \ nContributed talksPostersThis conference will have 12 contributed talks. Participants are welcome to submit abstracts.The priority submission de adline for contributed talks is May 6\, 2026.To submit your abstracts\, please visit your KITP Herald account After you hit complete registratio n\, you have to click on the conference you've registered in your summar y screen to see the option to submit talks.For posters\, all are welcome . We ask that the posters be no larger than 44 inches high x 34 inches w ide at the most (it is important to follow these measurements or posters may be turned down due to limited space).Best regards\,KITP Conferences URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/complexsys-c26 SUMMARY:Non-equilibrium Dynamics\, from Active Matter to Evolutionary Dyn amics ORGANIZER:Aparna Baskaran, Valentina Ros, Julien Tailleur, and Francesco Zamponi LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2419200D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260903T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260831T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Immanuel Bloch ATTENDEE:Titus Neupert ATTENDEE:Pedram Roushan ATTENDEE:and Ady Stern DESCRIPTION:Fractionalization is now being explored in a wide variety of platforms&mdash\;from layered materials to programmable quantum devices. This conference explores how fractionalized states emerge from microsco pic physics\, what techniques can reliably detect and manipulate them\, and how insights from different experimental platforms can inform one an other. Topics will include fractionalization arising from geometric fru stration in magnetic and other systems\, detection and control of anyons across diverse platforms including fractional quantum Hall states\, fra ctional Chern insulators and quantum simulators\, and novel phenomena in systems beyond conventional gapped phases\, such as fractons and gaples s fractionalized states. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/frac-c26 SUMMARY:Bridging Platforms: Exploration and Control of Fractionalized Sta tes ORGANIZER:Immanuel Bloch, Titus Neupert, Pedram Roushan, and Ady Stern LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261001T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260928T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Eliska Greplova ATTENDEE:Hsin-Yuan (Robert) Huang ATTENDEE:and Di Luo DESCRIPTION:This conference brings together researchers exploring the fro ntier where artificial intelligence meets quantum physics. As quantum si mulation faces exponential complexity challenges\, AI approaches offer e xciting new possibilities. This conference examines how machine learning can represent quantum states\, optimize quantum control protocols\, and extract meaningful insights from experimental data. By uniting quantum physicists\, computer scientists\, and experimentalists\, we aim to harn ess AI's capabilities to navigate high-dimensional Hilbert spaces\, auto mate research tasks\, and develop more effective frameworks for understa nding quantum matter. Our discussions will bridge many directions such a s neural network quantum representations\, reinforcement learning for qu antum control\, and quantum learning theory\, fostering interdisciplinar y collaborations that push the boundaries of both fields. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/aiqmatter-c26 SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence at the Quantum Frontier ORGANIZER:Eliska Greplova, Hsin-Yuan (Robert) Huang, and Di Luo LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261105T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261102T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Anastasia Borschevsky ATTENDEE:Tijs Karman ATTENDEE:and Hossein Sadeghpour DESCRIPTION:In the last few years\, the field of ultracold molecules has blossomed.The recent observations of Bose–Einstein condensation and dege nerateFermi gases of dipolar molecules fulfill a long-standing goal purs uedsince the first production of ultracold polar molecules in theirgroun d quantum states nearly two decades ago.Unprecedented quantum control ov er state-to-state chemical reactions has been achieved. Molecular qubits based on polar molecules in optical tweezers have joined the race towar ds building scalable and useful quantum computers. First solid-state ins pired spin models with ultracold polar molecules in optical lattices hav e been realized. Laser-coolable radioactive and polyatomic molecules pro mise to test predictions of the Standard Model. This conference will gat her experimentalists and theoreticians who have contributed to these dev elopments and will reach beyond the traditional AMO community to broaden the perspective on applications in quantum many-body physics and emergi ng molecular quantum technologies. The conference will also identify new research directions that can emerge from recent developments. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/ultracold-c26 SUMMARY:Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Molecules ORGANIZER:Anastasia Borschevsky, Tijs Karman, and Hossein Sadeghpour LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2595600D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270204T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270201T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Kyle Lee ATTENDEE:Ian Moult ATTENDEE:and David Simmons-Duffin DESCRIPTION:Energy correlators have become a central tool for connecting formal theory with experimental data. Originally developed as theoretica l models of collider measurements\, they now play a key role in precisio n extractions of Standard Model parameters\, the study of jet substructu re\, and investigations of the quark gluon plasma. At the same time\, th ey have driven major developments in quantum field theory. This conferen ce will bring together theorists\, phenomenologists\, and experimentalis ts to advance the use of energy flow observables across collider physics and formal quantum field theory. The aim is to sharpen theoretical fram eworks\, identify new measurable signatures\, and deepen the dialogue be tween these communities. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/correlators-c27 SUMMARY:Energy Correlators: From Theory to Experiment ORGANIZER:Kyle Lee, Ian Moult, and David Simmons-Duffin LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P1987200D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270225T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270222T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Greg Bryan ATTENDEE:Christoph Pfrommer ATTENDEE:and Ellen Zweibel DESCRIPTION:Cosmic rays (CRs) are a key agent shaping the evolution of a wide range of astrophysical systems\, from star formation sites to galax ies and galaxy clusters. The influence‬‭ of‬‭ CRs‬‭ depends critically‬‭ on‬‭ the‬‭ physics‬‭ governing‬ CR transport. However\, this physics‬‭ remains‬‭ poorly‬‭ constrained\,‬‭ both‬‭ theoretically‬‭ and‬‭ observat ionally.On the theoretical front\, significant advances have been made i n particle-in-cell simulations of CR transport\, fluid simulations isola ting key CR processes\, and cosmological simulations incorporating physi cs-informed parameterizations of CR physics. From the observational pers pective\, new data from observatories operating across the full electrom agnetic spectrum will advance our understanding of the role of CRs in sh aping astrophysical systems. In the solar neighborhood\, data from the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter offer unique insights into particle acceleration and transport in the solar wind. Complementing these effor ts\, laboratory plasma experiments are now accessing regimes relevant to CR transport\, providing independent constraints.The next decade is poi sed to revolutionize our understanding of the impact of CRs across a bro ad spectrum of astrophysical environments\, from the solar wind to galax y clusters. This conference will explore similarities and analogies betw een different physical regimes and techniques and the growing interdisci plinary connections between the plasma physics\, turbulence\, solar wind \, interstellar medium\, star formation\, high-energy astrophysics\, gal axy formation\, and laboratory astrophysics communities. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/cosmicrays-c27 SUMMARY:The Cosmic Ray Connection: From Heliospheric Plasmas to Galaxies and Clusters ORGANIZER:Greg Bryan, Christoph Pfrommer, and Ellen Zweibel LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270227T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270227T000000 CATEGORIES:Teachers' Conference ATTENDEE:Christoph Pfrommer DESCRIPTION:Cosmic rays are high-energy charged particles that originate beyond the Solar System and travel through space at speeds close to that of light. Discovered in 1912 by Victor Hess\, they opened a new window onto the high-energy Universe and played an important role in the early development of modern particle physics. Today\, cosmic rays provide a fa scinating link between fundamental physics and astrophysics. Their study connects topics familiar from physics teaching &mdash\; such as electro magnetism\, relativity\, plasma physics\, nuclear physics\, and radiatio n processes &mdash\; to some of the most energetic phenomena in the Univ erse\, including supernova explosions\, black hole jets\, and the evolut ion of galaxies.Observations in radio and gamma-ray astronomy have shown that cosmic-ray electrons and protons produce characteristic non-therma l radiation\, allowing us to study otherwise invisible processes in spac e. Over the past decades\, theoretical and computational advances have g reatly improved our understanding of how cosmic rays are accelerated in shocks\, how they propagate through galaxies\, and how they interact wit h magnetic fields and interstellar gas. Most remarkably\, cosmic rays ar e now understood not merely as passive constituents of galaxies\, but al so as active agents that can influence the structure and evolution of en tire galaxies. By driving powerful galactic winds\, they transport energ y and matter far beyond galactic disks and play an important role in gal axy formation and feedback processes.This one-day workshop will provide a pedagogical introduction and a topical overview of cosmic rays\, with a special emphasis on connecting modern research to concepts relevant fo r physics teaching at high-school and college level.Topics will include: \nCosmic ray properties and observationsAcceleration of cosmic rays in s upernova shocksTransport of cosmic rays through galaxiesCosmic rays and their role in galaxy formationThe multi-messenger view of galaxies: from radio and gamma rays to cosmic raysThe workshop is intended for physics high-school teachers and two-year college instructors in bringing moder n astrophysics into the classroom and understanding how cosmic rays conn ect fundamental physics with the large-scale evolution of the Universe.W e expect to open registration for this conference in summer 2026. Stay t uned! URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/cosmicrayst-c27 SUMMARY:Cosmic Rays: From Their Birth Sites in Supernovae to Shaping Enti re Galaxies ORGANIZER:Christoph Pfrommer LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2937600D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270311T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270308T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Jared Goldberg ATTENDEE:Ylva Götberg ATTENDEE:Andy Howell ATTENDEE:Tomer Shenar ATTENDEE:and Lieke van Son DESCRIPTION:This conference is dedicated to deepening our understanding o f the complex links between the lives of massive stars and their explosi ve deaths. Massive stars are central engines of feedback in galaxies\, e nriching the interstellar medium and giving rise to compact remnants tha t power high-energy phenomena and gravitational-wave events. Yet many fu ndamental questions remain unresolved: Which stars explode as which type s of supernovae\, and which collapse directly to black holes? How do ini tial conditions shape stellar evolution\, mass loss\, and remnant format ion? And how can we connect the growing diversity of observed transients to their progenitor stars? New time-domain surveys are capturing the ea rliest stages of core-collapse\, offering insights into the final years of stellar evolution. At the same time\, gravitational-wave observatorie s are revealing the demographics of compact remnants. The next generatio n of observatories promise to expand this window even further. This conf erence aims to bring the massive stars and supernovae communities togeth er in order to identify shared challenges\, forge new connections\, and inspire joint approaches to longstanding problems. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/massivestars-c27 SUMMARY:Building Bridges Between Massive Stars and Supernovae ORGANIZER:Jared Goldberg, Ylva Götberg, Andy Howell, Tomer Shenar, and Li eke van Son LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P1987200D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270422T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270419T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Peter Armitage ATTENDEE:Leon Balents ATTENDEE:Liang Fu ATTENDEE:Yi-Ting Hsu ATTENDEE:and Joel Moore DESCRIPTION:Quantum geometry has led to the prediction of new phases of m atter while also clarifying the meaning of experimental observations in a wide range of materials. This conference seeks to strengthen connectio ns between experimental reality and geometrical theories of quantum many -body systems. Here we use "quantum geometry" to include not just gauge structures within the Brillouin zone of a perfect crystal but also real- space effects and the geometry of many-body Hilbert spaces. Experimental platforms realizing quantum-geometrical effects include materials as di verse as magnetic metals and van der Waals heterostructures\, as well as atomic and optically driven systems. The advent of reasonably large qua ntum computers also offers a new domain for quantum geometry. Mathematic al structures that were first applied in high-energy physics\, such as t he Chern-Simons form\, have turned out to be fundamental in the descript ion of even ``old'' condensed matter properties such as the magnetoelect ric effect of crystals. We intend for this conference to provide a snap shot of where the field currently stands and contribute to developing si milar connections across physics. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/qgeometry-c27 SUMMARY:Geometrical Aspects of Quantum Materials and Their Responses ORGANIZER:Peter Armitage, Leon Balents, Liang Fu, Yi-Ting Hsu, and Joel M oore LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR