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: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.This conference will hold a poster session all p osters are welcome. Each poster board is 4 feet high x 6 feet wide. We a sk that the posters be no larger than 44 inches high x 34 inches wide at the most (it is important to follow these measurements or posters may b e turned down due to limited space).Invited Speakers:Victor Albert (QuIC S)Waseem Bakr (Princeton)Lawrence Cheuk (Princeton)Cheng Chin (U. Chicag o)David DeMille (Johns Hopkins)Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz (MIT)Stephen Hogan (UCL)Silke Ospelkaus (Uni. Hannover)Ana Rey (JILA)Yuval Shagam (Te chnion)Piotr Wcisło (UMK)Susanne Yelin (Harvard)Tanya Zelevinsky (Columb ia) 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:Di Luo ATTENDEE:and Yi-Zhuang You 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.This conference will hold a poster session all posters are welcome. Each poster board i s 4 feet high x 6 feet wide. We ask that the posters be no larger than 4 4 inches high x 34 inches wide at the most (it is important to follow th ese measurements or posters may be turned down due to limited space). Fe el free to submit your abstract URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/aiqmatter-c26 SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence at the Quantum Frontier ORGANIZER:Eliska Greplova, Hsin-Yuan (Robert) Huang, Di Luo, and Yi-Zhuan g You 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.This confe rence will hold a poster session all posters are welcome. Each poster bo ard is 4 feet high x 6 feet wide. We ask that the posters be no larger t han 44 inches high x 34 inches wide at the most (it is important to foll ow these measurements or posters may be turned down due to limited space ). Feel free to submit your abstractInvited speakers:Victor Albert (QuIC S)Waseem Bakr (Princeton)Lawrence Cheuk (Princeton)Cheng Chin (U. Chicag o)David DeMille (Johns Hopkins)Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz (MIT)Stephen Hogan (UCL)Silke Ospelkaus (Uni. Hannover)Ana Rey (JILA)Yuval Shagam (Te chnion)Piotr Wcisło (UMK)Susanne Yelin (Harvard)Tanya Zelevinsky (Columb ia)Tim Langen (TU Vienna)Ed Narevicius (TU Dortmund)Eric Hudson (UCLA) 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:Mateusz Ruszkowski 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, Mateusz Ruszkowski, and Ellen Z weibel LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270520T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270517T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Daniel Baumann ATTENDEE:Hugh Thomas ATTENDEE:and Jaroslav Trnka DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, remarkable combinatorial and geometric stru ctures were discovered in the physics of particle scattering and for cos mological correlators. Deep connections between physics and combinatoric s\, algebra and geometry have taken root and are growing rapidly. This c onference will bring together particle physicists\, cosmologists and mat hematicians with the aim of discussing major open questions and to explo re opportunities for further collaborations across the traditional bound aries of the different disciplines. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/combgeom-c27 SUMMARY:Combinatorics and Geometries of Fundamental Physics ORGANIZER:Daniel Baumann, Hugh Thomas, and Jaroslav Trnka LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270701T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270628T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Xi Dong ATTENDEE:Austin Joyce ATTENDEE:Edgar Shaghoulian ATTENDEE:and Eva M Silverstein DESCRIPTION:Cosmology provides a unique window into the nature of quantum gravity. Not only is cosmology a source of deep mysteries at the inters ection between quantum mechanics and gravity\, but it provides a rare op portunity to search for observational imprints of the resolution to thes e puzzles. We are entering a new era of data in cosmology\, and these qu alitatively new datasets will provide new opportunities to search for qu antum cosmological signatures. Examples include nonperturbative effects on the tail of the primordial distribution and novel forms of topology\, in addition to increasing precision on primordial gravitational waves\, power spectrum features\, and traditional forms of non-Gaussianity. Thi s conference will bring together experts from the quantum gravity\, theo retical cosmology\, and observational cosmology communities\, with the i ntent to leverage recent theoretical insights to envision new probes of the origins of the universe. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/qcosmology-c27 SUMMARY:Observing the Quantum Universe ORGANIZER:Xi Dong, Austin Joyce, Edgar Shaghoulian, and Eva M Silverstein LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270715T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270712T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Merav Ahissar ATTENDEE:Devon Jarvis ATTENDEE:Israel Nelken ATTENDEE:Stefano Sarao Mannelli ATTENDEE:and Andrew Saxe DESCRIPTION:Understanding how humans develop rich\, structured cognition from infancy remains one of the most profound challenges in science. Whi le neuroscience and psychology have long provided theories of learning a nd development&mdash\;emphasizing factors like embodiment\, exploration\ , and grounded language understanding&mdash\;deep learning models have r ecently demonstrated surprising success in capturing aspects of human-li ke behavior\, often in the absence of these developmental constraints. T his conference will bring together researchers across developmental psyc hology\, cognitive neuroscience\, and artificial intelligence to critica lly examine how insights from human development can inform next-generati on machine learning\, and vice versa. We will explore questions such as: (1) What computational principles underlie human developmental trajecto ries\, and can they be formalized in modern AI systems? (2) How do neura l and behavioral data from infants and children constrain our models of representation learning? (3) In what ways do current deep learning model s fail to capture core aspects of human development&mdash\;and what migh t it take to close the gap? URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/cognition-c27 SUMMARY:The Neuroscientific and Psychological Theories of Development in the Deep Learning Era ORGANIZER:Merav Ahissar, Devon Jarvis, Israel Nelken, Stefano Sarao Manne lli, and Andrew Saxe LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P2592000D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270826T235959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270823T000000 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTENDEE:Lina Necib ATTENDEE:Carl Rodriguez ATTENDEE:and Tjitske Starkenburg DESCRIPTION:This conference is designed to foster multi-disciplinary coll aboration across diverse fields to decode dark matter through its gravit ational effects. Dark matter's only confirmed interaction with ordinary matter is gravity\, yet extracting its properties from astronomical obs ervations requires expertise spanning particle phenomenology\, time-doma in precision measurements\, stellar dynamics\, and galaxy simulations &m dash\; communities that rarely converge.The conference is structured to build bridges: each day opens with an invited review establishing the cu rrent frontier in a key area &mdash\; direct acceleration measurements\, stellar stream dynamics\, non-cold dark matter simulations\, or observa tional constraints on dark matter models &mdash\; followed by contribute d talks from early-career researchers presenting new results and methods . Extended discussion sessions and daily panel summaries focus explicitl y on identifying connections\, open questions\, and opportunities for cr oss-disciplinary collaboration. Topics include extreme-precision time-se ries measurements from pulsar timing\, eclipsing binaries\, and extreme- precision radial velocities to directly measure Galactic accelerations\; stream perturbations as probes of dark matter substructure\; simulation s of self-interacting\, fuzzy\, and dissipative dark matter\; and machin e-learning approaches to dynamical inference. URL:https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/dmprobes-c27 SUMMARY:Dark Matter in the Era of Precision Astrophysics ORGANIZER:Lina Necib, Carl Rodriguez, and Tjitske Starkenburg LOCATION:KITP BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:+P8467200D DESCRIPTION:application/registration deadline! END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR