Welcome to

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Welcome toQuantum Engineering of States and
Devices!
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The program

• Aims
• To bring together leading experts on various
  aspects related to Q. E. S. D.
• To provide young researchers with the opportunity
  to be exposed to recent progresses in Q. E. S. D.
• To test how different systems may be treated with
  common theoretical paradigms

A deliberately wide range of topics addressed in
the lectures
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Physical Systems
Theory

• Quantum hybrid systems
• Superconductors
• Cold atoms
• 2D electron gases
• Quantum Hall states
• Trapped ions
• Biological systems
• Quantum interferometers

• Quantum entanglement
• Topological order quantum computation
• Majorana zero modes
• Quantum impurities BCFT
• Non-equilibrium transport
• Quenches in quantum systems

Engineering of Quantum Devices
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Why now?

• We judged it was timely, and we are happy to see
  that we were not the only ones
• Perimeter Institute (May 2010)
• MPI Dresden (June 15-25 2010)
• Bad Honnef (June 14-18 2010)

Round Table discussion on Tuesday, 2000
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Few announcements

• All sessions will be recorded and made available
  on the web
• Speakers are kindly requested to put their
  presentations on the official computer
• There are two poster sessions on Sunday and
  Monday (at 2030) prizes for the two better
  posters
• Tuesday afternoon will be dedicated to walk on
  the mountains and/or discussions
• Tuesday evening round table discussion (at
  2000)
• Wednesday evening Conference dinner at 1900.

Enjoy (the rather dense program) !