QPL 2014
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The 11th workshop on Quantum Physics and Logic (QPL) will take place at Kyoto University between Wed 4 and Fri 6, June 2014.
Overview
This workshop will bring together researchers working on mathematical foundations of quantum physics, quantum computing and spatio-temporal causal structures, and in particular those that use logical tools, ordered algebraic and category-theoretic structures, formal languages, semantical methods and other computer science methods for the study of physical behaviour in general.
Previous QPL events were held in Ottawa (2003), Turku (2004), Chicago (2005), Oxford (2006), Reykjavik (2008), Oxford (2009), Oxford (2010), Nijmegen (2011), Brussels (2012) and Barcelona (2013).
Program
Slides: Quick, Mansfield (Completeness), Mansfield (PBR), Adams, Soeda, Coecke, Furrer, Morton, Kartsaklis, Yasuda, Cho, Wester, de Silva, Atzemoglou, Bar, Westerbaan, Delpeuch, Bian, Zamdzhiev, Coles, Soares Barbosa Backens
Video of the talks is found here, as part of Oxford Quantum Talks Archive
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: 13 Apr, 2014
Notification of Acceptance: 4 May
Papers Ready: 11 May
Registration Closed: 25 May
Workshop: 4-6 June
All deadline times are Anywhere on Earth.
Invited Speakers
Giulio Chiribella (Tsinghua)
Masahito "Hassei" Hasegawa (Kyoto)
Masanao Ozawa (Nagoya)
Accepted Papers
Submissions of Papers
Prospective speakers are invited to submit a contribution to the workshop.
- Short contributions consist of a 3 page description of the work, and a link to a paper published elsewhere.
- Longer original contributions consist of a 5-12 page extended abstract which provides sufficient evidence of results of genuine interest and provides sufficient detail to allow the program committee to assess the merits of the work. Submissions of works in progress are encouraged but must be more substantial than a research proposal.
Submissions should be prepared using LaTeX (use of the EPTCS style is encouraged), and must be submitted in PDF format. Submission is done via EasyChair.
Registration
Registration closed
Registration fee is: JPY 10,000 for regular participants; and JPY 4,000 for students. It is to be paid in cash when arriving at the workshop.
Travel Support
We encourage participation by graduate students. Students will pay a reduced registration fee. We will also be able to provide limited financial support to students (and possibly to non-students) for travel and accommodations. Further information is found here.
Committees
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Program Committee: Dan Browne (UCL) Giulio Chiribella (Tsinghua) Bob Coecke (Oxford, co-chair) Ross Duncan (Strathclyde) Simon Gay (Glasgow) Ichiro Hasuo (Tokyo, co-chair) Chris Heunen (Oxford) Matty Hoban (ICFO) Bart Jacobs (Nijmegen) Viv Kendon (Leeds) Prakash Panangaden (McGill, co-chair) Simon Perdrix (CNRS Grenoble) Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh (QMUL) Peter Selinger (Dalhousie) Rob Spekkens (Perimeter) Bas Spitters (Nijmegen) Jamie Vicary (Oxford & CQT Singapore) Mingsheng Ying (UTS Sydney & Tsinghua) |
Steering Committee: Bob Coecke (Oxford) Prakash Panangaden (McGill) Peter Selinger (Dalhousie) Local Organizers: Ichiro Hasuo (Tokyo, chair) Naohiko Hoshino (Kyoto, poster chair) Yoshihiko Kakutani (Tokyo) Susumu Nishimura (Kyoto) |
Financial Support
The workshop enjoys supports from:- RIMS, Kyoto University
- EPSRC Network on Structures at the Interface of Physics and Computer Science (EP/I03596X/1)
- SCAT Foundation
Local Information
The workshop will take place from Wednesday 4 June to Friday 6 June, 2014, at the Grad. School of Science Seminar House (理学研究科セミナーハウス) at the Kyoto University Campus.
Here are some maps and information that you can print and bring.
Venue
- The building "Grad. School of Science Seminar House (理学研究科セミナーハウス)" is a red wooden one. pic
- Campus map (the venue is No. 10)
- Google map ("Grad. School of Science Seminar House, Kyoto University")
Workshop Dinner
On Wed 4 June, at a Japanese restaurant in the city-center (Sanjo-Kawaramachi).
Getting to Kyoto
Fly to Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX), and take a train to Kyoto JR Station (the main train station in the south of the city center). Your accommodation will be most probably in the city center; the Kyoto University campus is in its north.
- Detailed travel instructions (the venue is in the "North Campus")
Flying to airports in Tokyo (Narita (NRT) and Haneda (HND)) or in Nagoya (NGO) is an option but you might want to check carefully, because they are rather far and trains (Shinkansen) can be expensive.
Accommodations & Getting to the Venue
- Reasonable hotels are found around:
- The Sanjo & Kawaramachi crossing (三条河原町, Google map).
- To the campus you take Bus 17 northbound and get off at "Hyakumanben (百万遍)".
- From Kyoto JR Station you take Bus 17 northbound.
- The Shijo & Karasuma crossing (四条烏丸, Google map).
- To the campus you take Bus 201 eastbound and get off at "Hyakumanben (百万遍)". Alternatively you take a subway northbound, get off at "Imadegawa (今出川)", and then take Bus 203 eastbound to get off at "Hyakumanben (百万遍)".
- From Kyoto JR Station you take a subway northbound.
- The Sanjo & Kawaramachi crossing (三条河原町, Google map).
- There is also a reasonable guest house close to the venue. A bed in a dormitory room: JPY 3,600.
- For reservation, try booking.com and also local sites Rakuten travel and jalan (in English).
Getting Around
City transport is mostly by bus (230 JPY per ride). Cabs are not expensive, especially if you are two people or more. Say "Hyakumanben (百万遍)" to the driver for the venue.
Kyoto is a small city. You will enjoy a walk from the city center to the venue (approx. 1 hour) along the Kamogawa river.
Money
It seems that many cash machines do not accept bank/credit cards issued overseas. You will still be able to use those at the airport, and those at Citibank and the omnipresent convenience stores Seven Eleven.
Visa
Citizens of 66 countries are exempted from visa. For your visa application consult this page.
WIFI
Wifi access will be provided by Eduroam. You will need to obtain an Eduroam login from your home institution before coming to the workshop. Temporary wifi accounts are available at registration, too.
Contact
qpl2014org [at] mmm.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (local organizers)