Join us in 2025 for a workshop on the island of Helgoland on the 100th anniversary of Werner Heisenberg's trip to the island, during which he developed Matrix Mechanics, the first formulation of Quantum Theory.
The workshop will focus on the increasingly fruitful intersection
between the foundations of quantum mechanics and the application of
these foundations in real-world settings.
This conference is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, and the DFG German Research Foundation.
Hours | Session | Location |
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9 - 19 h
Daytime |
Hamburg, Germany
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19 - 22 h
Evening |
Hotel Atlantic
An d. Alster 72-79, 20099 Hamburg, Germany |
Hours | Session | Location |
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9 - 13 h
Morning |
Bei den St. Pauli Landungsbrücken,
Brücke 3/4 (water-side), 20359 Hamburg |
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13 - 19 h
Afternoon |
Free timeLunch and dinner on your own |
Helgoland Island
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19 - 21 h
Evening |
Session: Foundations 1Chris Fuchs (Umass Boston)Reinhard F. Werner (Leibniz Universität Hannover) Renato Renner (ETH Zürich) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
21 - 22 h
Evening |
Panel: FoundationsAlain Aspect (Institut d'Optique Orsay)Carlton M. Caves (University of New Mexico) John Clauser Nicolas Gisin (University of Geneva) Sandu Popescu (University of Bristol) Anton Zeilinger (University of Vienna) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
Hours | Session | Location |
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9 - 12 h
Morning |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
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12 - 15 h
Afternoon |
Free timeLunch on your own |
Helgoland Island
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15 - 17 h
Afternoon |
Poster 1Dinner on your own |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
19 - 21 h
Evening |
Session: Quantum and Spacetime 1Chiara Marletto (University of Oxford)Carlo Rovelli (Aix-Marseille University) Monika Schleier-Smith (Stanford University) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
21 - 22 h
Evening |
Panel: Quantum and SpacetimeLucien Hardy (Perimeter Institute)Juan Maldacena (Institute for Advanced Study) Igor Pikovski (Stevens Institute of Technology) J. Preskill (Caltech) William George Unruh (University of British Columbia) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
Hours | Session | Location |
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9 - 12 h
Morning |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
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12 - 15 h
Afternoon |
Free timeLunch on your own |
Helgoland Island
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15 - 17 h
Afternoon |
Poster 2Dinner on your own |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
19 - 21 h
Evening |
Session: Quantum Information 2Aram Harrow (MIT)Jian-wei Pan (Tsinghua University) Scott Aaronson (The University of Texas at Austin) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
21 - 22 h
Evening |
Panel: Quantum InformationCharles Bennett (IBM)Gilles Brassard (University of Montreal) Liang Jiang (UChicago) Shruti Puri (Yale University) Krysta Svore (Microsoft), Umesh Vazirani (Caltech) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
Hours | Session | Location |
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9 - 12 h
Morning |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
|
12 - 15 h
Afternoon |
Free timeLunch on your own |
Helgoland Island
|
15 - 17 h
Afternoon |
Poster 3Dinner on your own |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
19 - 21 h
Evening |
Session: Macroscopic quantum
Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
21 - 22 h
Evening |
Panel: Macroscopic quantum
Jeffrey Bub (University of Maryland) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
Hours | Session | Location |
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9 - 12 h
Morning |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
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12 - 13 h
Afternoon |
Panel: The next 100 yearsGerard Milburn (University of Queensland)Tracy E. Northup (University of Innsbruck) Robert Schoelkopf (Yale University) Michelle Simmons (UNSW Sydney) Peter Zoller (University of Innsbruck) |
Nordseehalle,
Nord-Ost-Land 1430, 27498 Helgoland, Germany |
16 - 20 h
Afternoon |
TravelDinner on your own |
Helgoline GmbH & Co. KG,
Hafenstraße 1005 (lobster stall 37), 27498 HelgolandGermany |
Applications are open as of April 25, 2024, and we encourage everyone interested to apply as soon as possible, preferably before the end of May 2024!
We welcome contributions by registered participants in the form of posters.
Due to the limited number of spots, all applications are screened by the organization team on a rolling basis and we expect to have a competitive selection. You will therefore first be added to a waiting list. Once your application is approved, we will let you know and you will be able to book your accommodation (we expect you to team up with roommates for shared double rooms) and transfer the registration fee of €700 . Your poster abstract (which may include references) can give us a good indication of how your work connects to the topics of this conference.
The scientific program starts with a conference banquet and first talks in a hotel in Hamburg on Monday, June 9. After staying overnight, participants will jointly take the ferry to the island of Helgoland on Tuesday morning. Scientific sessions including talks, panels and poster sessions will run until Saturday morning (June 14). Saturday afternoon will see the departure by ferry back to Hamburg. We recommend international participants to fly into Hamburg.
Photo by Carsten Steger - Wikimedia Commons
Owing to the small size of the island and the limited hotel capacity, please note that we expect you to team up with roommates for shared double rooms. We will review applications on a rolling basis, starting May 1, to allow ample time for provisionally accepted participants to book accommodation.
On acceptance, we will provide you with a booking code to book a pre-reserved room in the following hotels, and can help you find a roommate. Once you have secured accommodation, your acceptance is finalized. The total amount of participants will be limited not by the lecture venue but by the accommodation on the island.
If all the above hotels are fully booked, or for larger groups, it is possible to find appartment houses.
And for the adventurous among you, we point out that Helgoland has a camping ground. Please be aware, both options need to be reserved in advance, and we are not able to reserve a contingent for participants for these alternative accommodations.
The registration fee will include a ferry transfer on the HSC "Halunder Jet" to and from the island of Helgoland, from Hamburg.
Departure from Hamburg on Tuesday, June 10th, 9:00 am
Return to Hamburg on Saturday June 14th, 4:30 pm
helgoland2025@mpl.mpg.de
Časlav Brukner - IQOQI Vienna
Steve Girvin - Yale Quantum Institute
Jack Harris - Yale Quantum Institute
Florian Marquardt – Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Florian Carle – Yale Quantum Institute
Katharina Kißner - Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Gesine Murphy – Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light