Spring School on Open Quantum Systems and Mesoscopic Physics
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Where
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Key dates
- Application opens: 10th November 2026
- Applications deadline: 15th January 2027
- Notification of acceptance: by 1st February 2027
- Registration opens: 1st February 2027
- Registration deadline: 1st March 2027
Who can apply?
The workshop welcomes early- and mid-career researchers in quantum physics, including advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers.
Application deadline
Please submit your application by 15 January 2027.
To apply for the school, please provide the following:
- Your contact details
- Your flash talk title (the participant will present 3 min flash talks)
- Your CV
- A motivation letter (maximum one page)
Selection criteria
Participants will be selected based on the relevance of their research interests to the workshop topics and their scientific readiness to benefit from the programme.
Notification of results
Applicants will be informed of the selection outcome by 1 February 2027.
Registration and payment
Accepted participants should complete their registration by 1 March 2027. The registration fee will be collected after acceptance; no payment is required when applying.
Registration fee €450*
*Includes accommodation, meals, and transfer from Turku to Seili island
The exchange of energy and particles plays an important, sometimes even a decisive role in the physics of modern quantum devices. This is particularly true for mesoscopic solid state structures such as superconducting or semiconducting circuits. These are the systems that are also very attractive from the point of view of both theoretical analysis and experimental studies in modern laboratories.
Topics of the school include:
- Quantum transport and dissipation
- Mesoscopic systems
- Superconducting circuits
- Quantum sensing
- Quantum many-body systems
The Spring School is intended for early- and mid-career researchers in quantum physics, such as advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. It provides an opportunity for immersive focusing on strengths and limitations of ‘deep’ quantum mechanical properties, observed and exploited in current and future experimental set-ups. The training consists of tutorials, collaborative seminar activities, poster sessions, flash talks, and contributed talks by local scientists.
Contact for more details: oqs2027@aalto.fi
Patrick Emonts (Ulm University, Germany)
Kater Murch (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Gheorghe-Sorin Paraoanu (Aalto University, Finland)
Hugues Pothier (CEA Paris-Saclay, France)
Michael Roukes (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Maksym Serbyn (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, ISTA, Austria)
| Monday, 10 May |
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| 11:00–13:00 — Ferry Turku–Seili |
| 13:20–14:20 — Lunch |
| 14:20–15:05 — Hugues Pothier. Mesoscopic physics and Josephson junctions I |
| 15:15–16:00 — Hugues Pothier. Mesoscopic physics and Josephson junctions II |
| 16:00–16:30 — Coffee + snack |
| 16:30–17:15 — Flash talks I |
| 17:25–18:30 — Flash talks II |
| 19:00–20:00 — Dinner |
| Tuesday, 11 May |
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| 9:15–10:00 — Hugues Pothier. Mesoscopic physics and Josephson junctions III |
| 10:00–10:30 — Coffee |
| 10:30–11:15 — Lecture (TBC) |
| 11:25–12:10 — Lecture (TBC) |
| 12:20–13:20 — Lunch |
| 13:20–14:05 — Michael Roukes. Nanoelectromechanical systems I |
| 14:15–15:00 — Michael Roukes. Nanoelectromechanical systems II |
| 15:00–15:30 — Coffee + snack |
| 15:30–16:15 — Lecture (TBC) |
| 16:30–18:30 — Sauna |
| 19:00–20:00 — Dinner |
| Wednesday, 12 May |
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| 9:15–10:00 — Lecture (TBC) |
| 10:00–10:30 — Coffee |
| 10:30–11:15 — Michael Roukes. Nanoelectro-mechanical systems III |
| 11:25–12:10 — Patrick Emonts. Many-body simulations, device certification, numerical methods |
| 12:20–13:20 — Lunch |
| 13:20–15:00 — Free time |
| 15:00–15:30 — Coffee + snack |
| 15:30–16:15 — Patrick Emonts (TBC) |
| 16:25–18:25 — Poster session |
| 19:00–20:00 — Dinner |
| Thursday, 13 May |
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| 9:15–10:00 — Patrick Emonts (TBC) |
| 10:00–10:30 — Coffee |
| 10:30–11:15 — Maksym Serbyn. Many-body localization and thermalization I |
| 11:25–12:10 — Maksym Serbyn. Many-body localization and thermalization II |
| 12:20–13:20 — Lunch |
| 13:20–14:05 — Sorin Paraoanu. Superconducting qubits and circuit QED |
| 14:15–15:00 — Kater Murch. OQS and metrology in superconducting quantum circuits I |
| 15:00–15:30 — Coffee + snack |
| 15:30–16:15 — Kater Murch. OQS and metrology in superconducting quantum circuits II |
| 16:25–18:25 — Poster session |
| 19:00–21:00 — Social dinner |
| Friday, 14 May |
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| 9:15–10:00 — Maksym Serbyn. Many-body localization and thermalization III |
| 10:00–10:30 — Coffee |
| 10:30–11:15 — Kater Murch. OQS and metrology in superconducting quantum circuits III |
| 11:25–12:10 — Lecture (TBC) |
| 12:20–13:20 — Lunch |
| 13:45–15:45 — Ferry to Turku |
The school will take place on Seili Island in the Turku Archipelago, Finland. Surrounded by the sea and beautiful archipelago scenery, Seili offers a peaceful setting for learning, scientific discussions, and connecting with fellow researchers.
Participants will stay on the island in shared rooms. We will organise ferry transport from Turku to Seili, with further details on departure times and travel arrangements provided closer to the event.
More information about the venue: https://www.visitseili.fi/
Jukka Pekola (Aalto University),
Joachim Ankerhold (University of Ulm),
Paolo Muratore-Ginanneschi (University of Helsinki),
Antti-Jukka Kupiainen (University of Helsinki),
Bayan Karimi (Aalto University),
Luca Magazzù (Aalto University),
Ekaterina Osmekhina (Aalto University)
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