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  • Monday, 14 February 2011
    • 08:00 - 08:50 REGISTRATION and ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
      Entrance level of the LEONARDO da VINCI Building
      • 08:00 REGISTRATION and ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 50'
    • 08:50 - 09:00 OPENING REMARKS
      A. BASSI, F. BENATTI and R. FLOREANINI
      • 08:50 OPENING REMARKS 10'
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Quantum measures for non-Markovianity. (1) Quantum measures for non-Markovianity
      • 09:00 Quantum measures for non-Markovianity. (1) Quantum measures for non-Markovianity 1h0'
        Speaker: Heinz-Peter BREUER (Albert Ludwigs Univ. Freiburg, Physikalisches, Germany)
        Material: BREUER Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Break
      • 10:00 Break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Essential entanglement. (1) Fundamental notions of entanglement
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Coherent energy and charge transport in molecular systems. (1) Vibrational, electronic and excitonic coherence
      • 11:30 Coherent energy and charge transport in molecular systems. (1) Vibrational, electronic and excitonic coherence 1h0'
        Speaker: Irene BURGHARDT (ENS, CNRS, Dept. de Chimie, Paris, France)
        Material: BURGHARDT Abstract.pdf
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Continuation of Registration Procedures
      Entrance Level of the Leonardo da Vinci Building
      • 13:00 Continuation of Registration Procedures 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Quantum channels with memory. (1) Memoryless classical and quantum channels and their capacities
      • 14:00 Quantum channels with memory. (1) Memoryless classical and quantum channels and their capacities 1h0'
        Speaker: Nilanjana DATTA (DPMMS, Mathematical Sciences, Univ. of Cambridge, U.K.)
        Material: DATTA Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Entanglement at work. (1) Light
      • 15:00 Entanglement at work. (1) Light 1h0'
        Speaker: Fabrizio ILLUMINATI (Univ. of Salerno, Matematica e Informatica, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Break
      • 16:00 Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Out of equilibrium, driven open quantum systems. (1) A quantum toolbox for biological systems
      • 16:30 Out of equilibrium, driven open quantum systems. (1) A quantum toolbox for biological systems 1h0'
        Speaker: Markus TIERSCH (IQOQI, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria)
        Material: TIERSCH Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:30 Question Time
      • 17:30 Question Time 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 15 February 2011
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Many body physics from a quantum information perspective. (1) Many body physics, basic introduction
      • 09:00 Many body physics from a quantum information perspective. (1) Many body physics, basic introduction 1h0'
        Speaker: Anna SANPERA TRIGUEROS (Univ. Aut. de Barcelona, Fisica Teorica, Barcelona, Spain)
        Material: SANPERA Abstract.pdf
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Break
      • 10:00 Break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems. (1) The Lindblad theory for open quantum systems and its extension
      • 10:30 Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems. (1) The Lindblad theory for open quantum systems and its extension 1h0'
        Speaker: Bassano VACCHINI (Univ. di Milano, Fisica, Milano, Italy)
        Material: VACCHINI Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Coherent energy and charge transport in molecular systems. (2) Non-Markovian system-environment interactions
      • 11:30 Coherent energy and charge transport in molecular systems. (2) Non-Markovian system-environment interactions 1h0'
        Speaker: Irene BURGHARDT (ENS, CNRS, Dept. de Chimie, Paris, France)
        Material: BURGHARDT Abstract II.pdf
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Quantum channels with memory. (2) Forgetful channels
      • 14:00 Quantum channels with memory. (2) Forgetful channels 1h0'
        Speaker: Nilanjana DATTA (DPMMS, Mathematical Sciences, Univ. Cambridge, U.K.)
        Material: DATTA Abstract II.pdf lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Essential entanglement. (2) Algebraic and statistical characterizations of entanglement
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Break
      • 16:00 Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Out of equilibrium, driven open quantum systems. (2) Conformational-motion induced quantum effects
      • 16:30 Out of equilibrium, driven open quantum systems. (2) Conformational-motion induced quantum effects 1h0'
        Speaker: Markus TIERSCH (IQOQI, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria)
        Material: TIERSCH Abstract II.pdf lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:30 Question Time
      • 17:30 Question Time 1h0'
    • 18:30 - 20:00 Welcome Reception
      • 18:30 Welcome Reception 1h30'
  • Wednesday, 16 February 2011
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Quantum measures for non-Markovianity. (2) Information flow and measures for quantum non-Markovianity
      • 09:00 Quantum measures for non-Markovianity. (2) Information flow and measures for quantum non-Markovianity 1h0'
        Speaker: Heinz-Peter BREUER (Albert Ludwigs Univ. Freiburg, Physikalisches, Germany)
        Material: BREUER Abstract II.pdf
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Break
      • 10:00 Break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Entanglement at work. (2) Atoms
      • 10:30 Entanglement at work. (2) Atoms 1h0'
        Speaker: Fabrizio ILLUMINATI (Univ. di Salerno, Matematica e Informatica, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Coherent energy and charge transport in molecular systems. (3) Delayed decoherence in semiconducting polymers and light-harvesting systems
      • 11:30 Coherent energy and charge transport in molecular systems. (3) Delayed decoherence in semiconducting polymers and light-harvesting systems 1h0'
        Speaker: Irene BURGHARDT (ENS, CNRS, Dept. de Chimie, Paris, France)
        Material: BURGHARDT Abstract III.pdf
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Quantum channels with memory. (3) Channels with long-term memory
      • 14:00 Quantum channels with memory. (3) Channels with long-term memory 1h0'
        Speaker: Nilanjana DATTA (DPMMS, Mathematical Sciences, Univ. Cambridge, U.K.)
        Material: DATTA Abstract III.pdf lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Out of equilibrium, driven open quantum systems. (3) The avian compass
      • 15:00 Out of equilibrium, driven open quantum systems. (3) The avian compass 1h0'
        Speaker: Markus TIERSCH (IQOQI, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria)
        Material: TIERSCH Abstract III.pdf lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Break
      • 16:00 Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Question Time
      • 16:30 Question Time 1h0'
  • Thursday, 17 February 2011
    • 09:00 - 10:00 The interplay between coherent and incoherent processes. (1) Non-equilibrium entanglement and the persistence of quantum correlations in the steady state
      • 09:00 The interplay between coherent and incoherent processes. (1) Non-equilibrium entanglement and the persistence of quantum correlations in the steady state 1h0'
        Speaker: Susana HUELGA FERNANDEZ (Ulm Univ., Inst. Theoretical Physics, Ulm, Germany)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Break
      • 10:00 Break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Many body physics from a quantum information perspective. (2) Area Laws in a nutshell
      • 10:30 Many body physics from a quantum information perspective. (2) Area Laws in a nutshell 1h0'
        Speaker: Anna SANPERA TRIGUEROS (Univ. Aut. de Barcelona, Fisica Teorica, Barcelona, Spain)
        Material: SANPERA Abstract II.pdf
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems. (2) Non-Markovian dynamics and memory kernels
      • 11:30 Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems. (2) Non-Markovian dynamics and memory kernels 1h0'
        Speaker: Bassano VACCHINI (Univ. di Milano, Fisica, Milano, Italy)
        Material: VACCHINI Abstract II.pdf
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Essential entanglement. (3) Open system entanglement dynamics
    • 15:00 - 16:00 The interplay between coherent and incoherent processes. (2) Transport phenomena in open quantum networks: Identification of basic mechanisms for noise-assisted transport
      • 15:00 The interplay between coherent and incoherent processes. (2) Transport phenomena in open quantum networks: Identification of basic mechanisms for noise-assisted transport 1h0'
        Speaker: Susana HUELGA FERNANDEZ (Ulm Univ., Inst. Theoretical Physics, Ulm, Germany)
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Break
      • 16:00 Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Question Time
      • 16:30 Question Time 1h0'
  • Friday, 18 February 2011
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems. (3) Projection operator techniques
      • 09:00 Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems. (3) Projection operator techniques 1h0'
        Speaker: Bassano VACCHINI (Univ. di Milano, Fisica, Milano Italy)
        Material: VACCHINI Abstract III.pdf
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Break
      • 10:00 Break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Entanglement at work. (3) Spins
      • 10:30 Entanglement at work. (3) Spins 1h0'
        Speaker: Fabrizio ILLUMINATI (Univ. di Salerno, Matematica e Informatica, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 12:30 The interplay between coherent and incoherent processes. (3) Exciton energy transfer in photosynthetic complexes
      • 11:30 The interplay between coherent and incoherent processes. (3) Exciton energy transfer in photosynthetic complexes 1h0'
        Speaker: Susana HUELGA FERNANDEZ (Ulm Univ., Inst. Theoretical Physics, Ulm, Germany)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Quantum measures for non-Markovianity. (3) The role of initial correlations
      • 14:00 Quantum measures for non-Markovianity. (3) The role of initial correlations 1h0'
        Speaker: Heinz-Peter BREUER (Albert Ludwigs Univ. Freiburg, Physikalisches, Germany)
        Material: BREUER Abstract III.pdf
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Many body physics from a quantum information perspective. (3) The world according to GAPS and PEPS
      • 15:00 Many body physics from a quantum information perspective. (3) The world according to GAPS and PEPS 1h0'
        Speaker: Anna SANPERA TRIGUEROS (Univ. Aut. de Barcelona, Fisica Teorica, Barcelona, Spain)
        Material: SANPERA Abstract III.pdf
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Break
      • 16:00 Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Question Time / Final Remarks
      • 16:30 Question Time / Final Remarks 1h0'