Quantum thermodynamics addresses the emergence of thermodynamic phenomena from quantum mechanics. In addition, it aims at clarifying to what extent the paradigms of thermodynamics apply in the quantum domain when quantum effects such as quantum correlations, quantum fluctuations, coherences and entanglement, come into play.

Emerging novel quantum technologies motivate the quest for smaller devices and quantum thermal machines. Such devices operating at the quantum level form the foundation for quantum information processing, quantum sensing and metrology. The area of quantum thermodynamics is undergoing rapid development with contributions from many fields of physical science, such as open quantum systems, quantum information, quantum optics, statistical physics.

Experimental platforms include solid state and photonic devices, trapped ions, cold atoms, opto-mechanics and more. This annual conference gives an opportunity to discuss new results and foster new collaborations within the community.

The conference will be held online. Registration is now open.

Invited Speakers

Alvaro Alhambra, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Germany
Armen Allahverdyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Armenia
Liliana Arrachea, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tilman Esslinger, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Ken Funo, RIKEN, Japan
Benjamin Huard, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
Sabrina Maniscalco, University of Helsinki, Finland
Jukka Pekola, Aalto University, Finland
Janine Splettstoesser, Chalmers University, Sweden
Nicole Yunger Halpern, University of Maryland, US

Important dates:

8 January: online participation registration and Abstract submission opening

25 February: Abstract submission deadline, contributed talks & posters

12 April: Contributed talk acceptance/rejection information

27 May: Registration deadline

27 June – 1 July: QTD2022 Conference