[Apologies for multiples postings of this first announcement.]
Workshop on Quantum Effects in Biological Systems - QuEBS 2009
7-10 July 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
http://sqig.math.ist.utl.pt/lqcil/quebs09/
Scope:
The identification and study of quantum mechanical phenomena in biological
systems is an emerging area of interdisciplinary research spanning physics,
chemistry, biology, and quantum information science. In this workshop, we
intend to explore the interplay between quantum coherence and environmental
effects in both driven and undriven biomolecular systems. In particular, the
role of quantum dynamical coherence and decoherence in excitonic energy
transfer within chromophoric systems, such as photosynthetic complexes, will
be addressed.
Moreover, the existence of quantum entanglement in the dynamics of such
systems will also be discussed. Furthermore, this workshop could provide new
insight for engineering artificial photosystems, such as quantum dots and
dendrimers, to achieve optimal energy transport by exploiting their
environmental effects, with potential applications for the development of
more efficient solar cells or photosensors.
The workshop will be constituted by both invited and contributed talks, and
will include plenty of time for brainstorming and discussions on this novel
area.
QuEBS 2009 is the second edition of the Lisbon Quantum Computation,
Information and Logic biennial meetings, an initiative of the Security and
Quantum Information Group <http://sqig.math.ist.utl.pt/>, at Instituto de
Telecomunicações <http://www.it.pt/>. The workshop will take place in
Lisbon, Portugal.
Important dates:
Registration will open in mid February.
The submission of contributions is welcome (but please beware that the
number of participants is unfortunately limited).
Registration deadline: 15 April 2009.
Acceptance notification: 30 April 2009.
Workshop: 7-10 July 2009.
Invited Speakers:
Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Harvard U)
Hans Briegel (U Innsbruck)
Yuan-Chung Cheng (UC Berkeley) (*)
Greg Engel (U Chicago) (*)
Susana Huelga (U Hertfordshire)
Alexandra Olaya-Castro (UC London)
Martin Plenio (Imperial College)
Gregory Scholes (U Toronto)
Robert Silbey (MIT)
(*) = to be confirmed
Organizers:
Yasser Omar (TU Lisbon & SQIG-IT)
Masoud Mohseni (MIT)
Local Committee:
Pedro Adao (TU Lisbon & SQIG-IT)
Pedro Baltazar (TU Lisbon & SQIG-IT)
Claudia Nunes (TU Lisbon & CEMAT)
Yasser Omar (TU Lisbon & SQIG-IT)
Scientific Advisory Committee:
Seth Lloyd (MIT)
Fernando Lopes da Silva (U Lisbon)
Martin Plenio (Imperial College)