QPL 2018 call for participation

QPL 2018 call for participation

[Peter Selinger]

                         CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                    15th International Conference on
                       Quantum Physics and Logic
                               (QPL 2018)

                             June 3-7, 2018
                            Halifax, Canada

                  https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/qpl2018/

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

*** April 30 *** - early registration deadline
*** April 30 *** - to apply for student travel support

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The 15th International Conference on Quantum Physics and Logic
(QPL 2018) will take place at Dalhousie University June 3-7, 2018.

The conference brings together researchers working on mathematical
foundations of quantum physics, quantum computing, and related areas,
with a focus on structural perspectives and the use of logical tools,
ordered algebraic and category-theoretic structures, formal languages,
semantical methods, and other computer science techniques applied to
the study of physical behaviour in general. Work that applies
structures and methods inspired by quantum theory to other fields
(including computer science) is also welcome.

QPL 2018 will be co-located with the 34th Conference on the
Mathematical Foundations of Programming Semantics (MFPS 2018), which
takes place from June 6-9.

IMPORTANT DATES

   April 30: early registration deadline
   April 30: application for student support
   May 11: notification of authors
   May 25: final papers ready
   June 3-7: conference

INVITED SPEAKERS

   Dominic Horsman (University of Grenoble)
   Debbie Leung (University of Waterloo)
   Neil J. Ross (Dalhousie University)
   Robert Spekkens (Perimeter Institute)

TUTORIALS

   Teiko Heinosaari (University of Turku):
   "Compatibility of Quantum Measurements and Channels"

   Ciaran Lee (University College London):
   "Computation in General Probabilistic Theories"

REGISTRATION AND LOCAL INFORMATION

   Registration is now open. The early registration deadline is
   April 30. The registration fees are as follows:

   * Regular participants: $100 (QPL only) or $120 (QPL and MFPS).
   * Students: $60 (QPL only) or $80 (QPL and MFPS).
   * After April 30: all registration fees increase by $10.

   Please register at http://stay.dal.ca/KxRegistration/QPLMFPS18

   There will be a joint QPL/MFPS conference dinner on Wednesday,
   June 6.  Dinner tickets can be purchased on the registration
   page. You can also buy additional dinner tickets for any guests.

   We have reserved a block of rooms at the University Residences.
   Please see the conference website for details. The website also
   contains a list of hotels and other accommodation choices.

STUDENT SUPPORT

   Graduate student participation is encouraged at QPL. Students will
   pay a reduced registration fee. We will also be able to provide
   limited support for travel and accommodations to some students. If
   you are interested in this, please send a request to
   selinger@mathstat.dal.ca by April 30. Please also arrange for a
   letter of reference from your supervisor, or appropriate other
   person, to the same email address, explaining whether the student
   has access to funding from local sources and how much.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

   Giulio Chiribella (University of Oxford, co-chair)
   Peter Selinger (Dalhousie University, co-chair)
   Samson Abramsky (University of Oxford)
   Antonio Acin (Institute of Photonic Sciences)
   Richard Blute (University of Ottawa)
   Anne Broadbent (University of Ottawa)
   Dan Browne (University College London)
   Bob Coecke (University of Oxford)
   Lidia del Rio (ETH Zurich)
   Ross Duncan (University of Strathclyde)
   Teiko Heinosaari (University of Turku)
   Chris Heunen (University of Edinburgh)
   Matthew Hoban (University of Oxford)
   Dominic Horsman (University of Durham)
   Bart Jacobs (Radboud University)
   Kohei Kishida (Dalhousie University)
   Aleks Kissinger (Radboud University)
   Joachim Kock (Universitat Autonoma Barcelona)
   Ciaran Lee (University College London)
   Matt Leifer (Chapman University)
   Martha Lewis (University of Amsterdam)
   Paul-Andre Mellies (CNRS, Universite Paris Diderot)
   Michael Moortgat (Utrecht University)
   Mio Murao (University of Tokyo)
   Daniel Oi (University of Strathclyde)
   Ognyan Oreshkov (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
   Prakash Panangaden (McGill University)
   Anna Pappa (University of Edinburgh)
   Dusko Pavlovic (University of Hawaii)
   Simon Perdrix (CNRS, University of Grenoble)
   Paolo Perinotti (Universita di Pavia)
   Neil J. Ross (Dalhousie University)
   Ana Belen Sainz (Perimeter Institute)
   Pawel Sobocinski (University of Southampton)
   Robert Spekkens (Perimeter Institute)
   Isar Stubbe (Universite du Littoral)
   Benoit Valiron (Universite Paris-Saclay)
   Jamie Vicary (University of Oxford)
   Mingsheng Ying (University of Technology Sydney)
   Margherita Zorzi (Universita di Verona)

STEERING COMMITTEE

   Bob Coecke (University of Oxford)
   Prakash Panangaden (McGill University)
   Peter Selinger  (Dalhousie University)

LOCAL ORGANIZERS

   Neil J. Ross  (Dalhousie University)
   Peter Selinger  (Dalhousie University)

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For further information, please contact qpl2018@easychair.org.


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