QANSAS 2011 at DEI

E. International School on Quantum and Nano Computing Systems and Applications (QANSAS 2011) : December 1-4, 2011

The International School on Quantum and Nano Computing Systems and Applications QANSAS 2011 was organized at Dayalbagh Educational Institute from December 1-4, 2011. The event witnessed four days of buzzing activity in Quantum and Nano Computing with a wide spectrum of topics being discussed including vision talks, tutorials and invited talks, from graph theoretic quantum field modelling to topological quantum computers, string theory and applications of quantum systems.

The event was inaugurated by Prof. Stuart Hameroff, Director, Centre for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona with his talk entitled “Are microtubules topological quantum computers? Update on the Penrose-Hameroff Orch OR theory”. Prof. P.N. Tandon, President, National Brain Research Centre was the Guest of Honour. In the ensuing sessions, there was active participation with 27 invited speakers from top academic and research institutes like Oxford University, University of Cambridge, University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute Waterloo, University of Maryland College Park, University of Montreal, NIMS Japan, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, TIFR Mumbai, ISI Delhi Centre, IISER Kolkata, Jaypee Institute Noida, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Banaras Hindu University, and of course, DEI, Dayalbagh.