Dear Colleagues,

we would like to draw your attention on the forthcoming Enrico Fermi Summer School on Quantum Computers and Simulators with Atoms (5th-14th July 2024, Varenna, Italy). You'll find below a brief description and full information is available on the School's website.

The course, addressed to PhD students and early postdocs, is designed to bring together some of the world's leading experts in the application of ultracold atoms in optical lattices and optical tweezers to the development of quantum simulators and computers. The lecturers will deliver both comprehensive lecture series on the theoretical and experimental foundations of quantum computing and simulation with ultracold neutral atoms, as well as concise, targeted lectures on more specialized topics and related scientific areas.

The course will take place in the inspiring setting of the famous Villa Monastero in the picturesque town of Varenna on the shore of Como Lake (Italy). Students will have extensive opportunities to discuss with the lecturers and network with each other throughout the course. Following the school, the lectures will be published as a book of proceedings and the hardcopy will be delivered to all the participants.

List of topics:

Quantum computation

Quantum simulation

Ultracold quantum gases

Neutral atoms in optical lattices

Rydberg atoms in optical tweezer arrays

Trapped ions 

Strongly correlated systems

Non-equilibrium quantum dynamics

Quantum information and quantum control

Quantum metrology and sensing

Superconducting and photonics platforms (introduction)

Directors:

Immanuel Bloch (MPQ & Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany)

Antoine Browaeys (Institut d'Optique & CNRS, France)

Leonardo Fallani (Università degli Studi di Firenze & LENS, Italy)

Lecturers and seminar speakers:

Monika Aidelsburger (University of Munich, Germany)

Waasem Bakr (Princeton University, USA)

Eugene Demler (ETH Zurich)

Adam Kaufman (JILA University of Colorado, USA)

Christiane Koch (Freie Universität Berlin)

Guido Pagano (Rice University, USA)

Sylvain Ravets (Université Paris-Saclay, France)

Mark Saffman (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

Monika Schleier-Smith (Stanford University, USA)

Giulia Semeghini (Harvard University, USA)

Jonathan Simon (Stanford University, USA)

Leticia Tarruell (ICFO, Spain)

Jeff Thompson (Princeton University, USA)

Norman Yao (Harvard University, USA)

Peter Zoller (University of Innsbruck & IQOQI, Austria)

Scientific Secretary:

Vladislav Gavryusev (Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy)

All the information on the course and on the application procedure is available at

sites.google.com/unifi.it/varenna2024atoms

Deadline for applications: 18 April 2024

Best regards,

Antoine, Immanuel, Leonardo and Vladislav