In recent years, some break-throughs and seminal papers have laid bridges between the formerly distant fields of Noncommutative Geometry, Operator Systems and Quantum Information Theory.
Most strikingly, the long-standing Connes Embedding Problem was solved (in the negative) through methods of quantum complexity theory.
Some years prior, the Strong Tsirelson Problem in Quantum Information Theory had been solved (in the negative) through Operator Algebras.
Furthermore, a new approach to Noncommutative and Spectral Geometry via Operator Systems has recently attracted a lot of attention, inspired by physical ideas about quantum measurements.
Another unifying theme is equipping the state spaces of operator systems with appropriate distance measures, as appearing in the theories of Compact Quantum Metric Spaces and Quantum Optimal Transport.
Motivated by these recent developments, we are organising a workshop on Noncommutative Geometry, Operator Systems and Quantum Information Theory at the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics in Bonn.
It is our goal to bring together experts from each respective field to stimulate and highlight the emerging research on this intersection.
The deadline for the application for participation is January 15, 2027.
Speakers:
- Francesca Arici (Leiden University)
- Kristin Gabe (University of Southern Denmark)
- Douglas Farenick (University of Regina)
- Magnus Goffeng (Lund University)
- Frédéric Latémolière (Denver University)
- Matilde Marcolli (California Institute of Technology)
- Edward McDonald (Université Paris Est-Créteil)
- Vern Paulsen (University of Waterloo)
- Mizanur Rahaman (Chalmers University of Technology)
- Travis Russell (Texas Christian University)
- Haluk Sengun (University of Sheffield)
- Walter van Suijlekom (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Scientific Organizers:
- Eva Maria Hekkelmann (MPIM)
- Evgenios Kakariadis(University of Athens)
- Malte Leimbach (Kiel University, CAU)
- Bram Meskand (Leiden University)