Kyoto Workshop on Stochastic Thermodynamics and Quantum Information 2027｜STQI2027
Scope
In recent years, stochastic thermodynamics has been developing at a remarkable pace. Although its theoretical foundation was originally established in classical systems, the framework is now rapidly expanding into the quantum domain. Combined with other efforts to connect quantum information and thermodynamics—such as the extension of thermodynamics through resource-theoretic approaches—this trend provides strong motivation for introducing quantum-information perspectives into the study of nonequilibrium phenomena, thereby creating a powerful interface between nonequilibrium statistical physics and quantum information theory.
Despite being in its infancy, this emerging area is already attracting considerable interest. As quantum-information-based ideas are brought into nonequilibrium physics, our understanding of quantum advantages—originally formulated in contexts such as communication and computation—is beginning to extend rapidly into energy-related applications, including the performance limits of engines, refrigerators, and other thermodynamic devices. Conversely, cutting-edge developments in stochastic thermodynamics, such as optimal-transport-based formulations of thermodynamic evolution and analyses of stochastic processes dominated by non-Markovian effects, are expected to provide powerful new tools for both the theoretical and experimental study of quantum information. This workshop aims to bring together leading researchers in quantum information and stochastic thermodynamics, fostering interactions between theory and experiment and accelerating progress in this new interdisciplinary field.
Confirmed Speakers
Takahiro Sagawa(The University of Tokyo)
Naoto Shiraishi(The University of Tokyo)
Jukka Pekola(Aalto University)
Artemy Kolchinsky(XOR Labs)
Andre C. Barato(University of Huston)
Hiroyasu Tajima (Kyushu University)
Tan Van Vu (Kyoto University)
Atsushi Noguchi (RIKEN)
Kiyoshi Kanazawa (Kyoto University)
Sosuke Ito (The University of Tokyo)
Andreas Dechant (Kyoto University)
Ken Funo (The University of Tokyo)
and more...
We are calling for short talks and poster presentations.
About this workshop
This workshop is "YITP International Workshop Led by Young Researchers" supported by YITP. It is also co-organized by the Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area (B) “Quantum Energy Innovation.”
Acknowledgement
If your research was benefitted from discussions/talks/new collaborations during this workshop, please acknowledge YITP and MEXT KAKENHI Grant‑in‑Aid for Transformative Research Area (B) “Quantum Energy Innovation”, as it will help organizing workshops in the future.
Example:
The authors thank Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics at Kyoto University for the support during the "Kyoto Workshop on Stochastic Thermodynamics and Quantum Information 2027" (YITP-I-26-05). This work was supported by MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area (B) "Quantum Energy Innovation" (Grant Number 24H00830).
Sponsors
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) - Quantum Energy Innovation
