OPEN QUANTUM SYSTEMS
AND MESOSCOPIC PHYSICS
December 7-12, 2025
Vierumäki, Finland
Lecturers | Programme | Practical Info | Registration | Organisers | Sponsors
The exchange of energy and particles plays an important, sometimes even a decisive role in the physics of modern quantum devices. This is particularly true for mesoscopic solid state structures such as superconducting or semiconducting circuits. These are the systems that are also very attractive from the point of view of both theoretical analysis and experimental studies in modern laboratories.
The school on Open Quantum Systems and Mesoscopic Physics is a carefully tailored intensive training, to provide participants with education in state-of-the-art experimental realizations and theoretical formulations of open quantum systems. Topics of the school include:
- Quantum information thermodynamics
- Quantum transport and dissipation
- Quantum control theory
- Quantum sensing and computing
- Quantum transport at low temperatures
- Spectroscopy at the quantum Limit
The school is aimed at young scientists, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in the topics’ disciplines. It provides an opportunity for immersive focusing on strengths and limitations of ‘deep’ quantum mechanical properties, observed and exploited in current and future experimental set-ups. The training consists of tutorials, collaborative seminar activities, poster sessions, flash talks, and contributed talks by local scientists.
Lecturers
Prof. Christian Ast, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Prof. Andrew Cleland, University of Chicago
Prof. Christiane Koch, Free University of Berlin
Prof. Sigmund Kohler, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid
Prof. Sergey Kubatkin, Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Masahito Ueda, University of Tokyo
Prof. Clemens Winkelmann, University of Grenoble and Grenoble Institute of Technology
Programme
Key
➤ Travel
➤ Meals, Breaks & Activities
➤ Lectures
Sun 7.12.
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16:00 — Departure from Helsinki Central Station
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16:30 — Departure from Helsinki Airport
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18:30 — Arrival at Vierumäki
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19:00–20:00 — Dinner
Mon 8.12.
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9:15–10:00 — Masahito Ueda
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10:00–10:30 — Coffee
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10:30–11:15 — Masahito Ueda
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11:30–12:15 — Sergey Kubatkin
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12:30–13:30 — Lunch
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13:30–15:30 — Free time / Activities
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15:30–16:45 — Flash talks I (3 mins each)
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16:45–17:15 — Coffee
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17:15–18:30 — Flash talks II
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19:00–20:00 — Dinner
Tue 9.12.
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9:15–10:00 — Clemens Winkelmann
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10:00–10:30 — Coffee
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10:30–11:15 — Clemens Winkelmann
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11:30–12:15 — Masahito Ueda
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12:30–13:30 — Lunch
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13:30–14:15 — Masahito Ueda
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14:30–15:15 — Christian Ast
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15:15–15:45 — Coffee
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15:45–16:30 — Christian Ast
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16:45–18:45 — Sauna event
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19:00–20:00 — Dinner
Wed 10.12
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9:15–10:00 — Christian Ast
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10:00–10:30 — Coffee
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10:30–11:15 — Christiane Koch
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11:30–12:15 — Christiane Koch
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12:30–13:30 — Lunch
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13:30–15:30 — Free time / Activities
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15:30–16:15 — Clemens Winkelmann
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16:15–16:45 — Coffee
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16:45–17:30 — Sigmund Kohler
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19:00–20:00 — Dinner
Thu 11.12.
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9:15–10:00 — Sigmund Kohler
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10:00–10:30 — Coffee
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10:30–11:15 — Sigmund Kohler
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11:30–12:15 — Christiane Koch
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12:30–13:30 — Lunch
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13:30–15:30 — Free time / Activities
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15:30–16:15 — Andrew Cleland
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16:15–16:45 — Coffee
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16:45–17:30 — Andrew Cleland
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17:45–18:30 — Andrew Cleland
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19:00–20:00 — Social dinner
Fri 12.12.
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10:00 — Bus departs from Vierumäki
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12:00 — Arrival at airport
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12:30 — Arrival at central station
Practical Info
Venue
The school takes place at the Vierumäki Sports Centre, (Pihkalantie 3, Vierumäki, Finland) in central Finland. Sports Hotel Pihkala has 59 rooms on four floors, the Pihkala café, and a swimming pool and spa on the lower floor.
The bus transportation between Helsinki central station (or airport) and the school is offered by the school (see programme).
Travel
International travel is to be organized by the participating students / sending host organizations.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the attendees is provided in shared rooms for 2 persons.
Spare time activities
Vierumäki is a village located in the Finnish municipality Heinola in the region Päijät-Häme. The village is known for its sport facilities also suited to host international events and nature trails.
Visit Vierumäki info-page for a description of the sight attractions and facilities.
The costs of extra-programme activities are not covered by the school
Notices
Scam Notice: As is common with many conferences nowadays, there is the possibility of individuals posing as conference organizers attempting to gather personal information from attendees. Please exercise caution and do not provide any information other than on the official OQS 2025 application pages.
Insurance Notice: Participants are encouraged to obtain traveler’s insurance prior to their departure to the venue. Aalto University is not liable for any damages that may occur for the duration of participants’ visit.
Registration
Registration is closed.
The participation is free of charge. Accommodation, meals, coffee between sessions, as well as social program indicated in the program will be provided to the participants.
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For questions, contact: Academic Coordinator Ekaterina Osmekhina, name.surname@aalto.fi
Organisers
contact: oqs2025 (at) aalto.fi
- Joachim Ankerhold, University of Ulm
- Bayan Karimi, University of Chicago, Aalto University
- Luca Magazzù, Aalto University
- Paolo Muratore-Ginanneschi, University of Helsinki
- Ekaterina Osmekhina, Aalto University
- Jukka Pekola, Aalto University
Sponsors
The school is supported by:
- the Finnish Quantum Institute (InstituteQ),
- the Center for Integrated Quantum Science & Technology (IQST) Ulm-Stuttgart,
- the Quantum Technology Finland (QTF) Centre of Excellence, and
- the Quantum Technology Network Baden Württemberg (QTBW).
- Quantum Baden Württemberg (QuantumBW)
