The Nature is always changed dynamically even in quantum mechanics. Quantum walks, which are quantum-mechanical analogues of random walks, are promising toy models to understand quantum dynamics. Surprisingly, these models can be experimentally demonstrated in some physical models. This workshop will be open for interdisciplinary researchers from the theoretical and experimental sides on the discrete-time and continuous-time quantum walks, for examples, mathematics, physics, quantum information, and statistical mechanics.

Workshop topics include BosonSampling, quantum walks, optical quantum computing, foundations of quantum mechanics, group theory in multi-photon interferometry, implementations, and scalability. The workshop will be held at the Shanghai Branch of the Division of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information within the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, which is part of the University of Science and Technology of China. The workshop venue is in Pudong New Area and conveniently accessible (half-hour drive) from Shanghai airport.