Nordita Winter School 2027 - Quantum Matters

The Nordita Winter School 2027 addresses new and emerging topics in quantum matter, centred on quantum materials for emerging technologies. Shifting emphasis from quantum information science towards quantum materials - the missing ingredient for next-generation quantum technologies in sensing, medical diagnostics and communication - the programme covers superconducting materials, magnetism, environmental coupling and quantum sensing, surveying the field and examining key challenges and possible solutions. Themes: dynamics and control (Kapitsa engineering of quantum matter); new quantum materials, including dynamic and light-driven states; simulating and controlling entanglement in materials; sensing, environmental coupling and decoherence (high-quality-factor eigenmodes, dissipation-less nonlinearity, two-level systems, non-equilibrium fluctuations); quantum metrology; proximity effects involving spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity; and machine-learning-informed discovery and prediction of quantum materials. Applications close on 29 November 2026.