Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Control and optimization of open quantum systems for information processing ---------------------------------------------------------------- June 21 to June 25, 2010 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center Palo Alto, California http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/quantumcontrol.html ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to identifying and exploring hybrid methods to improve protection of quantum information processing against decoherence by integrating elements of dynamical decoupling, optimal control, and quantum error correction. The workshop is organized by Constantin Brif, Matthew Grace, Andrew Landahl, and Wayne Witzel. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/quantumcontrol.html Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later than March 11, 2010. Applications are open to all, and we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities, junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily undergraduate institutions to apply. Before submitting an application, please read the AIM policies concerning participation and financial support for participants. -------------------------------- AIM Research Conference Center: -------------------------------- The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) hosts focused workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. AIM focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an important new result, or investigating the convergence between two distinct areas of mathematics. For more information, please visit http://www.aimath.org/research/