The field of Quantum Information and Computation is a very active and fast growing area of research in physics and technology. The theme of the conference is "Quantum Information and Many-body Theory" which will cover the topics from the broad spectrum of quantum information, entanglement, many-body localization, quantum chaos, quantum optics, and quantum critical phenomena. The scope of the conference will include discussions on fundamental ideas and experiments of current interest in these topics as well as explore potential future problems and applications. There is a large community of Indian scientists working on the problems related to the theme of the conference. It will be very fruitful to bring them together on one platform to discuss different aspects which are complementary to one another and may help in a faster growth of the field in the country.

Varanasi, situated on the banks of river Ganga, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is known as the religious capital of India and is estimated to have more than 20,000 temples. Right in the midst of the city is the beautiful 1300 acre campus of Banaras Hindu University, the largest residential university in Asia. The Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) was founded in 1919 as Banaras Engineering College (BENCO). The Institute observes its Centenary Celebrations in 2019. The Department of Physics (formerly known as the Applied Physics Section) was established in 1985. The department nurtures research in a broad spectrum of topics in physics including Solar Physics, Space & Planetary Physics, Astrophysics, Fiber Optics, Photonics, Condensed Matter Physics, Biophysics, Materials sciences, Remote Sensing, Quantum Information, and Renewable Energy.