• Physics of Open Systems and Beyond (POS&BYD) is a satellite conference of 28th International Conference on Statistical Physics (Statphys28)  which will be held at Tokyo on August 7th to 11th, 2023.

• Physics of Open Systems and Beyond (POS&BYD) has been finished successfully. See you again somewhere.

Date : August 17 - 23, 2023

August 17th 4 pm - 6pm :  on-site registration

The closing of the conference : around 1 pm on August 23rd (Tue) 

Format : Hybrid (On-site & Online)

Submission of Abstract

Please prepare your abstract by using the template here (A4, 1 page).
The deadline for abstract submission is given at the top of this page.

For those who have a Google account:

1. please submit your abstract through the form here.
   
   

For those who do not have any Google account:

1. please fill in the form here.

2. please send the PDF of your abstract to pos.byd@eng.hokudai.ac.jp by the deadline. The subject of the email should be "Abstract".
   
   

For those who cannot access to Google services:

1. please download the form here and fill it in.

2. please send the filled form and the PDF of your abstract to pos.byd@eng.hokudai.ac.jp by the deadline. The subject of the email should be "Abstract".

Registration

Registration fee

• Online participants : free

• On-site participants those who are neither students nor postdocs : 10,000 Japanese yen * you need to pay the fee by cash at the on-site registration desk.

• On-site participants those who are students or postdocs : free

(Registration fee includes drink and refreshment services during breaks.)

Registration form

Due to a limitation on the number of participants in the conference hall, even those who chose on-site participation in the form may be requested to participate online.

For those who can access to Google services:

Please click here for registration.

For those who cannot access to Google services:

1. please download the form here and fill it in.

2. please send the filled form to pos.byd@eng.hokudai.ac.jp by the deadline. The subject of the email should be "Registration".

Invited Speakers  (As of May 23, 2023)

• Ariel Amir (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)

• Dorje C Brody (University of Surrey, UK)

• Eva-Maria Graefe (Imperial College London, UK)

• Hideki Hirori (Kyoto University, Japan)

• Kohei Kawabata (Princeton University, USA)

• Norio Kawakami (Ritsumeikan University/Osaka University, Japan)

• Ching Hua Lee* (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

• Gil-Ho Lee (POSTECH, Republic of Korea)

• Atsushi Mochizuki (Kyoto University, Japan)

• Takashi Mori (RIKEN, Japan)

• Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Hokkaido University, Japan)

• David Nelson* (Harvard University, USA) 

• Tomaž Prosen* (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

• Zhong Wang* (Tsinghua University, China)

*:online presentation

Program

The list of the presentations

Summer Schools

Two summer schools (hybrid format) on physics of open systems are held before and after the main conference.

• Physics in Open Systems: Fundamentals
  date : August 12th(Sat) - 16th(Wed), 2023
  lecturers : Dorje C Brody (University of Surrey, UK), Eva-Maria Graefe (Imperial College London, UK)
  keyword : Non-Hermitian Physics, GKSL equation

• Physics in Open Systems: Advanced
  date : August 24th(Thu) - 29th(Tue), 2023
  lecturers : Ariel Amir (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), David Nelson (Harvard University, USA; online), Masatoshi Sato (Kyoto University, Japan), Hideaki Obuse (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  keyword : biophysics, non-Hermitian topological phase

The two schools are held as Hokkaido Summer Institute organized by Hokkaido University. To join in the school, you need to apply for it during the application period from June 1st to 7th 5pm, 2023 in Japan time.  You also need to pay the following fee. 

• Students : 29,600JPY for each school

• Non-students : 133,750JPY for each school
  
  See the website of Hokkaido Summer Institute for details.

Venue & General Information:

• Access

From Sapporo city centre (Odori & Susukino area) :

The Nanboku subway line is convenient. Get off at Kita 12-jo station. Exit the station and enter Hokkaido University through the Kita 13-jo gate. It is then about 10 minutes walk to the Frontier Research in Applied Sciences building.

From Sapporo Station on foot:

It will take approximately 20 minutes.

From New Chitose airport (the main airport in Hokkaido) to Sapporo:

See access information from Hokkaido University and LT29. 

• Accommodation

There are several hotels near Hokkaido University and many hotels in Sapporo city centre. Since many tourists visit Sapporo during the summer months, we highly recommend that you book a hotel at your earliest convenience upon you don't have a problem on VISA.

• General information

For practical information about visiting Japan, see the "General Information" page on the LT29 website.

Visiting Japan from abroad & VISA issue

A valid vaccination certificate or pre-departure test for COVID-19 is not required when you enter Japan after April 29th, 2023.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/bordercontrol.html

This is not obligated, but we highly recommend you to make a registration of your passport, flight schedule, and email address through Visit Japan Web which helps your immigration procedure.

The visa exemption for short-term stay in Japan is resumed now. Please carefully read the following website if you are required to apply for a visa:

https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page22e_000921.html

SPONSOR

POS&BYD is supported by JSPS KAKENHI 22H01140 and Hokkaido University.

POS&BYD is also supported by Hokkaido Summer Institute. 

Organizing Committee

Co-chairs:

• • Naomichi Hatano (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

  • Hideaki Obuse (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Organizers:

• Takashi Oka (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

• Masatoshi Sato (Kyoto University, Japan)