Program Schedule

October 26–28, 2026 — University of Chicago, Department of Physics (tentative program: 30-min talk + 30-min discussion, unless noted)

MCP = Michelson Center for Physics (Google Map)

October 26, 2026

TimeSpeakerTitle
Location: MCP 440
10:00–10:30Atsushi Ueda (Ghent)Monopole scattering and unitarity puzzles on the lattice
10:30–11:00Lento Nagano (Keio U.)Lattice Realization of Fermion-Rotor model
12:00–13:30Lunch
Location: MCP 440
13:30–14:30Theory Seminar (Ryan Thorgren, arXiv:2609.30363)
14:30–15:00Fumika Suzuki (UTokyo ICEPP)Theory of Topological Defect Formation from Fundamental Physics to Quantum Simulation
15:30–16:00Liantao Wang, Clay Cordova (UChicago)Discussion
16:00–Continued discussion if desired

October 27, 2026

TimeSpeakerTitle
Location: MCP 440
10:00–10:30Aaron Chou (Fermilab)Discussion
11:00–11:30Cheng Chin (UChicago)Quantum Simulation and Quantum Networking with Ultracold Atoms and Molecules
12:00–13:00Lunch
Location: Room 201 MCP
13:00–14:00Theory Journal Club (Takeo Moroi)
Location: MCP 201
14:30–15:00Dian Jing (UChicago)Non-Abelian Topological Order
15:30–Discussion (including working sessions, breaks)

October 28, 2026

TimeSpeakerTitle
Location: MCP 440
10:00–11:00Ruben Verresen (UChicago)Discussion on quantum simulation
12:00–13:30Lunch
Location: MCP 201
13:30–14:30Theory Seminar (Kevin Langhoff, Cosmology)
15:00-Continued discussion if desired