QuaSy-Con         Conference           Series

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‣ General Info

We are very happy to continue to bring the QuaSy-Con Conference Series to you! As always, a big thank you to Chelsea Walton for founding the series! Webpages for past QuaSy-Cons are archived below.

The primary objective of this conference series is to showcase and discuss significant recent advances in Quantum Symmetry and explore the interplay between various research areas, while providing a welcoming and inclusive environment that supports wide participation and career development. These conferences will bring together graduate students working on their masters or Ph.D.s, postdoctoral researchers, junior and mid-career faculty, and senior faculty experts in Quantum Symmetries to catalyze research progress by disseminating recent discoveries in the field, sharing open problems, hosting new and ongoing collaborations, and mentoring junior participants. By creating a network of researchers amongst the participants, the conference series will strengthen ties between regional institutions and support the breadth of subtopics being investigated in the region as well as the range of personnel performing these investigations. The topic of these conferences is Quantum Symmetry broadly viewed, but anchored to the mathematics modeling quantum behavior with the goal of advancing knowledge in Quantum Symmetry.

Quantum Symmetry is a fundamental concept that permeates mathematics and physics, providing deep connections between topological, conformal, and more general quantum field theories and algebraic structures such as vertex operator algebras, Hopf algebras, tensor categories, and higher categories. These areas of mathematics study the structures which give rise to precise models for quantum behavior and are crucial for progress in applications such as quantum computing and error correction, enhanced encryption, and resolving the physical models of quantum mechanics with Einstein’s theory of relativity. The interconnectedness of these many subfields within the field of Quantum Symmetry makes the interdisciplinary collaborations and cross-fertilization of ideas facilitated by these conferences all the more important.

Going forward, we have planned 4 more QuaSy-Cons as follows:

November 2025 at Iowa State University. Exact dates TBD, but look for an email to appear in your inbox in the coming months with a pre-application interest form as well as a link here to a dedicated website for QuaSy-Con III.

May/June 2026 at Illinois State University in Normal.

May/June 2027 Indiana University at Bloomington.

May/June 2028 Purdue University.

The First QuaSy-Con was held at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2019: QuaSy-Con I, QuaSy-Con I photo.

The Second QuaSy-Con was held at the University of Notre Dame in 2024: QuaSy-Con II , QuaSy-Con II photo.

The Main Organizers of the current conference series are:
Katrina Barron, University of Notre Dame
Colleen Delany, Purdue University
Jonas Hartwig, Iowa State University
Julia Plavnik, Indiana University
Gaywalee Yamskulna, Illinois State University

We are gratefully to the generous support of the University of Notre Dame, Iowa State University, Illinois State University at Normal, Indiana University at Bloomington, Purdue University, and the National Science Foundation.

Last updated April 22, 2025.