PC 2015 - 6th International Workshop on Physics and Computation

The interaction between the theory of computation and physical systems forms a mutually rich domain of research beyond the traditional use of mathematics as a tool to model and understand the behaviour of physical systems. The techniques and methods of the theory of computation and information permit new insights into physical systems and processes, and in turn these systems open up the possibility of new methods of computation (e.g. quantum and DNA computation) and new approaches to certain problems.
This workshop is an interdisciplinary meeting that will bring together researchers from various domains with interests in physics and computation. Research and important issues relating to the interface between the theories of computation, computability and information and their application to physical systems will be presented and discussed.
Topics of Interest (non-exhaustive):
Axiomatisation of physics: completeness, decidability, reduction
Church-Turing thesis
Dynamical systems: computability, complexity
Hypercomputation
Novel models of computation
Philosophy of physics and computation
Quantum computation and information
Quantum logics
Randomness: quantum, dynamical & physical randomness
Molecular computation and reaction-diffusion models
Multiple-substrate computation
Relativistic computation
Theory of measurement: axiomatisation, complexity
Invited Speakers
Joe Fitzsimons (Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore)
Clare Horsman (University of Oxford)
Instructions for Authors
Authors are invited to submit original papers (12 pages maximum) and/or extended abstracts (4-5 pages) to be presented at the conference by 11 May 2015.
Submissions should be prepared in LaTeX/PDF using the EPTCS style (http://style.eptcs.org/) and submitted via EasyChair using the link
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pc2015
The papers must not have been submitted simultaneously to other conferences or workshops with published proceedings. All accepted papers must be presented at the conference.
The proceedings will be published in Electronic Proceeding in Theoretical Computer Science (EPTCS) and will be available online prior to the conference date. Following the conference, we will invite revised and extended versions of the accepted papers to be considered for publication in a special issue of the International Journal of Unconventional Computing.
Important Dates
Submissions Deadline: 11 May 2015
Notification of Acceptance: 19 June 2015
Final Versions Due: 20 July 2015
Conference Participation
PC 2015 is part of the broader UCNC conference and all costs are included in registration for the primary conference. To attend, please register for the conference at:
http://ucnc15.wordpress.fos.auckland.ac.nz/.
We hope to see you in Auckland in 2015. If you have any questions about the workshop, do not hesitate to contact Alastair Abbott at a.abbott AT auckland.ac.nz.
Program Committee
Alastair Abbott (University of Auckland; École Normale Supérieure, Paris)
Pablo Arrighi (Aix-Marseille University)
Edwin Beggs (Swansea University)
Cristian Calude (University of Auckland)
Jerzy Górecki (Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences)?
Viv Kendon (Durham University)
Oron Shagrir (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Mike Stannett (University of Sheffield)
Susan Stepney (University of York)
Karl Svozil (Technical University of Vienna)
Organising Committee
Alastair Abbott (University of Auckland, École Normale Supérieure, Paris), a.abbott-AT-auckland.ac.nz
Viv Kendon (Durham University), viv.kendon-AT-durham.ac.uk
Susan Stepney (University of York), susan.stepney-AT-york.ac.uk