The international kick-off workshop of the CECAM-DEQMDYN Node will bring together the communities working on quantum materials and their dynamics. Focusing on the interplay of correlations, coherence, fluctuations, and light– matter interactions, the workshop will provide an overview of current state-of-the-art tools, theoretical methods, and experimental advances. The aim is to highlight key challenges, foster cross-disciplinary exchange, and chart future directions in understanding and controlling quantum materials in and out of equilibrium.

Topics

• Theory and computation of quantum materials
• Ab initio modeling and downfolding
• Machine learning potentials and force fields
• Neural quantum states
• Tensor networks Nonequilibrium quantum dynamics
• Ultrafast excitation and pump–probe spectroscopy
• Floquet engineering and light-induced phases
• Strong light–matter coupling in cavities Experimental advances
• Time-resolved photoemission and scattering
• Ultrafast electron and optical probes
• Cavity and polariton quantum materials
• Light-induced phase transitions

Registration deadline: January 15, 2026.