About FOUNDATIONS2025
The International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies (ICTQT) at the University of Gdańsk (UG) is announcing the 22nd European Conference on Foundations of Physics. This is a continuation of the series of conferences in 1992. For more information about previous editions, please visit https://philosophyofphysics.org/meetings/. The special accent of the 22nd Conference will be Quantum Theory, to celebrate its 100th birthday.
During this three-day event physicists working in foundations, mathematicians, and philosophers of science will have an opportunity to exchange ideas and their latest results covering topics such as foundational aspects of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, classical and quantum theories of gravity, thermal and statistical physics, astrophysics, cosmology and other.
The conference offers a platform for discussing foundational and philosophical issues in physics, following successful editions in Bristol (2023), Paris (2021), and earlier ones.
During the conference, three parallel sessions will be held. Moreover, attendees will be invited to join an outdoor poster session (vertical A0 format).
The FOUNDATIONS2025 conference is being organized in collaboration with International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies (ICTQT), the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of the University of Gdańsk, and the University of Gdańsk Foundation for Development (FRUG).
Programme Committee
Marek Żukowski (ICTQT UG, Poland) – chair
Guido Bacciagaluppi (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)
Veronika Baumann (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information – Vienna (IQOQI-Vienna) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria)
Ingemar Bengtsson (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Jeremy Butterfield (Oxford University, Cambridge University, UK)
Markus Grassl (ICTQT UG, Poland)
Alexei Grinbaum (CEA-Saclay, France)
Antonio Mandarino (ICTQT UG, Poland)
Casey McCoy (Yonsei University, South Korea)
Tomasz Paterek (University of Gdańsk, Poland)
Bryan W Roberts (London School of Economics, UK)
Flavio del Santo (University of Vienna, Austria, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
John Selby (ICTQT UG, Poland)
Christopher Smeenk (Western University, Canada)
Karim Thebault (University of Bristol, UK)
James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Magdalena Zych (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Steering Committee
Guido Baciagaluppi (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)
Jeremy Butterfield (Oxford University, Cambridge University, UK)
Alexei Grinbaum (CEA-Saclay, France)
Tomasz Placek (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Karim Thebault (University of Bristol, UK)
Antonio Vassallo (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Leszek Wroński (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Local Organising Committee – ICTQT UG
Marek Żukowski Fernando Almaguer Angeles
Ewa Kaszewska Marco Erba
Marta Krzyżykowska Tushita Prasad
Krzysztof Dąbrowski Vinicius Pretti Rossi
Magdalena Pietrzak Chithra Raj
Antonio Mandarino Matthias Salzger
Ana Belen Sainz Amrapali Sen
John Selby Sina Soltani
Beata Zjawin
Venue
Wydział Matematyki, Fizyki i Informatyki / Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
University of Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
How to get there
We would like to recommend the following means of public transport
From the Gdańsk Lech Walesa Airport
From Gdańsk Wrzeszcz station
You can take a tram no. 5, 6, 12 in direction Oliwa
You get off at the stop Uniwersytet Gdański
From Gdańsk Główny Railway station
You can take a tram no. 5, 6, 12 in direction Oliwa
You get off at the stop Uniwersytet Gdański
or
You can take the Fast Urban Railway train in direction Wejherowo / Lębork / Słupsk
You get off at the station Gdańsk Przymorze-Uniwersytet
Accommodation
We would like to recommend the following hotels for your stay in Gdańsk:
Hotel Arkon Park Gdańsk- Destigo Hotels
Address: Śląska 10, 80-384 Gdańsk
Address: Słowackiego 3, 80-257 Gdańsk
Registration & fees
Registration Details:
Fees do not have to be paid on the registration day. Registered people will be able to pay their fees from 1st April 2025.
- Opens: January 15th, 2025
- Submission and registration deadline for Speakers and Poster Presenters: April 1st, 2025
- Registration deadline for the audience: June 30th, 2025
Notifications regarding the acceptance of conference submissions will be sent by April 30th. Speakers and Poster Presenters are asked to pay the conference fees only after receiving confirmation of the acceptance of their submission to the event.
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Registration form: here.
Fees:
Early bird fees – registration before May 31st, 2025
- 185 EUR (800 PLN) – Regular
- 95 EUR (400 PLN) – Reduced (students)
- Banquet fee: 60 EUR (250 PLN)
Standard fees – registration after May 31st, 2025
- 260 EUR (1050 PLN) – Regular
- 130 EUR (520 PLN) – Reduced (students)
- Banquet fee: 60 EUR (250 PLN)
The registration fee covers organizational costs and coffee breaks.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: foundations2025@ug.edu.pl.